<Li> Cary - Hiroyuki Tagawa as Shang Tsung, a powerful, sadistic and treacherous demon sorcerer, he is the film's main antagonist who killed Liu Kang's brother Chan . Tagawa was the filmmakers' first and only choice for the role; he was instantly selected after he came to his audition in costume, and read his lines while standing on a chair . </Li> <Li> Linden Ashby as Johnny Cage, a Hollywood superstar that enters the tournament to prove to the world that his skills are for real . He is also Sonya's love interest . Ashby trained in karate and tae kwon do especially for this film . Despite the intensity of the fight scenes coupled with the actors performing most of their own stunts, on - set injuries were surprisingly minimal; the only notable occurrence was a mildly bruised kidney Ashby suffered while shooting Cage's fight scene with Scorpion . </Li> <Li> Bridgette Wilson as Sonya Blade, an American Special Forces officer from Austin, Texas who's in hot pursuit of Kano, the criminal who killed her partner . She is also Johnny's love interest . Cameron Diaz was originally set to play Sonya, but she broke her wrist during a martial arts training session prior to shooting and was replaced by Wilson, who was jokingly nicknamed "RoboBabe" during production by director Paul W.S. Anderson . Wilson performed all her own stunts, including fight scenes . </Li> <Li> Talisa Soto as Princess Kitana, the Outworld emperor's adopted daughter who decides to help the Earth warriors . Soto had previously appeared alongside Tagawa in Licence to Kill . </Li>

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