This one was a lot of fun to come up with some ideas if New Line (who is losing about 75% of their employees very soon) ever decided to start from scratch. There were rumors for a long time that a third MK movie was in the works, but with the fan distaste of the original two, why greenlight the project.
Now, on with the casting choices:
Why? Because Tony Jaa is well-built, performs all of his stunts himself and never uses any computer-generated enhancements. Plus, finding a physical way to bicycle kick without wires would truly be a sight.
Why? Chris Evans has the strength, the charm and the comedic timing executed in the Fantastic Four films. He might be a bit young, but it would certainly bring another element to the table in terms of a young-pup fighter away from the film set he's used to.
Why? Lena Headey is carving out a niche for herself as a leading lady. As of late with 300 and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, she's got presence and if she bulked up a little more, finding Kano in Outworld would be a walk in the park for her.
Why? Because Ken Watanabe can do anything.
Why? Because this film would finally mark a moment in cinematic time when Russell Crowe wouldn't have to adopt an accent different than his own. Plus, he's a rough and tumble man from down under. I'm sure many fans would like to see if he's still got the fighting chops after raising two children.
Why? Jet Li has stated he will not do any more large epic action/martial arts films, but this is fantasy casting anyway. Just knowing he's under that mask would drive people to the seats to catch some excellent fight scenes. Just watch Lethal Weapon 4; he can act with his eyes alone and still getl a chill to run down your spine.
Why? I know I'm going to catch hell for this - but I am actually a fan of The Rock's acting. He isn't afraid to poke fun at himself via The Game Plan, and I am very much anticipating his perfomance in Southland Tales. Plus, I feel a larger presence is needed for Scorpion, compared to the thin, borderline-lanky Chris Cassamassa. Just as long as Dwayne Johnson didn't cock that eyebrow behind the mask. GET OVER HERE!!
Why? Here's where it could get interesting. I enjoyed the animatronic Goro in the original film, but wasn't scared of him at all. I'd want to see a fully computer-generated Goro, voiced by Richard Newman, who gave the character of Rhinox from Beast Wars: Transformers a bit of a stoic, old-warrior air about him. Although, if this film was made, there'd be no fight with Liu Kang, seeing as Tony Jaa doesn't dabble in the digital world. A pity, but I'd pay $10 to hear Chris Evans says "Those were $500 sunglasses, asshole!!"
And finally...
Why? First, because he was a protege of Sonny Chiba, the original Street Fighter. I know: wrong game and taken out of context, but we're still sticking with the video game-to-film motif. Ever since seeing Sanada's performance in The Last Samurai, I was blown away by his acting ability. Sunshine solidified that fact tenfold. I'd love to see him act out a powerful, deadly, shape-shifting sorcerer. I'd foresee a much better fight scene between Jaa and Sanada than in the original climax. Hell, even hearing Jaa say "Flawless Victory" would be more entertaining than the final fight.
There you have it. So real it hurts!!
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HA HA HA!!! LOVE this. I especially love Russell Crowe as Kano -- I compare him in my mind with Trevor Goddard who played the character in '95 and it's simply perfect!! :)
Love the Jet Li idea. And though I do like The Rock, I would not want to see him in this. Problem with Tony Jaa though, is I can't for the life of me remember if he knows English. And Lui Kang was all about finesse. Tony is about elbows and knees. Not a fan of Crowe either, but I wouldn't care if he was Kano, but good luck getting any big names on board without a big pay day. This is New Line after all....
Nice Job. MORTAL KOMBAT!!!
I would go Elisabeth Röhm for Sonya. And Scorpion is supposed to be Japanese, and Scorpion is supposed to be half-Chinese and half-American. I'd re-cast them.
That aside though, I completely agree with the rest of your casting. Great job! I'm glad to an MK fan take on this task.
But what about the rest of the characters? LOL.
Reptile?
Chris Evans isn't big enough to be Cage. The character was modeled after Van Damme... http://bittenandbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/jean-claude-van-damme.jpg
awesome sight dude, all you're casting is totally right, specially Sub-zero and Scorpion, Sonya is your best shoot, all the actors in this list are amazing, good job bro.
What about Kitana? I think the best for Kitana's character would be a dark-hair Scarlett Johansson, I love her acting skills, and she had the enough meat to play a good-looking voluptuos Kitana. I hate Talisa Soto anorexic body.
Here my idea of new mortal kombat movies
Austin st john or Ian Anthony dale as Scorpion.
Harry Shum Jr as sub zero kuai liang.
Steven yuen as liu kang.
Will yun Lee as kung Lao.
Angelina Jolie as sindel.
Megan fox as kitana.
Kane kosugi as ermac.
Ray park as reptile.
Ryan Reynolds as Johnny cage.
Zoe Saldana as Jade.
Mila Kunis as mileena.
David midhunter as nightwolf.
Michael b Jordan as cyrax.
Scott Adkins as Sektor.
Byung hun Lee as bi han sub zero and noob saibot.
Gary ray Stearns as smoke.
Alison macinnis or alyson kiperman as sonya blade.
Michael jai white as Jax.
Stephen graham as Kano.
Chris pine as Kurtis Stryker.
Adam driver as Kabal with James Earl Jones voice kabal.
Liam nesson as Raiden.
Grace Jones as sheeva.
Karen gillan as skarlet.
Frank grillo as Kenshi.
Jung Jihoon as Rain.
Dwyane the rock Johnson as motaro and tim curry voice motaro.
Johnson phan as young shang tsung.
Jared Robinsen as baraka.
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as old shang tsung.
Ramon Llao as quan chi.
Karen gillan as skarlet.
Tommy tiny Lester voice goro.
Kevin Michael Richardson voice kintaro.
Triple h as Shao kahn.
Alun Armstrong as shinnok.
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