Though the movie certainly wasn't for everyone (even some hardcore fans took issue with how it adapted the games), Joe Taslim's (The Raid, The Night Comes For Us) take on icy assassin Sub-Zero was a major highlight of Mortal Kombat.
The character met his end at the hands of Scorpion in the movie's climactic battle, but the recent teaser trailer for MK II confirmed that Taslim will return as Noob Saibot.
As any fan of the long-running video game series will be aware, Bi-Han was resurrected as the shadowy ninja by Quan Chi after being killed-off in the first game, and there was a definite hint that Shang Tsung has similar plans for the character at the end of the first movie.
Here's what director Simon McQuoid had to say about adapting the character for live-action in a recent interview.
"To translate his distinctive ‘shadow wraith’ look onto film, we drew most of our inspiration from the recent version of the game. Cappi had the brilliant idea of creating unique materials and finishes that would reflect the light while always being true to Bi-Han’s singular idea of being a shadow. His body was made of low-gloss textured black rubber under-skin, while his armour was organic in style and featured a dark grey pearlescent reflective finish. The shadow clone within him is a different character, so we needed a different costume and color, but they shared materials, ensuring his unique look was clearly separated from his shadow clone while always being born from the same character."
MORTAL KOMBAT II Image Spotlights Joe Taslim As Sub-Zero Noob Saibot
You can check out a new still featuring Scorpion doing battle with Noob Saibot below.
EXCLUSIVE NEW LOOK at Mortal Kombat II, in theaters October 24! pic.twitter.com/3W1pGZEfyu
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From New Line Cinema comes the latest high-stakes installment in the blockbuster video game franchise in all its brutal glory, Mortal Kombat II. This time, the fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.
Karl Urban stars as Johnny Cage, alongside Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, with Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden, Joe Taslim as Bi-Han, and Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi and Scorpion.
Mortal Kombat II is set to hit theaters on October 24.
