The first trailer for the upcomingMortal Kombat 2movie is out, starring Karl Urban as an aging Johnny Cage fighting as much with otherworldly beings as his dwindling fame. With no powers whatsoever, Cage is tackling recognizable characters and locales in one of the better-looking game adaptations I’ve seen.
The new R-ratedMortal Kombat 2movie, slated to release on Oct. 24, got its first trailer, showcasing the huge cast of recognizable faces and places, alongside a ton of references to the games. Karl Urban takes the center stage, playing the protagonist Johnny Cage, an aged actor selected to duke it out with strange creatures in the Mortal Kombat tournament. Raiden, Baraka, Shao Khan, Kitana, Jax, Scorpion and countless others (re)appear in the sequel.
The locales chosen for the film and shown in the trailer are also numerous, ranging from rainy forests to flaming hellscapes, just like in theMortal Kombatgames. It is packed to the brim with references, and even fatalities, all of which are stock-full of gruesome gore and over-the-top violence.
As adaptation fatigue is slowly setting in, this trailer has me genuinely excited. It looks pretty good, the CGI and effects are eye-catching, and Karl Urban simply rocks as Johnny Cage. His recent experience playing Billy Butcher inThe Boyswill certainly help him with depicting this one-liner-intensive character, and the trailer itself already has plenty of them.
If everything falls into place, we might be looking at a proper, good live-action adaptation. The first film was loved by fans of the series, even if it wasn’t the best movie of all time, and if this new trailer is anything to go by,MKplayers are in for a true treat.
And that’s amid the incredible oversaturation of video game movie adaptations, the likes of which we haven’t seen since the early 2000s.
