Jeremy Adams (Supernatural) penned the screenplays for both Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge and Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms, meaning he's now extremely well-versed in this iconic franchise. While the latter movie will be released on August 31 on 4K/Blu-ray & Digital, we couldn't help but wonder if the writer has already set his sights on what comes next.
We'll bring the full interview to you a little later today, but for those of you hoping to see this animated world of Mortal Kombat continue to expand, Adams has plenty of ideas about how that could happen.
"Heck yes! Of course I have [Laughs]," he responded when we asked if he has any ideas about a possible third chapter. "In my head, I’ve got ten movies! With how big of a deep dive I had to do on this world, there’s a lot of stories that just weren’t explored explicitly."
"In Scorpion’s Revenge, they mentioned it, but I don’t think the origin of Hanzo had ever been committed to memory that way. We explored and expanded that, and put it down so people could see it. There are tonnes of that in Mortal Kombat. Each character has an elaborate backstory, and I would love to be able to explore them in a tournament setting or individual character films if they let me. That’s up to the higher powers. I had a great time doing what I did."
These comments echo what producer Rick Morales told us recently when he said, "There are so many places, so many story opportunities, so many great characters...I really do think this is a franchise that could stand alongside the DC Animated Universe" (read the full interview here).
Warner Bros. Animation tends to keep these projects a well-kept secret until they're officially announced, so the future of this Mortal Kombat franchise beyond Battle of the Realms is unclear.
We'd love to see some spinoffs that flesh out the heroes and villains from the first two movies, while we can tell you that this sequel...well, it definitely lays the groundwork for more stories. Time will tell on that front, of course, but we'd love to see Adams make his return to this world as the architect of a shared universe. Check out the Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms trailer below: