The Mortal Kombat reboot will closely adhere to the video games in some notable ways. While big screen adaptations of video game properties often take some creative licenses with the source material, it was important to producer Todd Garner that the film stayed true to the games in one respect: the characters’ nationalities. This is one element that will be different from the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie, which featured a few actors that weren’t representative of the games. In a Mortal Kombat set visit, Garner discussed the decision, and how it was a way to be faithful to the franchise.
“…so going back to being true to the game, all those characters for the first time in a movie, are really cast the appropriate way, whatever nationality they are. And if they’re an alien or demon woman, they didn’t really have an origin or nationality,” said Garner.
“[It’s] a testament to Warner Brothers…
