Mortal Kombat director Simon McQuoid and actors Joe Taslim (Sub-Zero) and Lewis Tan (Cole Young) spoke to io9 about being fans of the video game series, martial arts, and how the film came about.
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Mortal Kombat gore? The official trailer for the movie answers this. Advertisement The trailer introduces brand new character Cole Young (Lewis Tan), as well as the franchise’s staple characters, like Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee), Shang Tsung (Chin Han), Liu Kang (Ludi Lin), Jax Briggs (Mehcad Brooks), and Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim). In case you were concerned the movie wouldn’t include enough of Mortal Kombat’s signature gore, we get to see Sub-Zero destroy Jax’s arms and then use someone’s frozen blood as a weapon, so that should offer some relief. You can check out the not-quite-safe-for-work clip below.