New Line to reboot 'Mortal Kombat'

New Lines are restarting "Mortal Kombat," according to Kevin Tancharoen's video clip and web series "Mortal Kombat: Rebirth."New Line stated Thursday that Tancharoen's been mounted on direct from the script that he'll write with Oren Uziel. The duo worked with around the film and 10-episode series, which first showed this spring through Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment like a promotion for any latest version from the "Mortal Kombat" vidgame. No producers or stars happen to be connected to the new feature version of "Mortal Kombat." Privileges towards the property were area of the Half way Games assets that New Line parent Warner Bros. acquired in personal bankruptcy court last year for that fire-purchase cost of $33 million together with "Spy Hunter," "Joust" and many other game franchises.Half way first showed the recording game in 1992 having a story concentrating on the monk Liu Kang in order to save Earth from an evil wizard. New Line's "Mortal Kombat" movie made over $120 million worldwide in 1995 and it is follow up "Mortal Kombat: Annihiilation" cumed $50 million 2 yrs later.Warner Bros. was prosecuted this past year by Threshold Entertainment for alleged breach of contract over growth and development of another "Mortal Kombat" movie.Tancharoen directed MGM's reboot of "Fame" last year and also the "Glee" concert movie. Uziel's composed "DrainInch and "Shimmer Lake."Dork Neustadter and Walter Hamada are managing for brand new Line.Tancharoen is repped by ICM, Anonymous Content and attorney David Fox. Uziel is repped by ICM, Circle of Confusion and David Fox. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com