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[Update:New Line has announced two more cast members. Shape-shifting sorcerer and all-round bad dude Shang Tsung will be portrayed by Chin Han, who has featured inThe Dark Knight, Captain America: The Winter SoldierandSkyscraper.Meanwhile, Hiroyuki Sanada – who you may have recently seen battling Hawkeye in a rainy alley inAvengers: Endgame– has bagged the all-important role of Scorpion.]
New Line continues its casting process for the upcomingMortal Kombatmovie, which begins shooting later next year for a 2021 release date. As noted byThe Hollywood Reporter,the production has cast two of the series’ longest-running characters: Special Forces operative Sonya Blade and ruthless Black Dragon arms dealer Kano.
Sonya will be played by Jessica McNamee, star of monster shark movieThe Megand sporting docu-dramaBattle of the Sexes. The cybernetic eye of Kano will be worn by Josh Lawson, a television actor most notable for his roles inHouse of LiesandHome and Away(which McNamee herself also starred in). Lewis Tan,Deadpool 2‘s Shatterstar, has also been cast in an undisclosed lead role. An actor, stuntman and top martial artist, as well as the owner of a pretty mean pair of eyes – my money is on Tan having bagged the Scorpion role.
TheMortal Kombatmovie now has its Raiden, Sub-Zero, Liu Kang, Kano, Sonya, Jax and Mileena. At the end of the day, the most meticulous casting has to go to Hollywood asshole Johnny Cage, so I’m eager to see who is selected for this role, and whether they can capture a similar essence of likeable arrogance to Linden Ashby in the 1995 flick.
