Last month came
an abundance of castings news about the upcoming, live-action
Mortal Kombat movie.
We already knew that Joe Taslim (
The Raid) will be playing Sub-Zero in the film but we found out that Mehcad Brooks (
Supergirl), Tadanobu Asano (
Thor), Ludi Lin (
Power Rangers), and Sisi Stringer will be playing Jax, Raiden, Liu Kang, and Mileena respectively.
Later in August, it was revealed that Shang Tsung will be played by Chin Han (
The Dark Knight) and Scorpion by Hiroyuki Sanada (
The Last Samurai).
Brooks, the actor who will be playing Jax, recently took to social media to talk about his upcoming role. He's currently working on the Jax's fighting style, training with firearms, and reading up on the character. Brooks assures fans that, when the film arrives in theatres in 2021, they're not going to be let down.
Below you can check out three of the actor's Instagram posts (
@mehcadbrooks) about the
Mortal Kombat movie:
We have all been playing #MortalKombat for 26 years. I get how attached we may get to amazingly constructed characters that express our own personalities because of how we operate them. Our favorite moves, all of the fatalities, etc. I get it. . . . I invite you to clear your head of any attachment you may already have for your favorite character in the game and see what a dedicated group of passionate humans (who are MK fans too) can add to your favorite characters and game. I gained 20lbs in two months, the gym went from 2 days to 6 days a week, the fight training is around the clock, including alone at home. 7am Fight choreography that would have a SoulCycle instructor sweating their ass off. I used #Burningman as a place of discovery for #JaxBriggs His first breaths into my consciousness were in a midday dust storm. I took off my scarf and I breathed deeply...like he would. Blessed to breathe, [frick] the dust. I cleared some unresolved trauma in my life to make room for his. And I’m only a piece of the puzzle. We are all working that hard and that passionately to facilitate the same dream to you the dedicated ones. Your dedication feeds ours, so please keep the positive comments coming to all of us. . . . Seeing how dedicated we all are and from what I have already seen and read, I can guarantee you, you’ve never seen anything like this. . . . Love to the amazing cast and crew and our Zen captain of this ship @simonmcquoid I cannot wait to BE submerged in this with you all until we FINISH HXM. #justakidfromaustin
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The live-action Mortal Kombat movie is set release on March 5th, 2021.