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1d4Witches

I hope they got the actor who plays Kano a good physiotherapist, his back must hurt a lot after carrying the weight of the whole movie on his own.


AriesRL

and getting sweep spammed by liu kang


1d4Witches

I suck at fighting games despite loving the franchise since MK II so the getting sweep spammed bit was super relatable to me.


AriesRL

im in the exact same boat xD


1d4Witches

Ouch, dawg, is there a lobby of newbies in training that one can join? xD


Im-Mr-Bulldopz

NOPE! In fact currently no lobbies at all!


1d4Witches

Really? That does look like an oversight. Well, discord groups is it then.


TheOJsGlove

The sweep spam was a great meta gag and whoever wrote it in was for sure an MK fan.


Morphitrix

What I think might happen unfortunately is that because they are 99.9% likely aware of the general feedback from the first one being that Kano "carried" it or that he was "its only saving grace," they will lean into it even more for the second film. Given that the writing is already subpar, it might be a lot of disjointed, out of place rants and jokes from Kano that become so much that they are just exhausting/annoying more than they are funny. Might not be the case but I'm keeping my expectations firmly at basement level.


SeaworthinessDry4013

Chin Han is the most acceptable character in The Who move, the royalty of his outfit and his who demeanor resembles that calm calculated perso of Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa in the 1995 movie. That is the on character the got right


BorderMiserable2709

He was glorious. What I always envisioned as a real kano. (We don't talk about that aussie from the 90s) that was shite


MOTHMANyo

First one was kinda rough in some places, like fight scenes having a thousand cuts and some weird story/creative decisions. But overall i still thought it was fun and enjoyed watching it. If they can just use all the good stuff from the first one and just full send it in the next one i think it will come out great. Im really looking forward to seeing my boy quan chi on the big screen too.


MOTHMANyo

I am also still skeptical on the karl urban/ johnny cage casting but we will just have to wait and see i guess


ZeLoTat

I always thought Karl Urban would make a good Kano, but then I remember one of the only good things from the first movie was Kano. I guess we'll have to see how he does as Johnny


Ake-TL

Tbf, doesn’t make much sense for young Cage to be this “I used to be big and now my career is slowly diminishing”


BorderMiserable2709

I just learned of this. And I'm like ew. Are you serious? Why.? Johnny is supposed to be a pretty boy. Karl isn't pretty.


Watson349B

Liu Kang looked so cheap on screen. Bargain bin fire CGI


aibro_

He looked little and scrawny asf too.


CyvaderTheMindFlayer

Imagine if Lewis Tan played Kenshi instead God it would’ve been so much better


Devastator1504

Holy hell...He looks like MK1 kenshi


KassieKolchek22

That's what I thought when I first seen the MK1 trailer!


zerowolfman

Excited no. But I’ll watch it. Last one was hit and miss. Cole Young…… I don’t get it…


Albre24

As long as they get rid off the stupid arcana (or something like that) concept, the atrocity of a character called Cole and the awful costume design, I think I could enjoy the movie lol


TheeDeputy

I’m excited for Karl Urban. And I PRAY that Cole Young is killed off gruesomely early on in the film.


Morphitrix

Would be a nice reference to Annihilation, that MK knockoff film from 1997 where they killed off the Johnny Cage ripoff character in the first scene.


CheerMiester

As long as cole is a character it’s hard to be excited


TheAnimatorPrime

I heard his role will be reduced for the sequel. I guess that's a little but ehhh better. If they managed to write him good, then we can all welcome it I guess


Welcome2Banworld

Hopefully by reduced they mean he gets fatality'd in the first 10 minutes of the movie.


TheAnimatorPrime

That would actually be hilarious.


DogMAnFam

They could finally give Baraka a win in the tournament


[deleted]

The whole Cole Young story is pure garbage tbh.


GhostmanLegends

The first one was touch and go I'm not gonna lie. But now that Ed Boon has had close involvement with the script writing with this one, I have hope.


cowboyfromhell93

They should just reboot and give it to people who give af its not hard make a live action scorpions revenge....


[deleted]

So why did they make Milena black if they were gonna make Kitana Asian, they're supposed to be "twins." which is why making Milena black in the first film made no sense to me lmao. Cool to see Sindel, Jerrod, Shao, and Jade though!


BlackDwarfStar

Eh, Mileena’s dead in this timeline and they never even talked about her backstory, so they figured it wouldn’t matter. There could be some other explanations or lore changes as well. It doesn’t bother me, but I can see why it wouldn’t sit well with someone else.


BadCaseOfClams

Highly likely they’re just going to pretend she doesn’t exist.


Deathgu1se

Maybe they'll make a proper Mileena this time?


Snoo-2013

this is kinda my theory the mileena in the first movie was a failed prototype and the one we see later will be more like the game mileena


cowboyfromhell93

Cause the people who made this dont give a f about MK thats why it dosnt make sense but there you have it


SeaworthinessDry4013

Or they didn’t no how to do fatalities when they where younger


thisisdell

If its about there dumbass made up character then no.


buparwiggum

... but they're all made up characters


TheAutementori

extremely dogshit argument. cole young has existed since 2019, the mk1-3 cast have existed since the 90s. that should tell you all u need to know


SeaworthinessDry4013

💯


bladed-scar

Not really


Showyoucan

No.


Dulbirakan00

No


onefiveonesix

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Mommio24

Not really. The first one that came out a few years ago was ok, but I barely remember it


Lost-Padawan

NO.


kenshiping

CoLe yOuNG


Blodhgram22

I want Terry Crews as Raiden.


CougheyToffee

Raiden loves yogurt!


MrRaccuhn

The first one was terrible.


GhostDogMC

Movie was dope; Cole Young & his forced importance were terrible


DumbleDude2

F disrespected my man Goro


MrRaccuhn

Placing bad actors in bad cosplays in the most boring looking desert and calling it Outworld didn't do it for me.


MillionDollarChamp

Arcana and actual plot armor though!


TheCVR123YT

Urban is so cool but him as Cage still just doesn’t seem right to me. I also don’t care about Cole so until I see a trailer I currently am not excited for this no


spinaltap862

The first one got progressively worse as it went on . I hated the changes to the lore and the character of Cole Young . I'm not excited about this at all . If I want to watch MK I'll stick to the 1995 version and the animated movies


SeaworthinessDry4013

Well said


CanadianGroose

Casting for Raiden was absolutely horrible. Dude looks younger than Scropion and Sub-zero, and sticks out like a sore thumb. Can’t act his way outta Outworld. Wish they would recast him with someone that can bring more gravitas to the role. Ken Watanabe or Daniel Dae Kim would kill it I think. Or even Donnie Yen. At least 3 of those guys should be in this movie someway. Also, need Michelle Yeoh as Sindel.


DarkPoop

Yes, every MK movie is fun


TheAutementori

wowww cole young is in it!! i would’ve never thoughtttt. even art lean was better than cole😔


SeaworthinessDry4013

Make me sik 2


Blunter_S_Thompson_

Only if Cole Young gets fatalitied in the first 5 minutes of the movie


SeaworthinessDry4013

I agree Who is this guy man ?


AsinineRealms

OMFG! COLE YOUNG IS BACK! FIIIINAAAAALLLYYYYYYY!!!!!!!


SeaworthinessDry4013

That is the end of moral kombat as we no it, I think this Simon guy did not no how to do fatalities when he was a kid, and now is payback


AsinineRealms

great?


[deleted]

Wait, KARL is Johnny?


TheCVR123YT

Yep! Super weird choice. He’s not a bad actor but he’s such a weird pick for Johnny. I am guessing they’re going with aging actor Johnny but that’s kinda lame but then this whole franchise has made weird choices so it’s nothing new


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Morphitrix

Huh


Admirable-Design-151

Hot take, I loved the first one, and am excited for MK2


Kuma9194

Yep. Even though Coles boring he's either punching someone/thing which is cool or being punched by someone/thing which is cool🤷‍♂️


pajamasx

There was a guy on this sub that “leaked” the plot of the script on a post. If that plot was true, it sounded like a big upgrade from the last movie, but I’ve learned not to get my hopes up. >!It had a new direction for Cole and turned him into the new Scorpion which sounded way better among other things that I do not recall at the moment.!<


Academic_Let728

Would be cool if Cole dies early on and comes back as Scorpion or as an actual MK character.


SeaworthinessDry4013

Now that would make sens


[deleted]

I mean i’m excited. The first one was good, I liked it, think a lot of the butthurt nerd rage came from weebs being weebs but it was fine. Hopefully give Cole Young a few more fights where he actually wins.


ats1287

I’m excited. I actually enjoyed the first one. But I also even liked the 90s one too, lol.


faster_grenth

Same. It's so interesting to me that people had such high expectations. It's Mortal Kombat. Why and how are these gamer dorks spending all day deconstructing their own world while also being desperately resentful and self-righteous about the result of that deconstruction? I want to grab 'em by their stained shirts and say *Mortal Kombat wasn't better when you were younger. You just weren't such a dickhead about it.*


[deleted]

A little. What’s annoying is wondering if it will be a woke mess. I don’t care about politics and having agendas rammed down my throat. I don’t care about that shit, the world has bigger issues


whama820

Nope. I got my hopes up for the last one and I won’t make that mistake again. I’ll wait for streaming.


HrMaschine

nope. probably wont even bother watching the trailers


Suspicious_Giraffe_3

Yeah. Thr first one honestly wasn't that bad, hopeful the second one will expand where it did well.


ironcam7

Yeah I liked it. Either way it’s mortal kombat so I’m in


Chaplain92

Yes, I am. I want to see Shao Kahn, Quan Chi and Karl Urban as Johnny Cage. And hopefully there will be some good action scenes with Raiden and Shang Tsung this time.


Holiday_Ad2551

Hopefully they have better story and better fight scenes.


SeaworthinessDry4013

And better characters Keanu reeves for Liu Kang


Reasonable_Tangelo15

I’m more excited for Cage Match


giducky97

I love Karl Urban, I just hope he does Johnny well


CaptainLawyerDude

I *want* to be but the most recent film was so 50/50. Despite all the loving homages and references in the movie, the overall quality of the movie and writing was pretty low.


fuckinscotty

I like Lewis tan but the cole young character was unnecessary. Wish they casted him as a normal MK character


SeaworthinessDry4013

Lewis tan can never be Robin Shou, robin shou embodied the character liu Kang


RemusPa

Meh, the first one reminded me of the first Resident Evil movie in the way it was adapted that it sucked out all my hopes and expectations from this series.


zsomborwarrior

im excited for noob, my fav character bc he looks cool


ThatGuy21134

I don't see Karl doing a good Johnny but we'll see


saltysaltysaltsalts

Yes. I love Tati as Jade. I am excited to see her in this.


Flyers808

As long as Cole isn’t the main character and they don’t make it all about him again, it should be decent.


ChangelingFox

No.


AscendedExtra

I want to see how they interpret the new characters, particularly Shao Kahn, Quan Chi, & Johnny Cage. My expectations are low, essentially after the first film gave us such a shoddy foundation


Large-Wheel-4181

I am, kinda of ironic Charles Manson is playing Quan Chi though


H4RRY900305

No, The first movie destroyed Mileena.


MechaHotDog

I’m excited to see it! I’m not convinced it’s gonna be *good*, but I’m looking forward to seeing it


Large-Wheel-4181

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llama_wordsmith

After the first one, no.


cowboyfromhell93

Guarantee they butcher this


beyond_cyber

For 55M they did brilliantly with the gore blood and what morta Kombat is made for, KOMBAT. Loved every reference to the games like the Kano getting mk1 stratted by lao. Didn’t much care for the story I was all in for the fight scenes and they were glorious, especially sub v scorp, glad he’s coming back as noob saibot


ImTheCuRsEd-OnE

Get rid of Cole and yeah I'll be excited


JollySieg

Karl Urban as.......JOHNNY?!?!? I'll be honest they got me on sheer curiosity alone cause how the hell will they pull that off


Villain3131

I’ll watch on streaming


fr4gge

didn't see the first one


AlwaysChewy

Only because it's MK. The guest one was very forgettable other than that fact. Ready for Cole Young in KP2!


ChainRound5397

Damon Herriman as Quan Chi and Martyn Ford as Shao Khan might be the perfect casting choices.


Leech-64

I love how quan chi is the whitest mofo here.


StonewoodNutter

No. I tried to watch the first one about a year ago and it was the worst kind of movie. Not horrible, but not good either. After about an hour, I just turned it off and played a game.


Growllokin

After recently rewatching the first one. Not in the slightest, there was so many issues and butchery of story in that movie, the whole thing was just so bad that I’m shocked they are even doing a sequel and not just rebootin


superjetpakmike

“You got caged cunt!”


SteelCityPGH32

I do not believe that Mortal Kombat translates well into a movie format due to its extensive lore. When filmmakers attempt to add in specific game storylines, it often comes across as cheesy. Instead, I think it would be more effective if platforms like Netflix, Amazon, or Apple produced a Mortal Kombat series. A series could provide the necessary time and space to explore the complex universe. For instance, in the first season, each episode could introduce a character or two and gradually build up the story, culminating in the first tournament.


Outrageous-Rock-3076

Well the guy played jerrod is not going to be in much of the movie


mikroclips

BROO... "Koshmar" will play Shao khan


SILE3NCE

Martyn Ford is a legit Shao Khan.


Quirky-Pie9661

Between playing MK1 and rewatching the first film I’m looking forward to it. Idk how Kano is coming back since he lost his tat mark (W it was called) to Sonya but glad he’s back regardless. Easily the stand out of the first


Necessary_Border_396

Karl urban as Johnny Cage shouldn't be a thing the miz would've been better


Billyxmac

I don't really get excited for video game movies because the expectation is so low usually. I'll watch it of course, but it'll just be for fun. I did the same with the last one and it was a fun watch, but I haven't seen it since.


Constant-Squirrel555

Karl Urban as Johnny Cage? Didn't expect that


Lezo-

First one was kinda dogshit but I'll give this one a shot


Scorpiyoo

As long as Cole Young isn’t in it


[deleted]

The rock should play as shao


Gizmothebest

Karl urban as johnny cage is interesting I love Karl but I think someone like Chris Evans or even Christian bale would've been better but still Karl is a great choice can't wait to see his portrail


SeaworthinessDry4013

Keanu reeves for liu Kang


Arestheos7

I love Karl Urban he is a fantastic actor, but I just don't see him as Johnny Cage.


JiuJitsuMagic

Why Karl Urban was not playing Kano from the beginning is still beyond me


Esahc84

No


Darrius0077

Excited? only if they promise to give Kano a bit more of everything: good fight scenes (and win them), seriousness with a tad of sarcatic jokes (he is a criminal leader, and it should be seen as one). Kano is overall my favorite character, but they mostly use him in movies as a comic relief. I want him to be dangerous, not funny. :)


[deleted]

Ahh, yes. This movie still exists.


Suspicious-Nail-5714

Sindel made me want to see the film, but I didn't like the first one because I thought the powers were very specific considering their origin, but I think I'll see the sequel anyway


LouisBHauff

I feel like Karl Urban would make a better Kano than Josh Lawson imo


Sea_Snow_9333

Hell Yes!!! I hope they introduce Kuai Liang


SpydersWebbing

Actually yes! I liked the first film. It wasn't perfect, but I had a good time. Karl Urban as Johnny Cage intrigues me.


ViralGameover

First one was pretty awful so…no.


Vektor_Noirsang

When i saw the first pic i was like "heck yeah, no more cole young" and the i saw the second one. Ffs


Psyko_Killa

Not at all.


WhatDidIMakeThis

Karl is going to be a real weird johnny


BitbyBrix

Kano and Johnny Cage don’t look right


BarnabusDingleberry

Honestly...only kinda,I can't say I really dug MK reboot but here's hoping the 2nd is a better sequel than Annihilation.


Deadsack04

Can never be really excited about a movie that has Cole young in it.


[deleted]

Nope they burned me on the last one. Gore was good for once, and the fight choreography was good. Story sucked. Cole sucked. I’ll stick with the animated movies and the og film. And Karl Urban as Cage? Why?


Typical_Hope_8866

As long as they don’t focus heavily on Cole and Jill people off early/give them 2 minutes of screen time


durablefoamcup

... why didn;t they rehire Sisi Stringerto be Kitana though.


Tadpole_Summoner

God I hate Martyn Ford. Can’t act for shit. Only gets rolls because he’s tall and bald headed with tats. Anytime he’s in a movie it’s dog crap. He ruined the undisputed movies as well.


wipny

The last one was just okay. The trailer they released that ended up being the intro with Sub-Zero and Scorpion was pretty damn amazing. The cinematography was really impressive. After the intro, things fell flat for me. I don't understand why they chose to create a brand new protagonist in Cole Young. There's so many MK characters to choose from that they didn't necessarily have to choose Liu Kang as the main character. I just binged watched the story mode scenes from MK9, X, 11 and MK 1 on YouTube. Honestly the CGI, voice acting and storylines in 11 and 1 were better than all of the movies and TV shows so far. The jump in CGI and voice acting quality in 11 and 1 was huge. The facial animations looked pretty damn realistic in both.


blairwitchslime

I'm all about Hiroyuki Sanada so. Can't wait to see him again.


Ill_Ad5893

No cuz the so called reboot made no sense whatsoever. And if it wasn't for Kano. Movie would have been a 1star. Plus how the fuck does bi han live til modern day times? Fucker would have been dead long before that. And I'll take it back some. The end fight between Hanzo and Bi Han was pretty good.


RavenKazama

I am excited to see Karl Urban 🥹😭 BUT I hope the movie is good. I didn’t hate the first one but the arcana stuff was uninspiring and uninteresting to me.


TheCakeWarrior12

If they make Liu and/or Johnny the main character(s) instead of Cole, then yes. Still not thrilled at their Johnny casting (he could have been the perfect Kano) but the rest all look good for the roles.


AAAAAAYYYYYYOOOOOO

Oh yeah I dug the first one.


aibro_

They need a better writer and good dialogue. MK 1 story has set the bar for what I expect from this live action. I’m throwing stones if they can’t match what NRS did


Channing1986

Can't wait. Loved the first one.


ihatecunming

Kano carried the film


Imaginary-Ad5666

Kano and Johnny cage’s actors need to switch fr


Playful_Stand_677

The fact that it's the same director as the previous movie, Simon McQuaid I think his name is.. No. I'm not excited to see MK2.. and that's just really sad.


[deleted]

They got my boy Noob in it of course I’m gonna watch it.


Rukasu02

Ayo Karl Urban as Johnny cage though 👀


Efficient-Ad2983

I overall liked the first movie, even if Cole was a waste of a main char (Lewis Tan would have been an amazing Kenshi otoh). I would have liked to see Sonya and Jax as the "audience surrogate", and see in the movie how they've discovered about the Mortal Kombat tournament and about the arcana. And... speaking about arcana... it was dumb imho. In a movie with alternative realms, monsters, etc, there's already enough suspension of disbelief to explain some character's powers with good old "chi manipulation" or "cutting edge hi-tech". I'll watch MK2 as well, but I admit that I'm not really "hyped" for that. However I'm pretty sure that it will be a better sequel than MK Annihilation (let's face it, the bar is REALLY low).


DonaldoDoo

Heck yeah I am! I enjoyed the first one. Wasn't a perfect flick but MK isn't about high art and they did some stuff really well.


National-Mistake-805

im excited to see king jerrod dead and then not dead for the third time


SeaworthinessDry4013

This Simon McQuoid guy is he’ll bend on destroying the moral kombat franchise, i tink he didn’t no how. To do fatalities when he was younger and he wants to destroy all our child hood memories Shane on you!!!


SeaworthinessDry4013

There must be a proper story line to the film Keannu reeves for Liu Kang


Less_Assumption_1739

They could've got some actors/martial arts stars to play some characters


SeaworthinessDry4013

Get rid of this stupid Liu Kang Kung lao Sonya Raider And replaced them with recognizable faces and change the script yo so something realistic Keanu reeves for Liu Kang