Kevin Tancharoen
Quick Facts
Biography
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 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 (and brother-in-law of Jed Whedon) and the son of Tommy Tancharoen.
He is known for being a choreographer for Madonna, directing Britney Spears' "The Onyx Hotel Tour" and co-creating DanceLife on MTV.
He made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with the remake 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 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 of the Glee Live! In Concert! 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.
Filmography
Film director
- Fame (2009)
- Mortal Kombat: Rebirth (2010)
- Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011)
- Arcana (2011)
TV director
- Britney Spears Live from Miami (2004)
- The JammX Kids (2004)
- Twentyfourseven (2006)
- Dancelife (2006)
- Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll (2007)
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011–2013)
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2020)
- The Flash (2015–2018)
- Supergirl (2015)
- Arrow (2016–2018)
- Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2017)
- Midnight, Texas (2017)
- Prison Break (2017)
- Iron Fist (2017)
- Star (2017–2018)
- Inhumans (2017)
- Deception (2018)
- Warrior (2019)
- Titans (2019)
- A Million Little Things (2019)
- Helstrom (2020)
Screenwriter
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011)
Producer
- Dancelife (2006)
- Mortal Kombat: Rebirth (2010)
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011)
- Mobbed (2011)
Editor
- Strange Fruit (2008)
- Mortal Kombat: Rebirth (2010)
Composer
- Strange Fruit (2008)
Actor
- You Got Served as Dancer (2004)
