Mortal Kombat 2021 Movie: Everything We Know

There has been no confirmation on what story the film will choose to depict but assumptions can be made from the currently confirmed cast and due to the fact that this film is not connected to the two previous instalments in the franchise.

The current roster of characters confirmed would suggest that the first game's story is likely to be adapted once more for the big screen. Simply put it makes sense to start at the beginning of the Mortal Kombat story and to build off of that in future films. The first game sees Raiden rally together a group of heroes to fight in the Mortal Kombat tournament to stop an invasion of Earth.

However there are sure to be a few twists to the story to keep things fresh. Alongside this the character of Nitara is confirmed to be in the film despite the fact she doesn't appear in the original game, which would suggest they are making some slight changes to the story.

Greg Russo did confirm on Twitter that Johnny Cage plays an important role in the story, so perhaps he will act as the central character throughout the film. Another obvious choice for lead character would be Liu Kang, normally depicted as the hero of the early games.