20 Wild Theories For Upcoming Movies
13. Cole Dies Early - Mortal Kombat II
Though few are expecting much in the way of big surprises from Mortal Kombat II, the trailers have stoked a theory that the first film's protagonist, Cole Young (Lewis Tan), will be reduced to a glorified cameo this time around.
After all, Cole was by far the most-maligned aspect of 2021's Mortal Kombat reboot, many feeling that this wholly original character invented for the movie was a patronising "audience insert" and completely unnecessary.
With Karl Urban's Johnny Cage taking over protagonist duties this time around and Cole barely being shown in the trailers at all, many fans suspect that Cole will be killed off early in the film in response to the negative reception to him the first time around.
That's no shade against actor Lewis Tan, who does a fine enough job with a totally thankless role, but Cole getting offed in the first 15 minutes of this sequel would probably be for the best.