I Did A Deep Dive Into Why 'Mortal Kombat II' Ddin't Make Johnny Cage And Sonya Blade A Couple So You Don't Have To

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While the genre struggled history, some of the best video game movies have hit theaters over the past few years. One of these is definitely Simon McQuoid's "Mortal Kombat," which was released in 2021 (and is currently streaming with a HBO Max subscription). The sequel "Mortal Kombat II" is in theaters now, complete with Karl Urban's scene-stealing Johnny Cage. And CinemaBlend just had to ask the cast why Johnny and Jessica McNamee's Sonya Blade didn't end up starting a romantic relationship in the movie, despite their history in the games.  Critics have been praising "Mortal Kombat II," and now fans can judge for themselves since the R-rated sequel is in theaters. We've been a fan of the games for years, and was surprised that the new movie didn't establish Johnny and Sonya's love story. As you can see in the video above, CinemaBlend spoke to the cast ahead of the movie's release, where Karl Urban spoke about that narrative developing in possible sequels.

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00:00Yeah, that is an element of the evolution of Johnny Cage and Sonya's story that I very much look forward

00:07to play.

00:08I think that that'll be a fun extra dynamic to add to the ingredients and, you know, evolve these characters

00:17beyond just a sort of like a work relationship or a fighting tournament, you know, relationship.

00:23Yeah, I'm definitely down for that. I think it'd be great.

00:26Yeah, it's a mix, isn't it? Because you don't want to kind of open all your presents at once because

00:34you want to be able to, you know, for it to last.

00:36But at the same time, you've got that, you know, there's no guarantee of another movie.

00:40So you're like, oh, should we put it in this? Not knowing if we ever get to do it again.

00:44I'm glad we've paced ourselves because I really think there's so much more to explore in the world.

00:51So I'm glad that there are a few things that the fans are like, well, what about, you know, dot,

00:55dot, dot?

00:56And we're like, hey, tranquilla, we'll get there, you know?

00:59Well, it was actually quite a cool story in that I think Ed specifically asked for that not to come

01:04into play in this movie.

01:06I don't think he wanted Sonya's whole journey just to be about finding a man, you know, which is great.

01:13I am sure if we continue to make them that that would be something that we get to explore.

01:18And I wouldn't mind making out with Carl Urban, so sure.

01:22There's a spinoff called Fifty Shades of Combat.

01:26There's a spinoff called Fifty Shades of Combat with you and Carl.

01:30It's going to be great.

01:31And I think that was really cool.

01:33I don't know if I was allowed to say that.

01:35I'm going to get canceled.

01:37But when the time comes, can we shoot it like K-drama style with petals falling?

01:42All right, relax.

01:44I think someone else wants this more than I do.

01:47I've run this over in my mind a hundred times, trust me.

01:51It's a rom-com spinoff, for sure.

01:53But, yeah, no, I think it was cool that they didn't just dive straight into that.

01:56And I'm sure, yeah, there'll be a payoff when the time comes.

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