Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion wrapped in fiery aura in 2021's Mortal Kombat
The Big Picture An ancient tradition of fighting will live on when Mortal Kombat 2 premieres next year. Over the past few decades, the Mortal Kombat franchise has introduced audiences and gamers to a raft of new characters and fighting arenas, as the fight between good and evil rages on, both on game consoles and television screens. While the video games have long maintained their allure, live-action adaptations of Mortal Kombat never fared quite well.
Released in 2005, the original Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks was a beat 'em up that featured the characters of Liu Kang and Kung Lao, unlike the main series games. While Boon's comments don't suggest that a spinoff is coming in the immediate future, it does continue a trend of him suggesting that a Shaolin Monks style return is on the cards. The decision to put two of the franchise's most famous ninjas might prove to be a brilliant one in the end.
"Yeah, exactly, he was a bookend. 10 minutes and 10 minutes. It all depends on the editing, but yeah, I was there. It was a great reunion on set, most of the cast from the first movie, maybe four or five big new characters in it. The same director, and the same costume designer, it was fun. In the Australia Gold Coast, right after the strike, we started shooting, and we're all done now.
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