Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2 Web Series to Debut in 2013
A second season of the live-action web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy is currently in production in Los Angeles and will debut in Q2 2013 exclusively on Machinima. Based on the Mortal Kombat videogame franchise, Kevin Tancharoen (“Mortal Kombat: Legacy”) returns to direct and co-write Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2 alongside writers Josh Baizer and Marshall Johnson (“Dead Loss”).
Mortal Kombat: Legacy 2 features stars from television and film – many of whom have real-world martial arts experience. The cast includes Harry Shum, Jr. (“Glee”) as the warlord adviser Kuai Liang, Casper Van Dien (“Starship Troopers”) as martial arts film actor Johnny Cage, Brian Tee (“The Wolverine”) as Shaolin Monk Liu Kang, Mark Dacascos (“Cradle 2 the Grave”) as Kung Lao – a close friend of Liu Kang, Ian Anthony Dale (“Hawaii Five-O”) returns as the resurrected ninja Scorpion, and reprising his role he made famous in the Mortal Kombat theatrical release – Cary Tagawa as the powerful, arrogant sorcerer Shang Tsung.