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Mortal Kombat II - Teaser(ish) first look at Johnny Cage (Full Trailer added further down)

Posted on 7/16/25 at 12:55 pm
Posted by VinegarStrokes
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Posted on 7/16/25 at 12:55 pm
This post was edited on 7/17/25 at 11:55 am
Posted by jcole4lsu
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Posted on 7/16/25 at 1:00 pm to
Yeah id say they understand their audience
Posted by Jack Ruby
Member since Apr 2014
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Posted on 7/16/25 at 1:06 pm to
Love Karl Urban, but he's about 15-20 yrs too old to be a Johnny Cage, no?
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 7/16/25 at 1:07 pm to
Actual trailer comes out tomorrow. Plot is supposed to focus more on the actual tournament.
This post was edited on 7/16/25 at 1:08 pm
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
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Posted on 7/16/25 at 1:13 pm to
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Plot is supposed to focus more on the actual tournament.

Good. I know a lot of people didn't like the one from a few years ago, but I did. My main gripe was the main character/fighter dude they chose...wasn't a big fan of him (or his special ability).

Posted by Underwood
Member since Dec 2022
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Posted on 7/16/25 at 1:19 pm to
quote:

Good. I know a lot of people didn't like the one from a few years ago, but I did. My main gripe was the main character/fighter dude they chose...wasn't a big fan of him (or his special ability).



It was great finally getting a not low budget version of MK. I didn't understand making an original character the lead.
Posted by TeddyPadillac
Member since Dec 2010
30352 posts
Posted on 7/16/25 at 1:25 pm to
That was pretty awesome, and I like Karl Urban, but he's not Johnny Cage. He needs to be more pretty boy arrogant prick, not brute looking like Urban.
Posted by dawgfan24348
Member since Oct 2011
51733 posts
Posted on 7/16/25 at 1:29 pm to
Johnny should absolutely be at oldest in his late 20s or early 30s
Posted by UnluckyTiger
Member since Sep 2003
43158 posts
Posted on 7/16/25 at 1:35 pm to
If they really understand their audience, they'll bring back this absolute BANGER!

It's as timeless as Bohemian Rhapsody, Stairway to Heaven, Wonderwall...

and as cheesy as the first movie was, it's still a cult classic and they absolutely nailed the opening with the song kicking in over the New Line Cinema logo and the Mortal Kombat logo with the fire. And the Johnny Cage/Scorpion fight absolutely nails the game feel with awesome locations. Really well done. /nerd rant over
This post was edited on 7/16/25 at 1:42 pm
Posted by UnluckyTiger
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Posted on 7/16/25 at 1:42 pm to
Posted by Zap Rowsdower
MissLou, La
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 7/16/25 at 6:20 pm to
I’m excited for Mortal Kombat 2



But damn now I want some Johnny Cage movies. Like the movies his character starred in not movies based in the MK universe. He’s the perfect character to bring back the Chuck Norris/JCVD/Stephen Segal action genre.
Posted by Revorising
Member since Jan 2013
1113 posts
Posted on 7/16/25 at 8:53 pm to
I just could not get into the first one a few years ago.

Actually the one from the 90’s was ok from what I remember. And I think more relevant bc the franchise was white hot.
Posted by SEClint
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Posted on 7/17/25 at 12:16 am to
Just tell the story of the fricking game
Posted by skrayper
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Posted on 7/17/25 at 7:24 am to
Johnny Cage IMDB Page

Posted by VolSquatch
First Coast
Member since Sep 2023
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Posted on 7/17/25 at 7:34 am to
quote:

That was pretty awesome, and I like Karl Urban, but he's not Johnny Cage. He needs to be more pretty boy arrogant prick, not brute looking like Urban.



He is almost assuredly out of budget for this movie and would need to put on muscle for it, but Ryan Gosling would kill it IMO.

Hell, Ryan Reynolds could do it. But I don't really want to see Deadpool as Johnny Cage, which is what it would end up being.
Posted by RLDSC FAN
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Member since Nov 2008
60099 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 11:00 am to
New Trailer

Posted by abellsujr
Member since Apr 2014
38455 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 11:13 am to
I always thought of Johnny Cage as a washed up older actor like Ben Stiller in Tropic Thunder. But that may not be canon idk. They’re probably going that route with him regardless. I believe they went that route in the og movie.
This post was edited on 7/17/25 at 11:16 am
Posted by Kracka
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2004
42358 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 11:17 am to
So this is a sequel to the one that came out a couple years ago? The one that focused on scorpion and sub zero.
Posted by Cow Drogo
Member since Jul 2016
7837 posts
Posted on 7/17/25 at 11:19 am to
Check my thread
Full trailer dropped
Posted by VinegarStrokes
Georgia
Member since Oct 2015
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Posted on 7/17/25 at 11:55 am to
quote:


Check my thread
Full trailer dropped


It was already posted here before you started your new thread.
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