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Update: August 26, 2019
Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee (Sonya Blade) and Josh Lawson (Kano) Join the Cast of MORTAL KOMBAT
New Line's Mortal Kombat movie has found two of its heaviest hitters. The Meg actress Jessica McNamee is in final negotiations to play Sonya Blade, while Aussie actor Josh Lawson has closed a deal to play Kano. Also in final negotiations to play an undisclosed lead character is Wu Assassins and Deadpool 2 actor Lewis Tan.
While the plot of the film remains unknown, the video game centers on a massive roster of character fighters from different realms in a fictional universe battling for supremacy. Greg Russo penned the current version of the screenplay.
Blade, general of Earthrealm Special Forces, was the first female character introduced in video game franchise, and has a long-standing feud with Kano, a member of the Black Dragon clan.
McNamee, Lawson and Tan will join previously announced stars Joe Taslim, who is on board as Sub-Zero; Mehcad Brooks, playing Jackson ‘\"Jax" Briggs; and Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, among others.
Mortal Kombat, which is set to shoot later this year in southern Australia, is set for a March 5, 2021 release.
McNamee is also known for her role in Battle of the Sexes and the Australian series Packed to the Rafters. Lawson will next be seen playing James Murdoch in Jay Roach's Bombshell, and has been seen on such series as Superstore and House of Lies. He received an Oscar nomination in 2018 for the short film The Eleven O'Clock, which he co-wrote and starred in. Tan is also known for his role on AMC's Into the Badlands and Netflix's Marvel series Iron Fist.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mortal-kombat-movie-finds-sonya-blade-kano-1234513
Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee (Sonya Blade) and Josh Lawson (Kano) Join the Cast of MORTAL KOMBAT
New Line's Mortal Kombat movie has found two of its heaviest hitters. The Meg actress Jessica McNamee is in final negotiations to play Sonya Blade, while Aussie actor Josh Lawson has closed a deal to play Kano. Also in final negotiations to play an undisclosed lead character is Wu Assassins and Deadpool 2 actor Lewis Tan.
While the plot of the film remains unknown, the video game centers on a massive roster of character fighters from different realms in a fictional universe battling for supremacy. Greg Russo penned the current version of the screenplay.
Blade, general of Earthrealm Special Forces, was the first female character introduced in video game franchise, and has a long-standing feud with Kano, a member of the Black Dragon clan.
McNamee, Lawson and Tan will join previously announced stars Joe Taslim, who is on board as Sub-Zero; Mehcad Brooks, playing Jackson ‘\"Jax" Briggs; and Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, among others.
Mortal Kombat, which is set to shoot later this year in southern Australia, is set for a March 5, 2021 release.
McNamee is also known for her role in Battle of the Sexes and the Australian series Packed to the Rafters. Lawson will next be seen playing James Murdoch in Jay Roach's Bombshell, and has been seen on such series as Superstore and House of Lies. He received an Oscar nomination in 2018 for the short film The Eleven O'Clock, which he co-wrote and starred in. Tan is also known for his role on AMC's Into the Badlands and Netflix's Marvel series Iron Fist.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mortal-kombat-movie-finds-sonya-blade-kano-1234513
