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New Line's video game adaptation shared clips at CinemaCon, including Karl Urban as the sunglasses enthusiast.
By Aaron Couch, Ryan Gajewski
Mortal Kombat 2 kicked its way into the Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace Tuesday, where New Line chief Richard Brenner introduced the first footage from the film.
A sizzle reel teased the video game adaptation’s key characters, including Karl Urban as Johnny Cage. “I am Johnny fucking Cage,” Urban says in the clip. “It’s showtime.”
Brenner said of Mortal Kombat 2, “Expect amazing fights, epic battles and a few fatalities.” It hits theaters Oct. 24.
The feature is based on the popular video game franchise that dates back to the 1990s. It arrives four years after the previous Mortal Kombat movie hit amid the pandemic and hails from returning director Simon McQuoid. This time, Urban headlines as fan favorite character Johnny Cage, with Tati Gabrielle joining the franchise as Jade and Adeline Rudolph joining as Kitana. Returning stars include Ludi Lin (Liu Kang), Mehcad Brooks as Jax, Lewis Tan as Cole Young, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion, Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden and Joe Taslim as Sub-Zero.
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The sequel centers on the group of ragtag fighters who must defend Earth from the evil forces of Outworld. The films come decades after a pair of Mortal Kombat features made in the 1990s. The first, 1995’s Mortal Kombat, was profitable and is still fondly remembered. 1997’s Mortal Kombat: Retaliation came and went without making a splash.
The new feature is produce by Atomic Monster’s James Wan and Michael Clear, and Broken Road Productions’ Todd Garner. McQuoid and E. Bennett Walsh are also producing.
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