Mortal Kombat 2 has lastly supplied a primary have a look at quite a lot of new characters set to seem within the film sequel.
Entertainment Weekly posted pictures of Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage, Martyn Ford’s Shao Kahn, and Adeline Rudolph’s Kitana, alongside the returning Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion.
Mortal Kombat followers had puzzled how Karl Urban, who performs Billy Butcher in The Boys, would look as Mortal Kombat’s fan-favorite selfish Hollywood star in stay motion type after his picture appeared in an in-universe poster for a Cage film.
In the picture, beneath, we see a fresh-faced Urban with Cage’s trademark hair and sun shades in a typical martial arts pose. In the background, we see Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Mehcad Brooks as Jax, and Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade.
First seems to be at Johnny Cage, Shao Khan, Kitana and Scorpion in Mortal Kombat 2 movie:
Karl Urban ➡️ Johnny Cage
Martyn Ford ➡️ Shao Kahn
Adeline Rudolph ➡️ Kitana
Hiroyuki Sanada reprises as ScorpionVia: https://t.co/1CHXzLhFGK#MortalKombat2 pic.twitter.com/7ifeMHzhC6
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Entertainment Weekly printed a quote from Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm’s Ed Boon on Johnny Cage’s look within the sequel.
“His integration into the Mortal Kombat story and universe is a giant a part of what this film explores,” Boon stated.
“He’s a washed-up Hollywood man thrown into this magical, ultra-violent factor. Karl, his depiction of Johnny Cage is totally different than our video games in some methods. He’s including his personal flare to it, however I feel it will really feel contemporary. There’s like a novelty consider there.”
Expect a “ridiculously hilarious” character introduction for Johnny Cage, Boon teased. Director Simon McQuoid added: “We needed a personality that wasn’t simply utterly foolish, comedian ebook… It’s a personality that might immediately go there and develop into too gentle and throwaway if we had been to lean an excessive amount of into the form of cheese. The casting of Karl Urban for that position allowed that character to have extra depth.”
Entertainment Weekly confirmed movie-accurate skins for Urban’s Johnny, Rudolph’s Kitana, and Ford’s Shao Kahn are coming to Mortal Kombat 1 later this 12 months.
Meanwhile, Damon Herriman (Better Man) performs Quan Chi in Mortal Kombat 2, and Josh Lawson and Max Huang make a shock return as Kano and Kung Lao, two characters who bit the mud within the first film. How can that be? Boon stated present lore from the Mortal Kombat video video games, which famously play quick and unfastened with the alive or lifeless standing of its characters, makes something attainable: “So we cope with spirits and the NetherRealm and issues like that,” he stated. “There are methods to convey lifeless characters again.”
And lastly, Tati Gabrielle (The Last of Us Season 2) performs Jade, Ana Thu Nguyen (NCIS: Sydney) performs Queen Sindel. Mortal Kombat 2 hits theatres on October 24, 2025.
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