Kevin Harwick Tancharoen (born April 23, 1984) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, dancer, and choreographer. On September 29, 2011, New Line Cinema/Warner Bros. announced that Tancharoen would be helming a big-screen adaptation of ''
Mortal Kombat
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'' after he created the successful web series '' Mortal Kombat: Legacy'', although he dropped out of the project in 2013.
Life and career
Tancharoen was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the brother of writer and producer
Maurissa Tancharoen
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(and brother-in-law of
Jed Whedon
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Career
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) and the son of Tommy Tancharoen.
He is known for being a choreographer for
Madonna
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, directing
Britney Spears
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' "
The Onyx Hotel Tour
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" and co-creating ''
DanceLife
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'' on MTV.
He made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with the
remake
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of the 1980 film '' Fame''. In 2010, Tancharoen directed the short film '' Mortal Kombat: Rebirth'' as a proof of concept for his vision of a new ''
Mortal Kombat
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'' feature. From that, he directed and produced the ''Mortal Kombat: Legacy'' web series.
In 2011, Tancharoen directed '' Glee: The 3D Concert Movie'', a 3D
concert film
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The ...
of the
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tour based on the musical TV series. On September 29, 2011, New Line Cinema/Warner Bros. announced that Kevin Tancharoen had signed on to direct a new big-screen adaptation of ''Mortal Kombat'', but he backed out of the project in October 2013. In an interview, Tancharoen told ''Nerd Reactor'' that he is still planning to direct season 3 of ''Mortal Kombat: Legacy''.
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