The new Mortal Kombat movie takes the mythology of the games it is based on very seriously.
The character of the ninja Rain was initially rumored to be in the film.
In an interview with ComicBook.com, the writer of Mortal Kombat, Greg Russo, explained that the initial script for the film that he received did include Rain, but he decided to take out the character since he felt the script did not do him justice.
“That was a long process, was just slowly chipping away at the stuff that I felt was inaccurate or a disservice.