Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage Acts His Way into Battle in New ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Footage
The video game adaptation was on display at Warner Bros.' CinemaCon presentation.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Mortal Kombat II delivered a few fatalities with new footage debuting at CinemaCon Tuesday. The violent video game adaptation brings in Karl Urban to the franchise as fan favorite character Johnny Cage — a washed up ’90s action star called to become a champion of Earth in a deadly tournament. That tournament was the focus of the scene shown in Las Vegas, with Johnny Cage talking a big game against mutant Baraka and trying to get him to fight Ludi Lin’s Liu Kang. However, his fast talking backfires when he’s called to take part in the fight instead because of the annoyance he’s caused. Related Stories Movies Anne Hathaway's 'End of Oak Street' Reveals Closer Look at Dinosaurs and People "Getting Eaten" Movies Tom Cruise Unrecognizable with Gray Hair and a Gut in New Footage From Alejandro G. Iñárritu's 'Digger' Cage then starts to panic, stuttering, “I’m just a fucking actor” and “I have stuntmen do this shit for me.” He flails, “I’m going to die,” which his opponent confirms as he asks his face to be spared. But he’s encouraged by his friends, “you’re an actor, so act,” and kicks it — literally — into gear, showing off his martial arts skills and taking flight with some flips, followed by a kick to Baraka’s privates. The feature opens on May 8. Simon McQuoid returns to direct from a script by Jeremy Slater after helming the 2021 Mortal Kombat . That film arrived in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously amid the pandemic to modest box results ($81 million) but was a hit on the streaming platform, prompting a sequel. The cast also includes Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim and Hiroyuki Sanada. New Line’s relationship with the...
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