Karl Urban in Final Talks to Play Johnny Cage in ‘Mortal Kombat 2’ at New Line
thewrap.comKarl Urban is in final talks to star as fan-favorite character “Johnny Cage” in the sequel to New Line’s hit 2021 action adventure “Mortal Kombat” based on the blockbuster video-game franchise.Simon McQuoid, who directed the 2021 film, is set to return.
Jeremy Slater (“Moon Knight,” “The Umbrella Academy”) wrote the screenplay for the sequel.The previous film was a new adaptation of the popular video-game franchise that offered a grittier, more violent take on the material than the 1990s films.
It was released in April 2021 in theaters and on HBO Max, and was an early pandemic hit for distributor Warner Bros., ranking as one of the top feature titles on HBO Max since the streaming service debuted. “Mortal Kombat” is based on the global video-game phenomenon created by Ed Boon and John Tobias.A postcredits scene in the 2021 film teased the inclusion of Johnny Cage in the sequel.
The cast included Lewis Tan as Cole Young, Jessica MacNamee as Sonya Blade and Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion.Cage was introduced in the first “Mortal Kombat” arcade game in 1992 and has since become a central character in the series, alongside other fan favorites such as Raiden and Liu Kang.
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