Mortal Kombat Movie Casts Scorpion and Shang Tsung (VIDEO)
It’s been a long road for the upcoming movie adaptation of Mortal Kombat, the project having spent numerous years in development before finally gaining headway with producer James Wan, screenwriter Greg Russo, and director Simon McQuoid at the helm. Pre-production on the Mortal Kombat movie has shifted into full swing as of late, having filled several prominent roles over the last few weeks. Following yesterday’s big casting news, it appears two more of the series’ most prominent characters have now also been cast.
As revealed by Variety, New Line Cinema’s Mortal Kombat film has cast actor Chin Han (The Dark Knight) as the tricky shape-shifting soul-hoarder Shang Tsung, taking over the beloved movie role (and subsequent MK11 return) from Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. Additionally, it was revealed that prolific martial arts actor Hiroyuki Sanada (Avengers: Endgame) has been chosen to play the series’ fire-spewing demonic ninja, Scorpion.
#MortalKombat: Chin Han to play Shang Tsung in reboot (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/pJF3lX4U1d pic.twitter.com/TPL1WCRVIA
— Variety (@Variety) August 27, 2019
These newly-added actors aren’t likely to disappoint, especially both have played similar roles to warrant their place in the Mortal Kombat reboot. Han’s eloquent and calculated performance in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight would make him an ideal choice for the scheming sorcerer Shang Tsung. As for Sanada, the actor’s immense portfolio of action and martial arts cinema pretty much speaks for itself, with recent sword-slashing performances in Avengers: Endgame, The Wolverine, and Westworld providing a spectacular template for Scorpion in the MK movie.
The Mortal Kombat movie is set to release in theaters on March 5th, 2021.
What do you think? Are you excited about these actor castings, or would you have preferred they brought back Cary Tagawa for Shang Tsung? Let us know in the comments below and be sure to follow Don’t Feed the Gamers on Twitter and Facebook to be informed of the latest gaming and entertainment news 24 hours a day! For more headlines recently featured on DFTG, check out these next few news stories:
Eric Hall2712 Posts
Phone-browsing Wikipedia in one hand and clutching his trusty controller in the other, the legendary Eric Hall spreads his wealth of knowledge as a writer for Don't Feed the Gamers. Be sure to catch his biweekly "Throwback Thursday" segment for a nostalgic look at trivia from the past.
