MORTAL KOMBAT Reboot Character Details Tease A New Lead Hero, A Teenage Raiden And More

The first character details for New Line's planned Mortal Kombat reboot have emerged, and it's safe to say fans of the classic video game series may have a few issues with these reveals! Take a look...

By MarkCassidy - Jul 09, 2018 02:07 PM EST

Filed Under: Mortal Kombat

We finally have some details on New Line's upcoming reboot of Mortal Kombat in the form of some character breakdowns, and while most of the names will be very familiar to fans of the classic video game series, some of the descriptions may come in for a little backlash!

Most notably, the film will introduce a new protagonist that has never been a part of any of the games, and it looks like this Cole Turner fella and his family are going to play a big part in the story.

In addition, Raiden willl be depicted as a teenager - although Many of the other characters, such as Sonya, Mileena, Jax etc, seem to be more closely based on their video game counterparts.

Oh, and no Sub Zero or Scorpion? Not going to be a popular decision!

Check out the breakdowns below courtesy of That Hashtag Show, and be sure to let us know what you think in the comments.

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Cole Turner And His Family

COLE TURNER
Lead Male. 30s. A brand new character to the MK franchise. Cole is a struggling and widowed boxer who cares more about his young daughter than anything. He is incredibly determined and refuses to quit in the face of fantastical adversity.

EMILY
Female. 12. Cole's scrappy, determined, and wise-beyond-her-years daughter.

SOPHIA
Female. 60s. Cole’s understanding, discerning mother-in-law who houses Emily and is her primary guardian.

JESS
Female. 30-35. Cole’s judgemental sister-in-law, who believes Cole to be a selfish, bad father. She lives with Sophia and Emily.

Kano, Sonya, And Raiden

KANO
Supporting Lead Male. 30s. The large, rugged Australian ex-special forces turned merc-for-hire. He is arrogant and impetuous but a tremendous fighter.

SONYA BLADE
Supporting Lead Female. 30s. The beautiful, brainy blonde writer who chases the prophecy of Mortal Kombat. She recruits Cole and fights bravely and selflessly for a team she can only be a true part of once she earns a medallion in combat.

JIN/LORD RAIDEN
Male. 14. The immortal thunder God and protector of the Earth realm, who leads and trains the Earth team in the Underworld.

Mileena, Jax, And Liu Kang

MILEENA
Female. 25-35. A drop dead gorgeous woman that is part of the Outworld side. She wears a sheer gown over thigh-high boots and a revealing one-piece, with a veil that covers her nose and mouth.

JACKSON "JAX" BRIDGES
Male. 30-40. “Jax” is a strapping mercenary/military officer who loses both of his hands in an attack and then joins Sonya and Cole to fight the Outworld.

LIU KANG
Male. 20-35. A fire throwing ninja warrior who is a talented Earth realm champion.

Kung Lao, Shang Tsung, And Drahmin

KUNG LAO
Male. 25-35. The mute warrior monk brother of Liu Kang, who yields an all powerful boomerang hat.

SHANG TSUNG
Male. No age specified. The great sorcerer of Outworld, whose presence is a storm cloud of dark energy. His ever-changing roulette of faces unfurls an evil smile.

DRAHMIN
Male. 25-35. An Oni devil mask over his face, his body is composed of twisted sinewy skin, a heavy spiked club replaces one arm.

Kabal, Nitara, Reiko, And The Overseer

KABAL
Male. 25-35. An evil assassin of Outworld, he is outfitted in a black armored vest and trench coat. His entire head is covered by a scarred black respirator. His signature weapons are two razor-sharp hook swords.

NITARA
Female. 25-35. A black-haired vampire of Outworld. Two massive leathery batwings protrude from her bare shoulders. Fresh blood drips from her fangs.

REIKO
Male. 25-40. An armor-clad Outworld General with white glowing eyes. He drags a massive war hammer with him.

THE OVERSEER
Male. Late 80’s. The overseer of the clock tower and the training grounds that house the Earth realm warriors, he is laughably old.

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SimplyAz - 7/9/2018, 2:42 PM

Kind of excited to hear about another Mortal Kombat, definitely excited to hear about it.

I enjoyed Tomb Raider and thought it was a good video game movie.
Hopefully they give this movie to Gareth Evans, think he could make it tense with great Fight Choreography plus he knows how to shoot action as well.

NubaX - 7/9/2018, 3:42 PM

@SimplyAz - I want a REAL R Rated, Mortal Kombat movie. Not some campy Bullsh!t.

I am NOT like this casting description so far. It sounds STUPID!

SonOfAGif - 7/9/2018, 3:53 PM

@NubaX - This has Dragonball Evolution written all over it. WB are pathetic. They want a shared universe so bad and they had the perfect one with Mortal Kombat.

SimplyAz - 7/9/2018, 4:04 PM

@NubaX -

I agree, Mortal Kombat needs an R Rating but also needs to be well made

smgmayhem - 7/9/2018, 2:43 PM

Oh boy.

EZBeast - 7/9/2018, 2:44 PM

No scorpion or sub zero!?
Teenage Raiden!?
Some nobody being the lead character!?

[frick] you movie!

smgmayhem - 7/9/2018, 2:45 PM

The descriptions are very basic in my opinion. I honestly don't understand why they decided to present a new character instead of someone like Johnny Cage or Subzero taking the lead.

SonOfAGif - 7/9/2018, 3:54 PM

@smgmayhem - I don't understand why they aren't doing an R-Rated Scorpion movie with his origin and feud with Bi-Han being the focal point and Quan Chi acting as the true villain.

syman404 - 7/9/2018, 5:10 PM

@smgmayhem - maybe the character is Johnny cage renamed for casting secrecy, I'm hoping. Remember, studios rename characters to hide certain plot points.

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