{"id":29074,"date":"2023-05-05T18:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T18:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/05\/the-mortal-kombat-movies-may-have-their-johnny-cage\/"},"modified":"2023-05-07T17:03:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T17:03:20","slug":"the-mortal-kombat-movies-may-have-their-johnny-cage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/05\/the-mortal-kombat-movies-may-have-their-johnny-cage\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mortal Kombat Motion pictures Might Have Their Johnny Cage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 fuSEnv align--bleed js_marquee-assetfigure\" data-id=\"62d1133b5ecb79460ab7518c5c9f735b\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/62d1133b5ecb79460ab7518c5c9f735b\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1080\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 fDJNBs has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:1920px\" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 knmQPh js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.3%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 cPhAPD\"><picture class=\"\"><source media=\"(max-width: 37.31em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,q_60,w_645\/62d1133b5ecb79460ab7518c5c9f735b.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 37.37em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,q_60,w_1315\/62d1133b5ecb79460ab7518c5c9f735b.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image for article titled Mortal Kombat Movie Sequel May Have Found Its Johnny Cage\" data-chomp-id=\"62d1133b5ecb79460ab7518c5c9f735b\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-alt=\"Image for article titled Mortal Kombat Movie Sequel May Have Found Its Johnny Cage\" data-anim-src=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,q_60,w_645\/62d1133b5ecb79460ab7518c5c9f735b.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 ljxJEn no-caption\">Picture<!-- -->: <!-- -->NetherRealm Studios \/ Kotaku \/ SMXRF\/Star Max<!-- --> (<!-- -->Getty Pictures<!-- -->)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"62d1133b5ecb79460ab7518c5c9f735b\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/62d1133b5ecb79460ab7518c5c9f735b\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1080\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-r43lxo-1 cwnrYD\">\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">It sounds just like the <em>Mortal Kombat <\/em>film sequel has discovered its Johnny Cage in <em>The Boys <\/em>and <em>The Lord of the Rings <\/em>actor Karl City.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-1 eZHmRR\">\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-0 jLsF instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 crfeiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-4 kDKXjm video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"194600,194617,194566\" data-current=\"194600\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hAZDOz video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-1 jShsAa video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-0 feVyfl video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"194600\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"This Wacky Magical Girl Anime Is Studio Trigger-Coded To Perfection\" data-video-blog-id=\"9\" data-video-network=\"kotaku\" data-video-duration=\"127\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-2 emBeiF video-top-bar\">\n<p>This Wacky Magical Woman Anime Is Studio Set off-Coded To Perfection<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture=\"\" muted=\"\" playsinline=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\" style=\"max-height:none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/194600\/194600_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/194600\/194600_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/194600\/194600_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/194600\/194600_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/20056.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"\/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\"><span><em>The Wrap<\/em><\/span> first broke the information, and <span><em>IGN<\/em><\/span> has since verified it with its personal sources. It seems like City is in closing talks to play the film star and martial artist. Johnny wasn\u2019t current within the first film, however was hinted at by a film poster within the movie\u2019s closing scenes, with protagonist Cole Younger heading to Los Angeles to seek out the collection staple. Johnny\u2019s absence within the first movie was observed by longtime followers, however director Simon McQuoid <span>advised <em>Selection<\/em><\/span><em> <\/em>they opted to not embody him as a result of he\u2019s such a giant persona that he would have derailed the story and change into the focal point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">That\u2019s to not say the primary <em>Mortal Kombat <\/em>lacked massive personalities. Josh Lawson\u2019s vulgar and violent Kano occupied that slot within the 2021 movie, however due to occasions within the first film, it\u2019s unlikely he\u2019ll be within the sequel. So City\u2019s Johnny is primed to fit into that dynamic in <em>Mortal Kombat 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">City has been fairly distinguished in quite a lot of franchise roles. He\u2019s appeared within the aforementioned <em>The Boys<\/em>, <em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em>, in addition to the <em>Star Trek<\/em> motion pictures and <em>Thor: Ragnarok<\/em>. He\u2019s additionally had some historical past in online game variations, having performed Doomguy within the 2005 <em>Doom<\/em> film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Simply what function Johnny will play within the sequel is unknown, and we nonetheless don\u2019t know a lot concerning the sequel at this level past that the kombatants will probably be dealing with a a lot larger risk by the hands of Shang Tsung. The 2021 film was\u2026high-quality? <span>It was enjoyable in flashes, foolish in some moments, and simply straight-up silly in others<\/span>. It was a high-quality popcorn film to observe at house, however I might\u2019ve felt considerably worse about it if I\u2019d paid to see it in a theater. Fortunately, it was one of many motion pictures caught up in near-simultaneous house and theater launches through the covid-19 pandemic, so I watched it on HBO Max as an alternative of a theater. Possibly the sequel will enhance on these issues, or perhaps it\u2019s a part of the attraction for some.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">At any charge, sorry to anybody who wished WWE star The Miz to play Johnny, together with <em>Mortal Kombat<\/em> co-creator Ed Boon and <span><em>Kotaku<\/em> workers author Isaiah Colbert<\/span>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/mortal-kombat-2-movie-johnny-cage-actor-karl-urban-1850409639\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Picture: NetherRealm Studios \/ Kotaku \/ SMXRF\/Star Max (Getty Pictures) It sounds just like the Mortal Kombat film sequel has discovered its Johnny Cage in The Boys and The Lord of the Rings actor Karl City. This Wacky Magical Woman Anime Is Studio Set off-Coded To Perfection The Wrap first broke the information, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[5931,10759,1592,1591,203],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29074"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29074"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29075,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29074\/revisions\/29075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}