In April 2021, Mortal Kombat was once again given the cinematic treatment following the two instances in the ‘90s, with the reboot simultaneously released in theaters and to Max subscribers. By January 2022, Warner Bros. Pictures officially gteenlist Mortal Kombat 2, and the last several months have brought a handful of major casting news for the sequel. Well, today brings a doozy of an update on that front, as not only have Shao Kahn and some other new characters been cast, it’s also been revealed that many familiar faces from the first movie will be back.
Let’s start off with the newcomers first. Martin Ford, a bodybuilder who’s appeared in movies like The Machine and F9, and will also be present in the upcoming Red Sonja reboot, has been selected to play Shao Kahn, who’s one of the Mortal Kombat franchise’s main villains. So having sat out the events of the first movie, it’s hardly surprising he’ll finally enter the picture in this next installment. Ford will be joined by Desmond Chiam as King Jerrod, Ana Thu Nguyen as Sindel and Damon Herriman as Quan Chi.
