Mortal Kombat 2021 Movie: Everything We Know

7. The Director And Producers

It was when James Wan signed on to produce the film back in 2015 that the project gained the second wind it needed to actually move out of production hell. Wan has been involved with several horror films over the years, directing the original Saw movie and recently moving into superhero blockbusters.

After a successful string of movies including Fast & Furious 7 and Aquaman, Wan seems ready to take on the fighting franchise. Alongside the filmmaker, Todd Garner is listed as producing too. Todd Garner has worked on several Adam Sandler and Kevin James films, so take of that what you will.

The following year ,Simon McQuoid was confirmed as the director. While Wan has worked on a range of different films over the years, this will be McQuoid's debut as a feature director.

However, he does have experience as a director, actually working on advertisements for Call of Duty, Halo and PlayStation. Just a quick browse at a few of these video game-based commercials not only shows McQuoid's skill as a filmmaker but also his understanding of the source material.

Mortal Kombat seems the perfect project for this up and coming talent to prove himself as a feature film director.