Released in May 2021 in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the new adaptation of Simon McQuoid’s Mortal Kombat video game has been a huge success on VOD and streaming worldwide. So a sequel to this movie, which failed to convince fans of the original video games, was soon announced to win over fans of martial arts movies.
Producer Todd Garner announced today that Mortal Kombat 2 will begin filming in Australia next June and should wrap up in September. Accordingly, the release of the feature film may take place in 2024.
Actors from the first part, Louis Tan, Mehcad Brooks, Tadanobu Asano, Ludi Lin, Jessica McNamee, Joe Talisman and Chin Han are set to star in the sequel. While the new name hasn’t been announced yet, we know that Johnny Cage’s character is set to appear in Mortal Kombat 2, but the actor who will portray him has yet to be decided.
Johnny Cage, the hero of the second film
Recall that at the end of the first film, Cole Young (Lewis Tan) announces that he is going to recruit a specific person in Hollywood. The camera then stops on a poster for Citizen Cage directed by Johnny Cage, whose face is not shown to us.
Inspired by Bloodsport’s Frank Dux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) and directed by Lynden Ashby in the 1995 Paul Wes Anderson adaptation, Johnny Cage is a conspicuous absence from the 2021 film.
In May 2022, Jeremy Slater, writer of Mortal Kombat, signed a microphone A comic bookThe arrival of the fighter in the second part.
“Johnny Cage is one of my favorite characters. The way the first movie ended was a promise to the audience. The next step for Cole Young was to cast Johnny.”.
Therefore, this central character must be the hero Mortal Kombat 2.
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