Many of the best video game movies have been released over the last few yeas, including Simon McQuoid's Mortal Kombat (which is streaming with a HBO Max subscription). Its sequel is nearly here, and folks might be surprised that a few characters who were killed off are still returning. Namely, Josh Lawson's Kano and Max Huang's Kung Lao. And writer Jeremy Slater explained exactly why that narrative choice was made.
The first Mortal Kombat's ending teased that Johnny Cage would be joining the fun, and Karl Urban is taking center stage as that beloved character in the sequel. He'll be joined by new and returning characters... including a few that perished in the last film. During an interview with ComicBook, Slater explained why Kano and Kung Lao were revived, saying:
