Ben Lindbergh

And he was just the audience proxy.

And, hey, let's have someone who knows nothing about this world of Mortal Kombat that the audience can kind of, you know.

be identifying with and he can learn along with the audience what's the deal with this through the Elder Gods and Outworld and Earthrealm and all this stuff played by Lewis Tan and you know just sort of standard he's fighting for his family he's like a down and out brawler

I didn't mind the performance.

You know, the character was kind of milquetoast, just sort of generic.

I mean, by design almost.

But given that that movie did fairly well, all things considered, not with you, but all told.

I'm trying to think of a comp.

Obviously, okay, maybe his days are numbered because now we have more famous Mortal Kombat characters and we don't need you, Cole Young, anymore.

Thanks for your service.

Thanks for helping us reboot this film franchise.

Now get out of here.

And it's just like, finish him.

He gets five minutes on screen in this movie.

He's like...

The protagonist.

Yeah.

I identify with Cole.

I feel your pain, Cole.

Yeah.