Grab chimichangs: Mortal Kombat movie will be like Deadpool with jokes and risk

ComicBook.com journalist chatted with Mortal Kombat screenwriter Greg Russo, asking him about the plot of the film.

What have learned

According to the writer, the creators of the picture are familiar withthe source and adhere to the mood of the video game, and on the screen gamers will see real tests with the emotions of the characters. So what is happening will not drive into melancholy.

“I mean, Mortal Kombat was always mocking, be it the excessive violence or crazy ideas in the story that the developers came up with,” said Rousseau.

The screenwriter added that the team was inspired by the Deadpool movie with Ryan Reynolds. According to Rousseau, the picture contains good-quality humor, but real characters with emotions and the past are hidden behind it.

“We really liked the mood"Deadpool". The film has great humor, but if you remove it, then there are real characters, emotions and the risk that the characters go through ... It will be fun, but also expect real rice, live characters
and real emotions, ”added the screenwriter.