Mortal Kombat 2 Movie: Release Date And Everything We Know So Far

Mortal Kombat 2’s version of Johnny Cage will be played by The Boys and Dredd actor Karl Urban, while other new roles include Martyn Ford as Outworld emperor Shao Kahn, Adeline Rudolph as his adopted daughter Kitana, and CJ Bloomfield as the toothy brawler Baraka.

“His integration into the Mortal Kombat story and universe is a big part of what this movie explores. He’s a washed-up Hollywood guy thrown into this magical, ultra-violent thing. Karl, his depiction of Johnny Cage is different than our games in some ways,” Boon said of Urban’s take on Johnny Cage. “He’s adding his own flare to it, but I think it’ll feel fresh. There’s like a novelty factor in there.”

You might have noticed that some of the actors in the list below will be playing characters who are quite dead after the events of Mortal Kombat, but as Boon explained, the games did establish methods for resurrection, both scientific and magical. With sinister Netherrealm sorceror Quan Chi appearing in the movie, there’s probably a good chance that we’ll see him use his dark magic to bend several warriors to his will.

This could be especially interesting for the character of Sub-Zero, who met his grisly end at the hands of Cole Young and Scorpion. In the original Mortal Kombat timeline, the first incarnation of Sub-Zero–Bi-Han–was burned to death by Scorpion and his soul was sent to Netherrealm, where it was transformed into a new entity that came to be known as Noob Saibot. Saibot’s younger brother would eventually become the new Sub-Zero in his place.

New

• Baraka (CJ Bloomfield)
• Jade (Tati Gabrielle)
• Jerrod (Desmond Chiam)
• Johnny Cage (Karl Urban)
• Kitana (Adeline Rudolph)
• Quan Chi (Damon Herriman)
• Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford)
• Sindel (Ana Thu Nguyen)

Returning

• Cole Young (Lewis Tan)
• Jax (Mehcad Brooks)
• Kano (Josh Lawson)
• Kung Lao (Max Huang)
• Liu Kang (Ludi Lin)
• Scorpion (Hiroyuki Sanada)
• Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee)
• Joe Taslim in a mystery role
• Raiden (Tadanobu Asano)
• Shang Tsung (Chin Han)