Mortal Kombat arrives in theaters and on HBO Max on April 23. "Because the more that we open up doors and people are familiar with seeing Asian faces in a cool way and in a culturally positive way, I think that it will eventually help." "It does make a difference in regards to the way that you're seen on screen," Tan says. Mortal Kombat doesn’t delve into any cultural issues - it’s squarely about preventing the end of the world - but onscreen representation even in a relatively straightforward action flick is progress, Tan thinks. “It’s not really bold … but it's bold for Hollywood because in Hollywood most of the lead characters are always Caucasian and in our movie, it's the opposite." “The producers, James Wan and the director really wanted to make the races authentic and be bold with their choices," Tan says before correcting himself. This should set the tone for a more 'closely resembling the lore' movie. And Cole should be pummeled into a pulp while wearing the 'plot' armor in it. Scorpion (Hiroyuki Sanada) attacks the villainous Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim) in an opening fight scene. Why would Goro fight a nobody like Cole If Mortal Kombat 202+ is being made, Shang Tsung should return with Prince Goro. "We were all banged up by the end of it," Tan says, comparing the shoot to an intense workout class lasting 12 hours a day, every day, for three months. He makes sure to mention that he did have a stunt double on the film though, primarily for shots that could endanger him, like being pulled through a wall. "One hundred percent of the fights has to be me," Tan says of the rigorous and frequently painful choreography. He is also an antagonist in the animated film Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpions Revenge.He is voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, who also voiced the same character in the 1995 live-action Mortal Kombat movie. The head-exploding, limb-severing fatalities might be the main draw for audiences but the dazzling fight sequences are impressive in their own right, thanks in part to the literal strength of the cast, which features talented martial artists like Tan, The Raid veteran Joe Taslim (here playing the villainous Sub-Zero), and Hiroyuki Sanada of Westworld, who stuns in an opening fight scene as Scorpion. Goro is a villainous character from the Mortal Kombat video game franchise. “I was surprised that we didn't get an NC-17 rating,” Tan says, a sentiment echoed by the film's producer and director, adding that the theatrical cut is "right on the line" between ratings. The four-armed fighter Goro attacks Cole Young (Lewis Tan) in the new Mortal Kombat film (Credit: Everett Collection).
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