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Craig Mazin (born 1971) is an American writer, director, and producer. He is best known for creating, writing, and producing the HBO historical disaster drama miniseries Chernobyl (2019) and co-creating, co-writing, and executive producing the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us (2023–present), the latter alongside Neil Druckmann. He has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special and Outstanding Limited Series. Prior to gaining attention and acclaim for his dramatic work, Mazin was primarily known for his work on comedy films such as Scary Movie 3 (2003), Scary Movie 4 (2006), Superhero Movie (2008), The Hangover Part II (2011), The Hangover Part III, and Identity Thief (both 2013). Description above from the Wikipedia article Craig Mazin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
One year after the first Mortal Kombat tournament, Earthrealm's champions are summoned to Outworld by the defeated Shang Tsung, whose master, Emperor Shao Kahn, has restored his youth and powers. Knowing the invitation is a trap, Lord Raiden nevertheless leads Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, Scorpion, Reptile, and new allies Jax, Kung Lao, Kitana, and the mysterious new Sub-Zero into Kahn's brutal realm, where they must survive a deadly tournament fought on enemy soil. As Liu Kang faces the savage Kintaro, the warriors encounter Baraka and Mileena while Kitana secretly reveals that Kahn's true plan is to use the tournament to begin the conquest of Earthrealm. Scorpion discovers that this Sub-Zero is actually Kuai Liang, the younger brother of the assassin he killed, forcing the two warriors to confront their shared history. Meanwhile, Johnny and Sonya's constant clashes evolve into a genuine romance as Johnny repeatedly risks his life to protect her, while Sonya's pursuit of the escaped Kano threatens to consume her. With the tournament escalating into open war, Liu Kang must defeat Kintaro and ultimately face Shao Kahn himself. In a climactic battle, Liu triumphs over the emperor, shattering his claim to Earthrealm and forcing his armies into retreat. Kitana turns against Kahn, Scorpion accepts Kuai Liang as the rightful Sub-Zero, and Reptile disappears into Outworld to search for his people. As the survivors return home, Johnny and Sonya finally acknowledge their feelings with a kiss—but Kahn's defeat has only begun a conflict that threatens to engulf every realm.
