Jean-Claude Van Damme is Coming to Mortal Kombat 1
Jean-Claude Van Damme was offered the role of Johnny Cage in the very first Mortal Kombat game decades ago, back in the early ’90s. He was at the height of his career during those times and gained mainstream attention when he became the lead actor in the movie “Bloodsport.” If you look at the very first Johnny Cage sprite from the old Mortal Kombat games, you’ll notice that Daniel Pesina, Johnny Cage’s old sprite model, was wearing an outfit similar to what Jean-Claude Van Damme wore in “Bloodsport.” Ed Boon always wanted Jean-Claude Van Damme to play Johnny Cage in any kind of media, but during the ’90s, he was too popular and expensive. Decades later, in 2023, Jean-Claude Van Damme finally agreed to play the character designed after him. He will be available as a downloadable skin for Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 1. You might be wondering why he’s only available as DLC; that’s because there will still be a default Johnny Cage model that does not resemble
