Exclusive: Ludi Lin & Max Huang talk action scenes in Mortal Kombat

Hitting theaters and HBO Max simultaneously on April 23 from Warner Bros. is Mortal Kombat, Simon McQuoid’s reimagining and highly-anticipated new adaptation of the hit Midway Games franchise.

The diverse international cast reflects the global nature of the brand, with talent spanning the worlds of film, television and martial arts. The ensemble includes Joe Taslim as Sub Zero; Ludi Lin as Liu Kang; Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade; Josh Lawson as Kano; Tadanobu Asano as Raiden; Mehcad Brooks as Jackson “Jax” Bridges; Chin Han as Shang Tsung; Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion; Max Huang as Kung Lao; Sisi Stringer as Mileena; and Lewis Tan as Cole Young.

In Mortal Kombat, MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage—or why Outworld’s Emperor Shang Tsung has sent his best warrior, Sub-Zero, an otherworldly Cryomancer, to hunt Cole down. Fearing for his family’s safety, Cole goes in search of Sonya Blade at the direction of Jax, a Special Forces Major who bears the same strange dragon marking Cole was born with. Soon, he finds himself at the temple of Lord Raiden, an Elder God and the protector of Earthrealm, who grants sanctuary to those who bear the mark.

Here, Cole trains with experienced warriors Liu Kang, Kung Lao and rogue mercenary Kano, as he prepares to stand with Earth’s greatest champions against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe. But will Cole be pushed hard enough to unlock his arcana—the immense power from within his soul—in time to save not only his family, but to stop Outworld once and for all?

For Lin, he’s no stranger to the action world as he’s appeared playing Zack Taylor in the 2017 Power Rangers reboot, underwater warrior Murk in Aquaman, and currently Kerwin in the The CW series Kung Fu. While Huang has acted in several films, this is his biggest role to date.

BlackFilmandTV’s Wilson Morales recently spoke with Ludi Lin (Lin Kang) and Max Huang (Kung Lao) on their roles and action scenes in the film.