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| Lewis Tan is set to take the lead role |
We are ending our Asian Invasion Weekend today with a project coming straight from Hollywood which has gathered most of the Asian stars working in America in its cast.
New Line has set March 2021 (which is when another 90s iconic epic adventure
Masters of the Universe will also premiere its latest movie adaptation) date as the premiere for the new big screen adaptation of famous video game
MORTAL KOMBAT but they already have most of the cast announced for the film which will be the first Mortal Kombat movie in more than twenty years and it is set to be directed by
Simon McQuoid who will find himself for the first time behind the helm of a major blockbuster. The video game on which the movie is based is the best selling video game of 2019 so far. It has been sold in almost
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| Joe Taslim and Ludi Lin will be part of the team as well |
50 million copies since it was first released in 1992 following a set of exotic martial arts heroes from different realms who are fighting for supremacy. Aquaman's
James Wan is producing.
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| Josh Lawson will be evil Kano |
The leading role has been reserved for super charismatic
Lewis Tan whom we fell in love with in
Into The Badlands series.
Jessica McNamee will step into the role of Sonya Blade, commander of Earth's special forces, and Australian star
Josh Lawson will portray Kano, a nasty leader of an international crime cartel who has a cybernetic eye. Aquaman's
Ludi Lin will be Shaolin monk Liu Kang with powerful flying kicks who is the main defender of Earth, newcomer
Sisi Stringer will portray sai wielding assassin Mileena and
Mehcad Brooks will play special forces muscleman Jackson “Jax” Bridges. In addition, Thor's
Tadanobu Asano is set to play Japanese God of thunder Raiden, while martial arts star
Joe Taslim, whom
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| Australian actress Jessica McNamee will be Sonya Blade |
we are watching in Cinemax action series
Warrior, has landed the role of frosty ninja Sub-Zero.
Hiroyuki Sanada is already down in South Australia where the filming is taking place and he is set to play undead ninja Scorpion!
Chin Han will play Shang Tsung, a powerful but evil wizard who shapeshifts and takes the souls of those who he defeats.
