My top twenty four mortal kombat fan cast for the upcoming mortal kombat movie produced by James Wan.
24. Shao Kahn - Dave Bautista
Bautista has had many acting experience with his career and he's improved over the years. Mortal Kombat isn't a drama, it's a story full of actions and brutal fatalities, so we don't really need Oscar worthy actors right?
23. Goro - Nathan Jones
Nathan has had small movie roles, but all his roles that I've seen usually plays a big tough character and he plays them well too. I can't think of any better man to play this tough character.
22. Kabal - Marcus Dacascos
Marcus played Raiden in the mortal legacy youtube series. But personally, I prefer him as Kabal, a former black dragon who later worked with Stryker. He has that cop look and suits long hair (watch
Brotherhood of the Wolf).
21. Stryker - Gary Daniels
Kurtis Stryker is a cop with moves that'll break your bones into pieces if you resist arrest, and Gary could make those moves believable on screen. Acting wise, if the director is determined to guide the actor with his acting, then it's algood.
20. Jax - Michael Jai White
Michael is one of those martial artists who could actually act. I've seen him in a drama/love movie before and he's actually pretty good. He also played Jax in mortal kombat legacy and honestly he definitely suits the part. I hope they bring him back.
19. Sonya - Ronda Rousey
I believe Ronda debuted her acting on,
Expendables 3. She might've had little dialogues but she could really work on her acting a bit more. It's not easy to make a female look badass on screen, especially if she's sharing the screen with many other more dominating male characters. So having Ronda as Sonya would definitely make Sonya stand out among the boys.
18. Nightwolf - Jason Mamoa
One of my favorite characters in the mortal kombat franchise. Jason has the looks and I think he is also part native American (correct me if I'm wrong).
17. Cyrax - Lateef Crowder
Lateef is brown, has dreadlocks and incredible athletic skills, he ticks all boxes to be Cyrax. With a great plot and the help of a great director and acting coach, he could really do Cyrax right.
16. Sektor - Daniel Dae Kim
Daniel has great acting skills and also has martial arts experience. He grew up in a tough town and his martial art trainings really came in handy.
15. Johnny Cage - Kellan Lutz
Kellan has the looks of a star and knows how to deliver awesome fight scenes. His physicality and looks also fits the role.
14. Kitana - Gina Carano
Another mixed martial artists fighter who's been in the film industry. Unlike Ronda, she's had more acting experience, and I think she's got what it takes for the role of Kitana, one of the deadliest female fighters on mortal kombat.
13. Mileena - Genevieve Cortese
Since Mileena is Kitana's twin and since my Kitana is Gina Carano, I chose someone that looks like Gina Carano. Genevieve isn't a well known actress, but she has good acting and every tv or movie she's in, had been well received by critics. She also played a demon in the tv show,
Supernatural, which is something similar to the character of Mileena.
12. Bo Rai Cho - Sammo Hung
I'm a big fan of the drunken master fighting style, the way Jackie Chan did it in,
The Forbidden Kingdom, was awesome, funny, entertaining and incredibly mind blowing. Sammo has had funny roles in movies before and he is a real funny guy but real talented in martial arts as well. Having him in this role would be the most perfect cast choice ever.
11. The Great Kung Lao - Jet Li
When you hear a martial art master called, 'The Great', his presence should really feel like he is the great one, and who better can play a highly skilled character. Jet Li is one of the most famous martial artist star alive, and to have his presence in this role would truly feel great.
10. Kung Lao - Iko Uwais
Ok if you don't know who this guy is, go right now and watch
The Raid, and while your watching it, picture him in Kung Lao's clothes and him wearing Kung's iconic hat. This guy is literally epic to watch, and Kung Lao is one of mortal kombat's most epic fighters. He has really good acting too. I wouldn't worry about his English, pretty confident he can own it.
9. Baraka - Ray Park
This guy would be awesome in the reptile role for mortal kombat but I had someone else in mind, still I wanted Ray on my list. He's awesome in bringing characters each with unique fighting skills to the big screen, like Darth Maul, Toad etc. Baraka fights with two massive sharp sword like things sticking out of his arms, so his fighting style would be unique and Ray is undoubtedly the right person to breathe life into those moves.
8. Kenshi - Scott Adkins
When ever I see Scott Adkins fight on screen I sometimes think if his carried by ropes on set cause he can land multiple hits on a guy without even touching the ground, it's like he can defy gravity. But no, that's Scott, he's real talented, been training since a kid. Great acting too.
7. Reptile - Tony Jaa
Another martial artist star who seems to defy gravity, but this guy is on another different level with his high flying stunts, no ropes. I also thought that his unique fighting style would be suitable for the reptilian character, it'll make him stand out from the other two more popular counterparts, Subzero and Scorpion.
6. Subzero( Kuai Liang) - Kai Fung Rieck
Now this guy hasn't really had alot of opportunities for big movies. I've seen some of his martial art skills on youtube and he is real talented, the only biggest role he's done is his role in, Ninja Assassin, as Takeshi in his teenage years. He's acting as a deadly assassin was pretty decent. I was also a fan of Subzero from mortal kombat legacy and I thought Kai kinda looks like him. Maybe if they bring that guy back to play the older brother Bi Han (Subzero who became Noob Sibot) and Kai plays the young brother who is the current Subzero, and the good one, maybe it could work.
5. Scorpion - Brian Tea
The guy who played scorpion in mortal kombat legacy did a really good job, but I prefer Brian for the role on the big screen. I think he's more intimidating. Just colour out the pupil from his eyes and he'll definitely look like scorpion ready to destroy.
4. Kano - Manu Bennett
Manu definitely has the looks, physicality and has great acting skills. Since he's from New Zealand, he can definitely deliver Kano's Australian accent well. Anyone from New Zealand can do Australian accent.
3. Shang Tsung - Hiroyuki Sanada
Incredible actor. Shang Tsung is one of mortal kombat's important characters, so this role not only needs someone with martial art skills, but great acting skills as well. Hiroyuki is the right man for the job.
2. Raiden - Donnie Yen
Another famous marital artist star on the big screen. Raiden has one of the leading roles on mortal kombat, and to have someone who can carry that weight on the big screen is important. Donnie had played the main lead role many times, but his mastery and wise looks and presence just makes him suitable for this godly character.
1. Liu Kang - Philip Ng
Ok I haven't seen,
Birth of the Dragon, but I can see online that it's a major flop manly because the plot was not right, but with all the negativity about the movie I never saw any complaints about Philip's acting. Judging from the trailer though, Philip definitely has the whole Liu Kang package on lock.
That's it everyone , thanks for checking out my mortal kombat fan cast. Have a good one.