Here’s a look at who played who in the 2021 adaptation of the blockbuster video game series.
An orphan raised by the Shaolin order, he’s often a protagonist.
Mortal Kombat is a fighting tournament between representatives from various realms set up by the Elder Gods.
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If champions from one realm defeat another realm’s champions enough times, that winning realm can then invade.
Liu became a champion of Mortal Kombat when he saved Earthrealm (that would be us) from invasion.
The film opens in feudal Japan when Sub-Zero was then only known as Bi-Han.
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The beginning sequence sets up the long-lasting blood feud between the clans of Bi-Han and Hanzo (a.k.a.
Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion
If there’s Sub-Zero, Scorpion usually isn’t far behind.
Sanada describes the movie to EW as “a family drama with excitingly brutal fighting.”
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Josh Lawson as Kano
Sonya has lots of friends.
Kano is not one of them.
His defining feature is a cybernetic eye that, in 2019’sMortal Kombat 11game, fires off laser beams.
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McQuoid says “Kano provides an enormous amount of comedic joy” in the movie.
“Josh Lawson did a phenomenal job.
He is a very gifted, funny man, and Kano is a super fun character.
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I think people’ll really, really enjoy the ride with him.”
Mehcad Brooks as Jax Briggs
Mehcad Brooksstepped away from theCW’sSupergirlto pursue other roles.
Here’s one of them.
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Jax Briggs has literal muscles of steel as a cybernetically enhanced member of Earthrealm Special Forces.
Chin Han as Shang Tsung
Meet the host of the Mortal Kombat.
Chin Han ofSkyscraperandThe Dark Knightportrays Shang in the movie.
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The 2021 movie took a different approach.
Tsung is depicted as the emperor of Outworld who sends Sub-Zero to track down Cole Young.
Sisi Stringer as Mileena
Newcomer Sisi Stringer takes on Mileena.
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The rim comes packed with a razor-sharp edge that he typically uses to decapitate enemies in the games.
Tan previously played Shatterstar inDeadpool 2, and was featured on Netflix’sIron FistandWu Assassins.
He also played Kung Jin on the web seriesMortal Kombat X: Generations.
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“When we first meet Cole, he’s in a really bad spot,” Tan says.
“He’s down on his luck.
And it’s all gone down the drain.
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Mortal Kombatis available to stream onHBO Max.
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