Directed by John R. Leonetti   Written by Ed Boon   Lawrence Kasanoff   Joshua Wexler   John Tobias   Brent V. Friedman   Bryce Zabel   Cast Robin Shou ... Liu Kang Talisa Soto ... Kitana James Remar ... Raiden Sandra Hess ... Sonya Blade Lynn 'Red' Williams ... Jax (as Lynn Red Williams) Brian Thompson ... Shao Kahn Reiner Schöne ... Shinnok (as Reiner Schoene) Musetta Vander ... Sindel Irina Pantaeva ... Jade Deron McBee ... Motaro Marjean Holden ... Sheeva Litefoot ... Nightwolf Chris Conrad ... Johnny Cage John Medlen ... Ermac J.J. Perry ... Cyrax / Scorpion / Noob Saibot Tyrone C. Wiggins ... Rain (as Tyrone Wiggins) Dennis Keiffer ... Baraka Ridley Tsui ... Smoke (as Ridley Tsui Po Wah) Keith Cooke ... Sub-Zero (as Keith Cooke Hirabayashi) Lance LeGault ... Elder God #1 Carolyn Seymour ... Elder God #2 Dana Hee ... Mileena Ray Park ... Raptor #3 / Tarkatan (Baraka) #2 Ed Boon ... Scorpion (voice) Steven Ho ... Chan (archive footage) Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa ... Shang Tsung (archive footage) Uncredited Cast Mark Caso ... Raptor #1 Paul Driver ... Ninja Warrior #2 Sultan Uddin ... Raptor #2 Produced by Thom Fleming   Gerrit V. Folsom   Carla Fry   Lawrence Kasanoff   Kevin Reidy   Alison Savitch   Joshua Wexler   Brian Witten   Original Music by George S. Clinton

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