Australian Director Simon McQuoid got his start in the commercial world, making spots for all sorts of companies and games, including Star Wars, Call of Duty, and Halo 3. Eventually, he was asked to make the jump to film, with his debut film being Mortal Kombat.

The description for the reboot reads, “MMA fighter Cole Young seeks out Earth's greatest champions in order to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.”

In this interview, McQuoid talks about drawing movie posters as a kid, how he transitioned from commercials to features, why he did a Halo 3 ad for free, the power of accepting ideas from anywhere, and why he nearly avoided doing a video game adaptation for his first movie.

Stay tuned for our next interview with Mortal Kombat star Joe Taslim (Sub-Zero)in Episode 273.

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