The Tarantino Character Mortal Kombat 2’s Johnny Cage Is Based On (Replacing Jean Claude Van Damme)

Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Before creating the original Mortal Kombat arcade game in 1992, Midway Games attempted to license Jean-Claude Van Damme’s image for a fighting game directly inspired by his film Bloodsport. When that deal collapsed, the design team repurposed that idea into a fictional Hollywood action star named Johnny Cage, whose original outfit, split-legged groin punch, and […]

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