The diverse international cast of
Mortal Kombat includes Joe Taslim as Sub Zero; Ludi Lin as Liu Kang; Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade; Josh Lawson as Kano; Tadanobu Asano as Raiden; Mehcad Brooks as Jackson “Jax” Bridges; Chin Han as Shang Tsung; Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion; Max Huang as Kung Lao; Sisi Stringer as Mileena and Lewis Tan as the leading character Cole Young.
Inspired by Midway Games’ best-selling video game that was based on the original idea by Ed Boon and John Tobias, the film centers around MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage or why Outworld’s Emperor Shang Tsung has sent his best warrior, Sub-Zero, an otherworldly Cryomancer, to hunt Cole down. Fearing for his family’s safety, Cole goes in search of Sonya Blade at the direction of Jax, a Special Forces Major who bears the same strange dragon marking Cole was born with. Soon, he finds himself at the temple of Lord Raiden, an Elder God and the prot
Mortal Kombat is high-kicking its way onto screens this weekend, and the first reviews are here!
The
Simon McQuoid-directed New Line Cinema movie is based on the beloved video game franchise, and is now playing in theaters and streaming on HBO Max.
You’ll definitely recognize some of the actors from movies and TV shows you’ve seen in the past and you’ll probably want to know more about the other stars, so we have you covered. Find out who’s in the cast!
Here’s a plot summary: “MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage or why Outworld’s Emperor Shang Tsung has sent his best warrior, Sub-Zero, an otherworldly Cryomancer, to hunt Cole down. Fearing for his family’s safety, Cole goes in search of Sonya Blade at the direction of Jax, a Special Forces Major who bears the same strange dragon marking Cole was born with. Soon, he finds himself at the temple of Lord Raiden, an Elder God and the protector of Earthrealm, who
Get ready for at least four more movies of ice-kicking. Sub-Zero actor
Joe Taslim, who plays the iconic villain in the upcoming
Mortal Kombat, has revealed that he’s signed on for four more sequels. Flawless victory (for
Mortal Kombat fans)!
Joe Taslim revealed that he’s signed on for four more
Mortal Kombat sequels as Sub-Zero if Warner Bros. decides to keep going with the franchise.
“If this one’s successful, maybe we do more,” Taslim said, after breaking the news on the podcast.
The upcoming
Mortal Kombat serves as a reboot of the franchise based on the popular video game franchise, which spawned two live-action films in the ’90s. Though the first was a box office success, the two
Warner Bros. has dropped the first seven minutes of
In the gory opening sequence to the movie, fans can see what actually happened to Scorpion.
The visual lets fans watch as Hanzo Hasashi, who was a warrior of the Shirai Ryu ninja clan in 17th-century Japan, after the murder of his wife and son, is also killed himself, by a rival clan of Chinese assassins called the Lin Kuei.
In the new clip, Hanzo is seen with his signature weapon, the kunai blade attached to a length of rope.
Mortal Kombat centers on MMA fighter Cole Young, who, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage – or why Outworld’s Emperor Shang Tsung has sent his best warrior, Sub-Zero, an otherworldly Cryomancer, to hunt Cole down.