Mortal Kombat II Director Reveals How They Made Johnny Cage’s In-Universe Film [Exclusive Interview]

One of many issues I used to be so impressed by is how earnest the film is by way of its respect of the video games, and the lore, and the characters. I believe that basically comes by way of in that early struggle scene between Kitana and Johnny, the place you need each of them to win, you do not need both one to lose. What was it like for you staging a sequence like that by way of conserving them sympathetically even, however having them even have a struggle?

Yeah, that was a very attention-grabbing and essential struggle, that one, given how early it’s and given how these two characters within the framework and the construction of the script and the story, they carry us by way of the movie. They’re the primary pillars of the movie, proper? So it was necessary that they met one another early after which they plat collectively, and one causes an impact for the opposite, they usually plat collectively on the finish as we attain the ending. Additionally, we’re seeing the struggle by way of Johnny’s eyes, after which we’re additionally seeing it by way of Kitana’s eyes. So we had to concentrate on what was occurring in each of their minds. To start with, Johnny, utterly fish out of water, thrown within the deep finish. So he is nonetheless attempting to again out of it. He simply has no concept what is going on on. And that struggle for him is about type of re-sparking what’s truly in right here [points to his chest], however he is misplaced contact with. In order that’s step one of [his change], now he will get his ass kicked by Kitana.

However then with Kitana, she’s taking part in the lengthy recreation as a result of she has this kind of pursuit and this aim to her revenge. And so she is aware of, effectively, she’s not going to do what her father needs, or “her father” needs. She’s going to do what she needs, however she has to make it seem like … So there is a technique there as effectively. So it was enjoyable. It was superb. So the large flip that Zia [Kelly], who’s the stunt performer for [Kitana], she did that about 20 occasions, that enormous flip.

Wow.

Yeah, that is all in digicam.

Oh, that is unbelievable.

Yeah. And he or she’s such an incredible stunt performer. And Zia’s truly the lady within the purple gown with the rocket launcher [in the Johnny Cage movie]. So she’s Kitana’s stunt double. And it was an excellent, superb struggle to construct and arrange and watch occur.