TheMortal Kombatreboot cast continues to grow asJessica McNamee,Josh Lawson, andLewis Tanjoin the ranks. McNamee and Lawson have been cast two play two iconic characters in theMortal Kombatfranchise and Tan will arrive on the scene in a still-unannounced role, fresh off his work on Netflix’sWu Assassins.
According toDeadline, McNamee will play Sonya Blade while Lawson is taking on the role of Kano. In theMortal Kombatgame, Sonya is a female soldier and member of a special unit known as Outer World Investigation Agency. Meanwhile, Kano is a menacing member of the Black Dragon clan with his cybernetic eye and bulging muscles. Both characters have been included in the vast array ofMortal Kombatcharacters since the game’s early days.
As a resident Australian, McNamee got her start on the popular soapHome & Away. Today, she is best known to a wider audience for her roles in 2017’sBattle of the Sexes, starringEmma RobertsandSteve Carell, as well as 2018’s shark disaster movieThe MegstarringJason Statham. Fellow Aussie Lawson has been scooping up onscreen roles since the late ’90s, with more recent and recognizable turns in supporting roles on series like Showtime’sHouse of Liesand NBC’sSuperstore. To date, neither McNamee nor Lawson have taken on roles in a project of this size or one that is so firmly rooted within the action genre.
While McNamee and Lawson get most of the shine here because we know who they’re actually playing, it would be an error of the highest order to not talk about Tan. The actor broke out with his role on AMC’sInto the Badlandsbefore moving on to roles inDeadpool 2andWu Assassins.Tan is a trained martial artist, too, which will no doubt be beneficial to his role in this reboot.
Plot details about theMortal Kombatreboot are still being kept under wraps, so it’s unclear if it will bear any resemblance to the 1995Mortal Kombatmovie starringChristopher Lambert. McNamee, Lawson, and Tan join an already strong cast which includesPower RangersactorLudi Lin,The Raid’sJoe Taslim, andSupergirl’sMehcad Brooks. The movie is expected to arrive in theaters on June 03, 2025.
