Karl Urban is stepping into the sunglasses and karate gi of one of gaming's most iconic showboats. According to IGN Southeast Asia, the The Boys and Thor star recently revealed that his sons' reaction to his Johnny Cage casting was about as succinct and enthusiastic as you'd expect from kids who grew up watching their dad punch things on screen.
Why This Casting Changes Everything
Johnny Cage is the role that defines the energy of any Mortal Kombat ensemble. He's the comic relief, the egomaniac, the guy who somehow holds his own against literal gods and demons — and Urban, with his effortless action chops and genuine comedic timing honed on The Boys, is a legitimately exciting fit. But here's the thing: locking in Cage means the rest of the roster conversation just got a whole lot more urgent. The first film left several major MK names on the table — Kitana, Jade, Baraka, Rain, Ermac — and now that the sequel has its centerpiece, fans are rightfully asking who stands beside him.
This is exactly the kind of confirmed casting that sends the fancasting community into overdrive. Who completes this roster? What tone does Urban's Cage set for the other characters around him? These are the questions myCast was built for.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
The community has been working this problem for a while now, and the data across multiple fan-cast stories paints a fascinating picture of what the dream roster could look like.
The most-voted pick across all MK2 stories on the platform is a wild one: Braun Strowman has racked up a commanding 43 votes for Kintaro in the main Mortal Kombat 2 story — and honestly, the logic is hard to argue with. The WWE star is a genuine physical specimen, and a four-armed Shokan warrior needs someone who can sell that sheer, impossible scale. Close behind him, fans have rallied around Damian Priest for Rain with 10 votes, and Alan Ritchson for Stryker with 9 — another wrestler-to-action-star pipeline pick that feels very much in the spirit of the franchise.
For the more traditional roster slots, the second story fills out a compelling core: as Kitana, as Jade, as Jax, and as Liu Kang make for a genuinely interesting ensemble. Meanwhile, a third story makes the case for returning franchise faces, with back as Scorpion and reprising Sub-Zero — both of whom appeared in the 2021 film and would provide welcome continuity.