20 Things You Didn't Know About Mortal Kombat

16. A Romantic Subplot Between Liu Kang & Kitana Was Cut

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Though traces of it certainly remain in the final cut of the movie, a larger romantic subplot between Liu Kang (Robin Shou) and Kitana (Talisa Soto) was included in the original script.

However, it was ultimately decided that throwing in some romance amid all the action wasn't the best idea, and so the plot was cut before shooting began. In his own words, Shou was disappointed by this as he "was looking forward to it."

Considering that nobody was going to watch a Mortal Kombat movie for the romance - or play the video games for it for that matter - this was clearly the right call, even if Shou and Soto's chemistry was palpable throughout the film.

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