In this movie, the two are decked out in body armor. Scorpion and Sub-Zero's ninja outfits either have no sleeves or forgo an undershirt.Kano's modern look usually has him walking around without a shirt here, he's always seen wearing a vest with the sleeves cut off.Sonya wears a tanktop and pants, similar to what she wore in the 1995 movie, instead of the cut-off top and tights she wore in the first game, or any other outfit she had before MKX.Adaptational Modesty: Most of the characters' outfits are designed to look more practical and realistic than some of their game counterparts' more revealing outfits.And some level of Trickster/ Sink-or-Swim/ Eccentric Mentor is at play. He warms up to them once they prove themselves. Justified, as Earthrealm has lost nine tournaments and is on the cusp of destruction, so he's clearly jaded by centuries of watching his Champions die. Adaptational Jerkass: The normally fatherly and kind Raiden is far harsher here, bemoaning and insulting what's left of Earthrealm's Champions when they meet, showing little faith in them during their training.When offered the chance to betray them and defect to Shang Tsung's side, he does so without much hesitation. He saves Sonya and Cole's lives when they're attacked by Reptile, but is clearly shown to be the Token Evil Teammate at best. He has one of the dragon tattoos, indicating that he is one of the chosen Champions defending Earthrealm, but only has it because he murdered the original owner. Here, Scorpion is shown to have been an Earthrealm Champion before his death and is firmly on the heroes' side to seek revenge on Sub-Zero for directly killing his family, clan, and himself, and supports Cole in battle as his descendant through his daughter. At his worst, Scorpion was a Nominal Hero who only sided with the villains to get his revenge on Sub-Zero to avenge his family (which Sub-Zero isn't even responsible for, Quan Chi is).Adaptational Angst Upgrade: Liu Kang admits to Cole in a private scene that he was an orphan rescued from the streets by the monks, while the games have never elaborated on his backstory.Likewise, Kazuhiko Inoue (Scorpion) already voiced another ninja before. Actor Allusion: In the Japanese dub, Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Cole Young) already voiced a young guy participating into another martial arts tournament when his life is in stake.In 2022, a sequel was confirmed to be in development. The film was released on Apboth in theaters and on HBO Max (the latter available through May 23). The film stars Lewis Tan as Cole Young, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, Josh Lawson as Kano, Tadanobu Asano as Raiden, Joe Taslim as Bi-Han/Sub-Zero, Mehcad Brooks as Jackson "Jax" Briggs, Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Max Huang as Kung Lao, Chin Han as Shang Tsung, and Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion and Nathan Jones as Reiko. He's saved in the nick of time by a man named Jax, who points him to a woman named Sonya, who reveals that he's part of a group of fighters chosen to defend Earthrealm in a high-stakes battle against the forces of Outworld. The story concerns a washed-up mixed martial arts fighter named Cole Young, unaware of his hidden lineage or why he is being hunted down by Sub-Zero of the Lin-Kuei clan of assassins. It is based on the video game franchise of the same name, also serving as a Continuity Reboot to the film series that started with Mortal Kombat: The Movie. It is the directorial debut of Simon McQuoid, was written by Greg Russo and Dave Callaham, and was co-produced by James Wan. Mortal Kombat is a 2021 American Supernatural Martial Arts action film.
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