When it comes to upcoming video game movies, there are few that I’m looking forward to seeing more than Simon McQuoid’s Mortal Kombat II. Set for release near the end of the 2025 movie schedule, the latest adaptation of one of my favorite games looks like it’ll have everything I want in a Mortal Kombat movie, especially my boy, Johnny Cage. Seriously, Karl Urban’s wise-cracking ass-kicker steals the show in the first trailer, and I think that’ll be the case for the movie when it comes out later this year.
However, this has me thinking… what does Johnny Cage being front and center in Mortal Kombat II mean for one character in particular: Lewis Tan’s Cole Young? You know, he was the new kombatant introduced in 2021’s movie, and seemingly the focal point of the franchise? So, I can’t help but wonder what’s going to happen with this divisive character moving forward.
