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  "path": "/mortal-kombat-ii-director-simon-mcquoid-listened-to-fans-and-rewrote-the-female-roster/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-09T16:15:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://fictionhorizon.com",
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  "textContent": "When the first ‘Mortal Kombat‘ film landed in theaters back in 2021, it earned points for its brutal fight choreography and faithful use of the source material’s mythology. Sonya Blade found herself surrounded almost entirely by male fighters, and director Simon McQuoid has since acknowledged that the gender imbalance was something that stayed with him...",
  "title": "‘Mortal Kombat II’ Director Simon McQuoid Listened to Fans and Rewrote the Female Roster"
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