Either he’s an insufferable tease or he’s an S-tier troll, but one of the Ed Boon’s latest tweets is adding fuel to the fire that NetherRealm is working on a Marvel fighting game. An insider claimed last week, along with quite a bit of evidence gathered over the past few years, that NetherRealm is developing a Marvel fighting game. Part of that evidence is some curiously worded tweets from Boon that discuss Marvel in interesting ways. Ed Boon has either seen how people analyze his tweets and is playing along, or he’s genuinely teasing a partnership with Marvel. Or he’s just a fan of James Gunn and we’re all reading into this way too deep.
In a quote tweet to director James Gunn confirming a date for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Boon notes that Gunn has worked on both DC and Marvel movies, saying that it’s “impressive,” along with the thinking face emoji.
Wow. @JamesGunn has managed to work on DC and MARVEL movies. That?s impressive. https://t.co/A4Yk437MuM
? Ed Boon (@noobde) May 4, 2021

Now is Boon just noting that its interesting that a director has worked on films for competing franchises, or is he casually referencing himself, who has worked on DC fighting games and is now reportedly working on a Marvel fighting game" Will we soon be quote tweeting Boon with “Wow. Ed Boon has managed to work on DC and MARVEL games. That?s impressive”"
With the rumors formalizing recently about the NetherRe...