With a new director and an almost entirely new cast,Annihilationlittle resembled its predecessor.
Unfortunately,Annihilationwas worse than its predecessor in every way.
Whileits difficult to find redeemable qualities aboutAnnihilation, the movie makes for a fun rewatch.
Granted,Linden Ashby did not return forMortal Kombat: Annihilationand was recast with Chris Conrad.
However, killing off Cage so nonchalantly was not the best way to handle the recast.
Cages death was supposed to establish how threatening Shao Kahn was.
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However, it only comes off as a silly way to handle an actor not returning for the sequel.
Johnny Cage was not the onlycharacter recast forMortal Kombat: Annihilation.
In fact,only Liu Kang and Kitana kept their actors from the previous film.
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is an action movie released in 1997 and is a direct sequel to the 1995 original film. After suffering more casualties at the hands of Outworld, the warriors escape to regroup and prepare to defend their home again. Together with martial artist Liu Kang, the princess of Outworld, Kitana, Sonya Blade, and Jax Briggs, Raiden will seek the means to defeat Shao Khan and end Outworld’s tyranny once and for all.
Or so we thought.
Nightwolf debuted in 1995sMortal Kombat3, the third entry in the game franchise.
Liu Kangs journey to master Animality involves three tests.
However, by the time we see Liu Kang again, he has already completed his training.
Nightwolf disappears from the movie and never returns.
Interestingly, Nightwolf wasreferenced inMortal Kombat(2021).
Whether he will be on the upcoming sequel remains to be seen.
In the first film, Bi-han was defeated by Liu Kang during the tournament.
Bi-Han died inMortal Kombat(2021) and is expected to return as Noob Saibot inMortal Kombat 2.
The new Sub-Zero was trying to help Jax and Sonya when Scorpion showed up looking for a fight.
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa also played Shang Tsung in the 2013 webseriesMortal Kombat: Legacyand 2019’sMortal Kombat 11.
Liu Kang fights the big bad and saves the day.
For a movie whose premise was the end of the world,Annihilationwas surprisingly inconsequential.
The cast and the costumes were also very accurate.
The bestMKmovies have so far been the animated ones, with Scorpions Revenge being a standout.
