It appears that the upcoming live-action movie based on NetherRealm Studios’ violent franchise Mortal Kombat will not meet its previously announced January 2021 release date, the latest in a long line of movies to have its production efforts blocked by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
A tweet from the film’s co-producer, Todd Garner, suggests that the pandemic has affected the cast and crew’s abilities to perform several necessary re-shoots required for completion. Garner also suggests that Warner Bros. are not likely to release a debut trailer or a rescheduled date for the martial-arts adventure “until theaters re-open”.
Directed by Simon McQuoid, the Mortal Kombat movie gathers together a cast of professional martial-arts actors and stuntmen for what has promised to be a bone-snapping, R-rated experience that will live up to the gory reputation of the video game series. While no official plot synopsis has been revealed as of yet, veteran characters such as Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Jax, Raiden, Mileena, Shang Tsung, Sonya, and Kano are all expected to feature in the movie’s narrative.
Mortal Kombat is currently in post-production at Warner Bros. Studios.
Source: Destructoid Mortal Kombat movie delayed indefinitely due to COVID-19 pandemic