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Christopher “Mink” Morrison, the director of the newest Mortal Kombat project recently explained in an interview about the financing woes they’ve come across since the beginning of the project.

“Mortal Kombat is still in the money stage”, says the filmmaker. “As I have said in the past inquires independent films need to be financed before you start making money based creative decisions and as you may have noticed the economy in general is a little sluggish at the moment especially in Hollywood. Indy investors are more cautious at this particular time then recently so it takes longer than ever. MK more than likely will be an Indy film. The film’s projected budget will be between 50& 60 mill so it is a bit more tricky than just running down to the ATM or writing a cashiers check(maybe one of those Jumbo checks like Publisher Clearing House winners). Currently Threshold is working out the financing through a studio and or equity situation. This will take as long as needs to take. I know the frustration this causes the awesome MK fans but that’s the fact Jack….”

Morrison has admitted to speaking with cast members of previous Mortal Kombat movies, but has not committed to anyone at this point. While they wait for the greenlight on Mortal Kombat, Morrison is developing another movie “13 Chambers” which is based on a comic book that he created.

Source: MovieHole