AQUAMAN Actor Ludi Lin In Negotiations To Play Liu Kang In MORTAL KOMBAT Reboot

AQUAMAN Actor Ludi Lin In Negotiations To Play Liu Kang In MORTAL KOMBAT Reboot

We recently found out that The Raid actor Joe Taslim would play icey warrior Sub-Zero in the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot, and now it's been revealed that Ludi Lin is in talks to join him as Liu Lang...

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By MarkCassidy - Aug 16, 2019 08:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Mortal Kombat
It looks like New Line's Mortal Kombat reboot has found its next fighter.

According to Variety, Chinese-Canadian actor Ludi Lin (Power Rangers) is in talks for the role of heroic warrior Liu Kang. Should he sign on for the project, he'll join The Raid's Joe Taslim as Sub Zero.

Lin recently starred as martial arts expert Lance in the "Striking Vipers" episode of Black Mirror, and his impresive performance may well have brought him to the attention of first-time director Simon McQuoid. He also had a supporting role in producer James Wan's Aquaman.

Plot details on the new movie remain a mystery for now, but it's assumed that it'll follow the basic premise of the original video game: a group of warriors assemble to compete in a tournament to protect the Earth from the demonic forces of Outworld.

Mortal Kombat is set to commence production in South Australia later this year.
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knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 8/16/2019, 8:28 AM
i really hope this film is good , i love MK lore and characters .... give me Raid fight scenes (brutal) with a spring of supernatural abilities and the mk 2 or 9 story-line ...
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 8/16/2019, 8:29 AM
@blackbeltjones - thoughts ?
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/16/2019, 8:41 AM
@knocturnalzen10 - Seems like solid casting. Nothing to go crazy about.

My pic for Liu Kang was Bruce Khan. I get they may want to go Chinese with Kang though.
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 8/16/2019, 8:46 AM
@BlackBeltJones - had to look up Khan , why isn't aging normally .... he's jacked at 51 -_-

i think they're going for appeal (look wise) and Chinese . if i had to guess ....
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/16/2019, 8:49 AM
@knocturnalzen10 - Yea. Ludi's looks the part of a fighter.

Shou was so good in the 90s film. Ludi has a lot to live up to.
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 8/16/2019, 8:59 AM
@BlackBeltJones - Shou was excellent as Kang imo especially look wise . big shoes
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 8/16/2019, 9:03 AM
@BlackBeltJones -

I've been meaning to check out Revenger, especially as the trailer looked interesting but mainly because Bruce Khan looks to be in amazing shape.

Have you seen it?
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/16/2019, 9:18 AM
@SimplyAz - I have. Its pretty good. Khan is amazing. Its no Raid but its like Headshot if you've seen that.

There's a few fights that are damn good in it. I also recommend this
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 8/16/2019, 10:39 AM
@BlackBeltJones -

Oh cool dude, will try and watch Revenger soon.

You're the second person to recommend Jailbreak, somebody mentioned it on a Facebook group the other day, the trailer looks action packed.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/16/2019, 11:18 AM
@SimplyAz - I was surprised by it. Cambodian action flick. They could be the next big wave.
IronGenesis
IronGenesis - 8/16/2019, 8:31 AM
Does Liu still turn into a dragon in the newer versions? Can I hope to get a little dragon? Or you think it should be a little more grounded?
Vigor
Vigor - 8/16/2019, 9:36 AM
@IronGenesis - I'd personally prefer a little more grounded but... Then that leaves out fireballs which I also want
4thMaster
4thMaster - 8/16/2019, 10:21 AM
@IronGenesis - Maybe just making a fire dragon could work better, rather than full on transform into one.
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 8/16/2019, 8:32 AM
That Black Mirror episode was an interesting one.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 8/16/2019, 8:33 AM
Robin Shou was an awesome Liu Kang.



Also loved him in Beverly Hills Ninja
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 8/16/2019, 8:53 AM
@regularmovieguy -

He was the best part of the original movies.

Would love to see him cast as Raiden.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 8/16/2019, 9:17 AM
@SimplyAz

Yes to both!
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 8/16/2019, 8:42 AM
That’s a great choice. I thought this movie was supposed to revolve around characters other than the main core of Mortal Kombat history. I hope that changed and I didn’t hear about it. Very much looking forward to this movie. So much potential.
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 8/16/2019, 8:47 AM
This is shaping up to have an interesting cast, looking forward to more of the casting, although Joe Talsim will take some topping for me, especially since Warrior was the best new show of 2019 for me.

I used to play the original Mortal Kombat on my cousin's PC back in the heady times of early nineties.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/16/2019, 8:50 AM


Lin has a lot to live up to
Kumkani
Kumkani - 8/16/2019, 8:59 AM
Simu Liu and Ludi Lin both playing Bruce Lee pastiches.



Leenaissance in full effect
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