Mortal Kombat II with Simon McQuoid and David Sandberg (Ep. 615)

Mortal Kombat II with Simon McQuoid and David Sandberg (Ep. 615)

From The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast by Directors Guild of America

June 10, 2026 · 31 min · Season 1 · Episode 615

About this episode

Director Simon McQuoid discusses his new film, Mortal Kombat II, in a Q&A with fellow Director David Sandberg.

Director Simon McQuoid discuss his new film, Mortal Kombat II, with fellow Director David Sandberg in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses how he worked with the stunt team to make the action scenes advance the story, his preference for practical sets and effects where he could use them, and referencing the video game to fill in little details in the lore across the film. The sequel to 2021’s Mortal Kombat follows Johnny Cage, a martial arts actor who is recruited to join a group of fighters in an interdimensional tournament. Fighting against supernatural foes and alien warriors alike, he moves up in the ranks, aiming to stop a tyrannical emperor who threatens the very existence of Earth. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/events/2026/july2026/mortalkombatii_qna_0526

People in this episode

Guests: Simon McQuoid, David Sandberg

Topics covered

  • film
  • directing
  • action scenes
  • video game adaptation
  • stunt coordination
  • interdimensional tournament

Keywords

  • Mortal Kombat II
  • Simon McQuoid
  • David Sandberg
  • action scenes
  • stunt team
  • video game lore
  • interdimensional tournament

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat

Places: Los Angeles, Earth

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