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It’s almost time for the fatalities once again as the anticipated sequel for Mortal Kombat is revving up the PR train as the film is set to hit theaters this October. With a trailer looming in the future, we have our first batch of first look images featuring new cast members and old and most importantly, we have a new look at Karl Urban as fan favorite Johnny Cage! You can now check out the pictures below courtesy of Entertainment Weekly.
We now have our first look at Urban’s Johnny Cage as well as Hiroyuki Sanada returning as Scorpion. There are also new pics of Adeline Rudolph as Princess Kitana and Martyn Ford as Emperor Shao Khan to whet your appetites. Cage’s pic also highlights the return of Jessica McNamee (Sonya Blade), and Ludi Lin (Liu Kang) along with Mechad Brooks as Jax. Joe Taslim (Sub-Zero), Lewis Tan (Cole Young). Other new cast additions include Tati Grabrielle (Jade), Desmond Chiam (King Jerrod), Ana Thu Nguyen (Queen Sindel), and Damon Herriman (Quan Chi).
Original franchise film director Simon McQuoid is returning to helm once again and plot details are being kept under lock and key for now. Jeremy Slater has penned the ambitious sequel and casting news is forthcoming. Slater is best known for writing the Disney Plus/Marvel Studios limited series event Moon Knight.
The original movie was released in 2022 simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max while theaters were trying to recover from the pandemic and opened number one at the box office while ranking at the top of HBO Max’s most watched list which was truly a marvelous showing.
In the article at EW, Ed Boon, who is the Mortal Kombat co-creator and the head of gaming at NetherRealm Studios, talked about the excitement that Urban’s Cage will bring, “You finally get to see Johnny Cage. 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. He’s adding his own flare to it, but I think it’ll feel fresh. There’s like a novelty factor in there.”
Returning director Simon McQuoid added, “We wanted a character that wasn’t just completely silly, comic book…It’s a character that could instantly go there and become too light and throwaway if we were to lean too much into the kind of cheese. The casting of Karl Urban for that role allowed that character to have more depth.”
Mortal Kombat 2 as of now has a theater launch date of October 24th so expect trailers to hit at any time now that the publicity is in full force!
Source: EW
