One of the biggest talking points swirling around Warner Bros.’ inevitable
Mortal Kombat 2 is the casting of Johnny Cage, with several contenders either having been nominated or thrown their hat into the ring themselves, in what’s shaping up to be a key role in the blockbuster video game sequel if the final scene of the recent reboot is any indication.
Mortal Kombat‘s resident Hollywood A-lister.
The game’s co-creator Ed Boon also backed the 40 year-old as Johnny Cage, and in a new interview, the professional wrestler once again doubled down on staking his claim for the part.
“Honestly, if I have a shot at it, I would definitely want to make sure that I give everything that I possibly can to make sure that not only the production company, the director are happy with the character that I get, but also the fans because they are the ones that are so adamant about Johnny Cage being in the movie. This is an iconic character in the
The Miz Is Ready to Go as Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 2: I Am the Special Effects
The Miz Is Ready to Go as Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 2: I Am the Special Effects
The Miz spoke about his desire to play Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 2 in a new video clip, calling the potential casting a dream come true.
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After a year of movie delays, blockbusters are finally starting to be released. Warner Bros. has been putting out its new movies in both theaters and HBO Max simultaneously, including Simon McQuoidâs
Mortal Kombat. The video game adaptation was a grisly R-rated romp, although the filmmaker recently clarified comments about the project getting slapped with the rare NC-17.
Ahead of its release, there was a ton of hype around
Mortal Kombatâs R-rating. This allowed the movieâs violence and language to live up to its source material, but there were also some rumors about NC-17 going around the internet. Filmmaker Simon McQuoid recently spoke to this, saying:
The Mortal Kombat Fight That Fans Thought Would Be Much Different
Mortal Kombat brought most of the series’ iconic fighters to the big screen. The original game’s characters were almost all present, delivering cool reimaginings of Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Kano, Sonya Blade, Raiden, Liu Kang, Reptile, Goro and Shang Tsung, though the absence of egotistical nut-punchin’ movie star Johnny Cage was sorely felt. Furthermore, mixed in among these were a couple of fighters who even I didn’t recognize.
I’ve played every game in the series, but I was scratching my head at the appearance of devil-winged Nitara and man-mountain Reiko. We didn’t have time to get to know the pair too well, either, as Reiko had his skull smashed in by Jax and Nitara was bisected in an awesome fatality involving Kung Lao’s razor-brimmed hat. Now, it turns out that at least one of these no-name fighters might have once been destined for bigger things, as fans have noticed that Nitara had a larger part in