Movie website http://www.moviehole.net has posted some new information regarding the third installment in the Mortal Kombat movie franchise. According to the film's director, Mink, the movie is no longer going to be a sequel, but rather a remake to give the franchise a fresh start. Apparently, Mink has been posting information regarding the film on IMDB's messageboards.

"It is a new telling of the MK universe drawing from the whole universe. As I have said think of it like Batman Begins."

"Threshold(Larry Kassanoff) has a staff of writer's working on the script. The script drafts interacts with all parties involved being addressed with extensive sets of notes. The script is then revised according to these notes and then pushed through the approval process again. This is how the project proceeds. In regards to finishing most scripts it takes along time. Yes certain projects get fast tracked or fast followed into production and they bang the script out as fast as the writer can type and fix the script as they go but this money driven. As most projects finalize the script first in order to trigger all the financing into effect. Which then triggers casting etc... Today most financiers have alot to say about the scripts as it is their money on the line. So usually when you see a movie that has 11 or 12 producers on the slate each one of them has had a say at the table about the script equal to their involvement financially. As I have said in past on this project Threshold, Midway and the studio all have one or two producers each making comments on the script. So that is where we are at the moment. All of us working on the script with the staff of writers."

"Casting adjourned for the moment before we got that far. As I have said in other posts we went back to the script after the initial movement on the project and have been rewriting(per the partied involved Threshold, Studio, Midway) since so no additional casting thoughts and or processes were even continued. As soon as the script is done we will proceed with casting again and all options in all casting areas are still on the table 100%... "

Mink also confirmed that he has met with Christopher Lambert and Robin Shou about reprising their roles as Raiden and Liu Kang in the film.

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