Producer Todd Garner seemingly just confirmed that Mortal Kombat 2 will feature one of the video game’s most iconic villains.
The producer’s more notable behind-the-scenes snaps include partial views of twolegendary Mortal Kombat weapons: Shao Kahn’s war hammer and one of Kitana’s blade-tipped fans
Garner also sparked a flurry of speculation with an image of a rough stone floor bathed in red light, which many believe points to thehellish Netherrealm’s inclusionin Mortal Kombat 2.
Mortal Kombat 2 producer teases major villain in sequel
Garner has arguably outdone himself withhis latest Mortal Kombat 2 picof a pale, grey hand protruding from a black sleeve. This pasty paw seemingly belongs to Quan Chi – the baddie previous reports indicate will be portrayed by Damon Herriman.
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While Garner’s post doesn’t explicitly announce Quan Chi’s inclusion in Mortal Kombat 2, many franchise devotees responded as if it did. “Quan Chi for sure,” assertedone X user. “Freaking Quan Chi is in the movie,” enthusedanother. “And [in] the first movie I thought he was framing Bi-Han for killing Hanzo’s family.” “Quan Chi up to his old schemes again,” quippeda third.
That said, some fans weren’t convinced Garner’s photo depicted Quan Chi. Instead,this segmentof the fanbase believes the mystery hand belongs to another Mortal Kombat 2 villain, Noob Saibot.
The Boys’ Karl Urban isofficially on board as Cage, following persistent buzz that he was in talks to star. It’s unclear at this stage how closely Urban’s Cage will emulate his pixel-powered counterpart. The first Mortal Kombat film’s finale suggests Johnny’s original Hollywood backstory remains intact, though.
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