Adeline Rudolph

Sthanlee Mirador

Adeline Rudolph, who made her Netflix debut Chilling Adventures of Sabrinahas joined Tati Gabrielle, her co-star on the Netflix series, in New Line’s spooky 2021 sequel Mortal Kombat.

Simon McQuoid, who directed the previous film based on the video game series, is back behind the console for the new feature Karl Urban Management of the ensemble and the diverse cast.

Written by Jeremy Slater, the sequel continues the story of a ragtag group of martial arts-savvy fighters defending our reality known as Earthrealm from the outside world. The first film to be released in both theaters and on HBO Max during the pandemic remains one of the streamer’s biggest hits to date.

Rudolph will play Kitana, a character first introduced in Mortal Kombat II, the video game that catapulted the franchise into the mainstream of 1990s pop culture and made it what it is today. Known for her cutthroat Steel fans, Kitana became one of the video game series’ signature characters.

Kitana has a close bond with Jade, a popular one combat character that will be played by Gabrielle. The casting brings together the two actresses who were closely related sabrinawho plays part of a trio of deadly mean girls known as the Weird Sisters.

Urban, meanwhile, plays fan-favorite character Johnny Cage, an action movie star who enters the Mortal Kombat tournament to prove to the naysayers that he can pull off his own stunts.

To produce combat 2 are James Wan and Michael Clear from Atomic Monster and Todd Garner from Broken Road Productions. McQuoid and E. Bennett Walsh also produce.

She made her film debut with sabrinaHong Kong-born model and actress Rudolph also guest-starred on the CW Riverdale and starred in Netflix resident Evil Series that debuted in 2022. She is currently filming the female lead in Millennium Hellboy: The crooked manDirected by Brian Taylor.

Rudolph is represented by APA, Luber Roklin Entertainment and Goodman Genow.