Thanks to live online modes Mortal Kombat 11 is a living, breathing experience -- and that might just have something to do with Player Appreciation Week starting next week! NetherRealm promises the "most wanted gooes are on the horizon" and it isn't just limited to console games!

Fans who play Mortal Kombat Mobile will be able to check their MK Mobile inbox every day to find special rewards for Fan Appreciation Week! This is in addition to the impending arrival of Kabal, who'll be available through early access purchase options on Thursday, September 12th.

The Kabal Elder Challenge will begin for MK Mobile on October 3rd. He joins other Mortal Kombat 11 playable characters, including Scorpion, Raiden, Jade, and Sub-Zero. Mortal Kombat Mobile is free-to-play from Apple Store and Google Play.

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As the start of photography draws near for the Mortal Kombat movie reboot, two more major roles from the original game's lineup have been filled! A new report reveals Scorpion and Shang Tsung have joined the growing cast.

Variety has the scoop on the major casting news, revealing Singaporean actor Chin Han will play Shang Tsung, and Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada will become Scorpion. Both actors will be familiar faces to fans familiar with neighbouring genre cinema.

Chin Han and Hiroyuki Sanada (via Variety)

Hiroyuki Sanada has become a recurring character actor in Hollywood since appearing in 1998 supernatural Japanese thriller Ring. He appeared in various featured martial arts roles in The Last Samurai, The Wolverine, and 47 Ronin, and recently appeared as Musashi in HBO's Westworld. He was also memorable as Captain Kaneda in cult sci-fi thriller Sunshine, and opposed Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye as a mob boss in Avengers: Endgame.

Chin Han became part of the zeitgeist with his appearance as mob accountant Lau in Christopher Nolan's definitive 2008 superhero epic The Dark Knight. He more recently featured as Togusa in the controversial live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell.

Shang Tsung was the architect of the Shaolin tournament in the original Mortal Kombat video game plot, gathering various martial artists to his island for a tournament to decide the fate of Earthrealm. Scorpion was an interloper seeking vengeance from beyond the grave against competitor Sub-Zero, to be played by Joe Taslim.

How much of these original plots will be retained in the big screen adaptation remains to be seen. At 58 years old, Hiroyuki Sawada is notably senior to much of the cast, and typical depictions of Hanzo Hasashi (aka; Scorpion). The 1995 feature film directed by Paul Anderson infamously recast Scorpion and Sub-Zero as 'slaves under Shang Tsung's power'.

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Today's news comes on the back of reported casting of Kano and Sonya Blade. The recent additions join Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Tadanobu Asano as Raiden, Mehcad Brooks as Jax, and more. Simon McQuoid directs his first feature, with filming to begin in Australia next month.

What do you think of the latest addition of these two major characters? Share your thoughts in the comments below and follow all the news & discussion on the Media & Merchandise forum!

The Mortal Kombat movie production is filling up its cast of iconic fighters from the original game! A new report reveals three more actors are in the final stages of joining the film, with Kano and Sonya Blade revealed to be joining other recent additions.

The Hollywood Reporter is keeping close to the project, reporting that Australian comedic actor Josh Lawson (Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues) has closed a deal to portray the Black Dragon mercenary Kano, with Jessica McNamee (The Meg) in talks to appear as his Special Forces arch-rival, Sonya Blade.

Lewis Tan is also said to be nearing his second go around with the Mortal Kombat franchise, entering final negotiations to play an as yet unrevealed feature chararater. He can currently be seen in the Netflix series Wu Assassins, having also appeared in Marvel's Iron Fist for the streaming service. He made a memorable cameo as Shatterstar in the theatrically released Deadpool 2.

Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, and Josh Lawson (via The Hollywood Reporter)

Tan was previously cast as wayward Shaolin warrior Kung Jin in the ultimately unreleased third Mortal Kombat webseries. He can be seen in costume in a photo released in 2015. The unreleased project is unlikely to bear relevance to the new role, although the elder Kung Lao is among the major characters yet to be cast. Scorpion and Kuai Liang are also possibilities.

The new actors will join a growing cast, that already includes Joe Taslim as Sub-Zero, Tadanobu Asano as Raiden, Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Mehcad Brooks as Jax, and more. Photography will begin in Australia, next month. Simon McQuoid will direct r-rated violence with a sense of humor for a theatrical release in 2021.

Who do you think Lewis Tan will appear as? How do the new additions stack up with the rest of the cast? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below and follow all the news & discussion in the Media & Merchandise forum!

Legendary star of screen and stage Keith David has confirmed he will be provide the voice of Spawn when the comic book anti-hero comes to Mortal Kombat 11 in 2020!

David has had a long and illustrious career, starring in films such as The Thing, Platoon, They Live, and Pitch Black, as well as lending his commanding voice to characters in Adventure Time, Rick and Morty, and the Mass Effect and Saints Row game series.

He was the voice of Al Simmons (aka; Spawn) for three seasons of the critically acclaimed HBO animated series: Todd McFarlane's Spawn. His performance helped the adult animation earn an Emmy nomination for its third season, in 1999. Fans have welcomed the news of his return to the role on Twitter, where the actor made the announcement.

It’s official! I will be the voice of #Spawn in #MK11. pic.twitter.com/dwcUJedDUV

— KeithDavid (@ImKeithDavid) August 26, 2019

Spawn was announced as a guest character in June, and formally revealed with the recent Kombat Pack trailer and character render artwork. Creator Todd McFarlane praised the video game interpretation at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, having talked up the possbiility of a crossover for several years. Fellow guest character Terminator T-800 is reported to only bare the likeness of Arnold Schwarzenegger, without his iconic voice.

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Todd McFarlane's Spawn has stepped out of the shadows and into the spotlight as one of three guest characters coming to Mortal Kombat 11's Kombat Pack! You've seen him in the Kombat Pack trailer - now examine his living costume in official character art!

The rough, rippled texture of Spawn's costume evokes its nature as part of his hellspawn body. It appears very reminiscent of the live-action suit created for actor Michael Jai White in 1997's Spawn feature film, with spiked gauntlets and straps that favour the classic comic book design.

Spawn was confirmed with the first Shang Tsung & Kombat Pack announce trailer in June, but will be the last downloadable content character to arrive in-game. Early access is scheduled to begin March 17, 2020. A brief bio was released with the original reveal:

Todd McFarlane's Spawn is one of the world's best-selling and longest-running monthly comic books, with hundreds of millions of copies sold worldwide in more than 120 countries and 15 different languages. The Spawn comic book tells the story of Al Simmons, an elite government assassin who was betrayed and killed by the CIA. Instead of dying, he sells his soul to Hell for a second chance at life, and becomes Spawn, an unstoppable soldier fighting the underworld. Spawn is voiced by Keith David, the original voice actor from 'Todd McFarlane's Spawn,' the Emmy award-winning HBO animated series.

Creator Todd McFarlane thinks Spawn lives up to the comics - do you? Tell us what you think in the comments below and join the discussion on the Mortal Kombat 11 forum!