Mortal Kombat 2 Cast and Characters: Who's Who in the New Movie

The sequel to the 2021 Mortal Kombat reboot volition flawlessly deed theaters connected October 24, and fans were precocious treated to glimpses of Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage, Martyn Ford’s Shao Kahn, and Adeline Rudolph’s Kitana -- alongside the returning Hiroyuki Sanada arsenic Scorpion -- arsenic the warriors of Earthrealm hole for different hostile onslaught from Outworld and sinister sorcerer Shang Tsung's armies of evil.

Check retired Johnny Cage, Kitana, and Shao Kahn below...

With these caller images (released by Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon), we've decided to bash a large roundup for the MK sequel, showcasing each the actors and characters, some caller and returning. Genre icon Karl Urban adds immoderate caller prima powerfulness to the franchise, arsenic washed-up movie prima Cage, portion immoderate returning faces connection up a spot of mystery, and speculation, regarding who they mightiness beryllium playing.

Here's a speedy look astatine who's who successful Mortal Kombat 2!

New Characters successful Mortal Kombat 2

Karl Urban arsenic Johnny Cage

A clean-shaven Karl Urban (LOTR Trilogy, Star Trek Trilogy, The Boys) debuts arsenic washed-up Hollywood atrocious lad Johnny Cage -- a past-his-prime enactment prima who gets thrown headfirst into a satellite of magical death-matches with the destiny of humanity connected the line. Cage was archetypal played by Linden Ashby successful the 1995 movie.

The quality besides appeared successful the web bid Mortal Kombat: Legacy, played by Matt Mullins (in S1) and Starship Troopers' Casper Van Dien (in S2).

Adeline Rudolph arsenic Kitana

Steel fan-wielding warrior Kitana -- primitively played by Talisa Soto successful the 1995 movie -- volition present beryllium played by Adeline Rudolph (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Riverdale, Resident Evil).

Samantha Jo played Kitana connected some seasons of Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Tati Gabrielle arsenic Jade

Tati Gabrielle from the Uncharted movie.

Originally played by Irina Pantaeva successful 1997's Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, the masked bo unit adept Jade volition present beryllium portrayed by Tati Gabrielle (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, You, The Last of Us).

Damon Herriman arsenic Quan Chi

Damon Herriman from Once Upon a Time... successful Hollywood.

Aussie histrion Damon Herriman (Justified, Mr. Inbetween, doubly portrayer of Charles Manson) volition play villainous necromancer Quan Chi.

Quan Chi appeared successful the archetypal play of web bid Mortal Kombat: Legacy, played by Michael Rogers.

Martyn Ford arsenic Shao Kahn

The mountainous Martyn Ford volition play hulking achromatic magic warlord Shao Kahn. Kahn appeared concisely successful 1995's Mortal Kombat, via CGI, and past was played by Brian Thompson successful 1997's Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.

Shao Kahn appeared successful Season 1 of web bid Mortal Kombat: Legacy, played by Aleks Paunovic.

Desmond Chiam arsenic Jerrod

Desmond Chiam successful With Love.

Desmond Chiam (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, With Love) volition play Jerrod, who successful the games was erstwhile the king of a realm that mislaid to Shao Kahn successful the Mortal Kombat tournament.

King Jerrod appeared successful the web bid Mortal Kombat: Legacy - played by Kirby Morrow.

Ana Thu Nguyen arsenic Sindel

Ana Thu Nguyen successful The Spy Who Never Dies.

Sindel, woman of Jerrod (and parent to Kitana), was the Queen of a realm that mislaid 10 Mortal Kombat matches to Shao Kahn's acheronian legions. Sindel volition beryllium played by Ana Thu Nguyen (Suka, NCIS: Sydney).

Beatrice Ilg played Sindel successful the web bid Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

CJ Bloomfield arsenic Baraka

Baraka from the 2023 crippled Mortal Kombat 1.

Aussie histrion CJ Bloomfield (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga) volition don a ton of constitution and prosthetics arsenic Baraka, a gnashing, convulsive ghoul with blades for forearms. Baraka appeared successful 1997's Mortal Kombat Annihilation, played by Dennis Keiffer.

Baraka was played by Fraser Aitcheson successful the archetypal play of web bid Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Returning Characters successful Mortal Kombat 2

Lewis Tan arsenic Cole Young

Lewis Tan returns arsenic archetypal movie quality Cole, an MMA combatant who discovers he's a descendent of Hiroyuki Sanada's Hanzo Hasashi and an integral combatant successful Earthrealm's palmy thwarting of Shang Tsung.

Hiroyuki Sanada arsenic Scorpion

The multi award-winning Hiroyuki Sanada (most precocious for FX's Shogun), volition beryllium backmost arsenic Scorpion, though successful a antithetic capacity. "He plays a antithetic role," MK co-creator Ed Boon told EW. "He's not portion of the 'Super Friends' trying to decision Shao Kahn, but his quality is cardinal and it is precise indispensable for definite parts."

Scorpion appeared concisely successful the '90s Mortal Kombat films, played by Chris Casamassa and J. J. Perry.

Jessica McNamee arsenic Sonya Blade

Jessica McNamee is backmost arsenic Special Forces femme fatale Sonya Blade, slayer of Kano successful the 2021 movie. Bridgette Wilson played Sonya successful 1995's Mortal Kombat portion Sandra Hess took implicit the relation for Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.

Star Trek: Voyager's Jeri Ryan played Sonya successful the archetypal play of web bid Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Mehcad Brooks arsenic Jax

Mehcad Brooks volition erstwhile again play Jax, the (now) cybernetic Special Forces person who you bash NOT privation a hug from. Seen lone concisely successful the 1995 movie, Jax was played by Lynn "Red" Williams successful Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.

Michael Jai White played Jax successful the archetypal play of web bid Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Ludi Lin arsenic Liu Kang

Ludi Lin is backmost arsenic Raiden protege Liu Kang, the combatant who got our heroes battle-ready successful the 2021 film.

Robin Shou played Liu Kang successful some '90s Mortal Kombat movies portion Brian Tee played the quality successful some seasons of web bid Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Josh Lawson arsenic Kano

Josh Lawson returns arsenic laser-eyed mouthy merc Kano... the archetypal of our dormant characters to travel back. While the histrion himself has teased a "Kano 2.0" version, Ed Boon, speaking to Entertainment Weekly, said, "We've killed a fig of characters who are successful Mortal Kombat 1 and our latest games. So we woody with spirits and the NetherRealm and things similar that. There are ways to bring dormant characters back."

Trevor Goddard was Kano successful the 1995 movie portion Darren Shahlavi portrayed him successful the archetypal play of Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Tadanobu Asano arsenic Raiden

Tadanobu Asano, who since 2021 has garnered rave reviews, and a Golden Globe award, for his relation connected FX's Shogun, is backmost arsenic Raiden for Mortal Kombat 2.

Christopher Lambert (Highlander series) played Raiden successful the 1995 movie portion James Remar (The Warriors, Dexter) played the quality successful Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.

Ryan Robbins and David Lee McInnis played Raiden successful Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Chin Han arsenic Shang Tsung

Chin Han (The Dark Knight, Marco Polo) is backmost arsenic dastardly soul-collector Shang Tsung. Defeated successful the archetypal movie, what relation volition Shang Tsung present play successful the caller onslaught of Earth?

Shang Tsung was played by the legendary Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa successful 1995's Mortal Kombat, and again successful the 2nd play of web bid Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Joe Taslim as... Noob Saibot?

Joe Taslim is backmost for Mortal Kombat 2, but with Sub-Zero vanquished by Scorpion successful the archetypal movie, what relation volition Taslim play now? Fans speculate that Sub-Zero volition be, successful accordance with the crippled arc, resurrected arsenic Noob Saibot - an undead wraith from the Netherrealm revealed to beryllium Bi-Han - aka Sub-Zero.

One of the astir fashionable characters from the games, Sub-Zero has appeared successful 1995's Mortal Kombat arsenic the Bi-Han version, played by Francois Peti, and past again successful Mortal Kombat: Annihilation played by Keith Cooke (in a antithetic SZ incarnation).

Kevan Ohtsji and Eric Steinberg portrayed Sub-Zero successful Mortal Kombat: Legacy.

Max Huang as... Dark Kung Lao?

Killed by Shang Tsung successful the archetypal movie, Earthrealm defender Kung Lao is back... but successful what form? Max Huang returns for Mortal Kombat 2, wherever galore dormant characters are being resurrected, but volition his Kung Lao present beryllium an antagonist? There's surely a crippled precedent for it.

Mark Dacascos played Kung Lao successful Season 2 of Mortal Kombat: Legacy.