The first everMortal Kombatmovie was released in 1995 to mixed reviews.
1997’sMortal Kombat: Annihilationhad the chance to improve on its predecessor, but was instead torn apart by critics.
Mortal Kombat: Annihilationhas a shockingly low score of 4% on Rotten Tomatoes (viaRotten Tomatoes).
This score ensured that no moreMortal Kombatmovieswould be made for more than 20 years.
However, the franchise was finally rebooted on the big screen with 2021’sMortal Kombat.
Specifically, there are three waysMortal Kombat 2could be a better sequelthanMortal Kombat: Annihilation.
The sequel to the Mortal Kombat 2021 film franchise reboot, Mortal Kombat 2, will follow the original cast and new faces as they prepare for the Mortal Kombat tournament. Cole Young and his allies will continue training and enlisting new warriors to prepare for the contest between Earthrealm and Outworld, which will determine the fate of humanity.
Chris Conrad took over the role of Johnny Cage from Lindon Ashby inMortal Kombat: Annihilation.
Johnny Cage barely had a role inAnnihilation, which is something that will be remedied inMortal Kombat 2.
However, Thompson was unfortunately not intimidating as Shao Kahn at all.
His performance as Shao Kahn was much more campy than menacing.
Since Shao Kahn was the main villain inMortal Kombat: Annihilation, most of the movie did not work.
In theMortal Kombatvideo games, Shao Kahn is the powerful tyrant leader of Outworld.
The ending ofMortal Kombat: Annihilationoriginally featured a scene in which Shinnok meets with Quan Chi.
This teased that Quan Chi would pose yet another threat to Earthrealm in a thirdMortal Kombatmovie.
However, this scene was eventually deleted andMortal Kombat 3never happened afterAnnihilation’sfailure.
In theMortal Kombatvideo games,Quan Chi is a demon of the Netherrealm known for dark magic and necromancy.
He could be the reason characters from 2021’sMortal Kombat, such as Kano, get revived for the sequel.
