Pop Culture Happy Hour discusses Mortal Kombat II characters and fatalities

9 articles · Updated · NPR · May 8

The episode says the film centres on warrior princess Kitana, played by Adeline Rudolph, and washed-up action star Johnny Cage, played by Karl Urban.
It highlights heavy fan service and the franchise's trademark ultra-violent fighting as key elements of the sequel.
Mortal Kombat II is based on the long-running video game series and brings back more familiar characters for audiences who grew up with it.

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