10 Major Concerns About Upcoming Movies
8. The Protagonist Is An Original Character - Mortal Kombat
It was recently confirmed that the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot will introduce an original character as its protagonist, an ex-MMA fighter named Cole Young (Lewis Tan), who ends up being mentored by Lord Raiden (Tadanobu Asano) to help fend off Outworld sorcerer Shang Tsung (Chin Han).
Though Tan is an undeniably talented martial artist, not a single Mortal Kombat fan was asking for an audience surrogate character when the roster has a wealth of iconic protagonists to choose from, namely Liu Kang (Ludi Lin) and Johnny Cage.
While there is a popular fan theory gaining traction that Cole may in fact turn out to be Johnny Cage, who at present is conspicuously absent from the movie's line-up, it still feels like a totally unnecessary approach compared to...just giving fans what they want.
If Cole truly is an original character, then he's facing an uphill struggling convincing fans he's a worthwhile addition to the roster rather than a total waste of space.