Adeline Rudolph to play Kitana in New Line’s bone-shattering sequel

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina actress Adeline Rudolph goes from Riverdale to Outworld for New Line‘s Mortal Kombat 2. Rudolph is the second Chilling Adventures forged member to signal on for the Mortal Kombat sequel after Tati Gabrielle introduced she’s in talks to play Jade within the follow-up to director Simon McQuoid’s 2021 smash. McQuoid directs the sequel, featuring Karl Urban because the fast-talking Hollywood misfit fighter Johnny Cage.

Written by Jeremy Slater, Mortal Kombat 2 continues the story established within the McQuoid reboot, specializing in an eclectic group of fighters pulled right into a contest of champions for the destiny of Earthrealm in opposition to the sinister forces of Outworld. New Line’s Mortal Kombat was launched on the onset of the pandemic in theaters and on HBO Max, turning into one of many streaming platform’s most vital hits.

Rudolph performs Kitana within the sequel, my favourite character from the famed combating recreation franchise. Princess Kitana is 10,000 years previous and is the stepdaughter of Shao Khan. Kitana fights utilizing martial arts and a set of lethal, razor-sharp Metal Followers. Kitana shares a novel bond with Jade, probably establishing an thrilling relationship dynamic for each characters within the new movie.

James Wan’s Atomic Monster and Michael Clear produce Mortal Kombat 2 alongside Damaged Highway Manufacturing’s Todd Garner. Simon McQuoid and E. Bennett Walsh additionally produce.

Though Mortal Kombat’s reception was blended, these behind the scenes know there’s a lot room for enchancment. ScreenwriterJeremy Slater has mentioned that they’re viewing the Mortal Kombat sequel as “the prospect to take all the pieces that labored within the first one and do it even higher and provides the viewers much more, and make one thing that’s simply extremely satisfying, and actually thrilling, and unpredictable.” Slater added that he desires to make the Mortal Kombat sequel that nobody is anticipating, one that may sneak in and “blow everybody away.”

Lewis Tan performed Cole Younger within the first Mortal Kombat film. This new character had some mysterious ties to the collection’ mythology, and he’s beforehand expressed hope that the sequel might be larger and bloodier. “There are such a lot of storylines,” Tan mentioned. “It’s very advanced; there are such a lot of characters. It’s a tough one to get carried out in a two-hour interval or an hour and a half. Hopefully, they will make the sequel slightly bit longer and we will discover extra characters and extra themes, and simply make it even bloodier and even larger than the primary one. That’s our plan.”

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