Where there were two previous films made off of the games in 1995 and 1997, the Mortal Kombat games themselves have been going strong since 1992.
Taslim’s character, Sub-Zero, has been a part of the franchise from the beginning and is known for attacking opponents with ice.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Joe Taslim is the first actor to sign on the dotted line for the updated Mortal Kombat, but there are likely tons of actors and martial artists who would kill someone in a brutal street fight to play one of the iconic characters from the long-running video game franchise.