MOVIE NEWS – According to the star of Mortal Kombat 2, the sequel to the reboot movie will contain an epic number of fights…
Mortal Kombat 2 will feature an impressive number of fight scenes, according to one of the film’s stars. Even though 2021’s Mortal Kombat was released when theatres were slowly reopening after the COVID-19 shutdowns, it was a big hit for Warner Bros. It became the biggest premiere of the streaming service, which was then still called HBO Max. He dismissed such films as Dune and Godzilla vs. Cong. A sequel has been ordered and will be released in 2025, with most of the original cast returning.
Mechad Brooks, who played Jax in Mortal Kombat and will reprise his role in the sequel, spoke to CBR and revealed that there will be 27 fight scenes in the upcoming film. He said: “In this film, you’re going to see a lot more of Jax’s personality, a lot more of his humor, a lot more of what he believes, and some really, really awesome fighting. There are 27 fights in the movie, and we worked really hard to get those right.” Many of these fights will likely take place in pairs, as in the first film, where several characters fought one-on-one within a single scene. However, nearly 30 fights are still an impressive number, which makes for exciting clashes between fighters.
Mortal Kombat 2 expands on everything we saw in the first instalment
The first film ended with Cole Young (Lewis Tan) setting out to recruit iconic MK mainstay Johnny Cage to join the heroes and prepare for the upcoming Mortal Kombat Championship, which the sequel will likely feature. Karl Urban, best known for his roles as Billy Butcher in The Boys and Éomer in The Lord of the Rings films, has been cast as Johnny Cage. Other high-profile new cast members include Tati Gabrielle (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) as Jade, Adeline Rudolph (Riverdale) as Kitana, and Martyn Ford (F9: The Fast Saga) as the villainous Shao Kahn.
Mortal Kombat 2’s returning cast includes Brooks and recent Emmy Award winner Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpio.
Shōgun co-star Tadanobu Asano returns as Raiden. Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lun, Max Huang, and Chin Han will reprise their roles as Cole Young, Sonya Blade, Kano, Liu Kang, Kung Lao and Shang Tsung. Joe Taslim will reprise his role as Bi-Han, but his character Sub-Zero will be reborn as the popular fan favourite Noob Saibot after Scorpion finished him off in the previous film. With such a large cast of characters, fans can expect plenty of in-game combat in the upcoming movie, which will hopefully be worthy of both its predecessor and the iconic games…
Source: CBR
