WWE legend The Miz previously expressed his desire to play the role of Johnny Cage in the upcoming Mortal Kombat 2. The character of Johnny Cage was one of the original characters of the Mortal Kombat video game that appeared on the first game of the same game back in 1992. Needless to say, the video was a massive success.
Mortal Kombat had multiple film adaptations and in 2021 a new series started of it. The second part of the new series is scheduled to release soon. Unfortunately, ‘The Most Must-See WWE Superstar in History’ was not selected for the role of Johnny Cage which he desired to play. During a recent interview with Comicbook.com, he expressed his disappointment by saying the following;
The Miz Opens Up: ‘Heartbroken’ Over Not Landing Johnny Cage Role in Mortal Kombat 2
“I’ve always loved the character Johnny Cage, and when it wasn’t in there, I was like, ‘Oh, wow man, I can’t believe they didn’t put Johnny Cage in.’ And then at the end, you’re like, ‘Oh man, he’s coming in part two, episode two.’ And then with my name, literally the next, when it came out, it was like a Friday, my name was trending with Johnny Cage. And I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ It wasn’t a bunch of people. It was my name. And I was like, This is crazy,”
“And so I remember calling my agent and going, ‘Dude, I want this. I don’t know what I have to do. Call whoever you have to call. I want this bad.’ And then I’ll even say, I even put a campaign. I went out on every interview and every time someone asked me about this question, I would say, ‘I want to be Johnny Cage. I want to be Johnny Cage.’ I never got an audition, which is fine. I mean, maybe they just didn’t see me as the character.
The Miz Previously Expressed His Desire To Play Johnny Cage In The Upcoming Mortal Kombat 2 Movie
“And then I heard Karl Urban got it, and I was like, ‘Wow.’ And people were like, ‘Are you mad? Are you angry?’ And it’s like, I never get mad or angry when someone else gets a part that I want. I am fully supportive of a person getting… I imagine they’re going to work as hard as I will work to make sure that that character is honed in, locked in, and is the character that the audience wants and loves.”
“And I think Karl Urban, I’ve watched him on The Boys, I think he’s a terrific actor. I think he’s going to do an amazing job as Johnny Cage, and you better believe I’m going to watch it.” Miz continued, “Am I heartbroken that I’m not going to be Johnny Cage? Yes, of course. But that’s the story of life. You literally take your bumps and bruises. I mean, this is Hollywood. This is acting, there’s one part.
“There’s millions of people that want that part. There’s one, and I didn’t get it. And by the way, this happens all the time. So you take your lumps and someday, someway, somehow, I will start getting into the movies that I feel like I want to get into and start doing characters that I think are meaningful. And that could make me into what Cena, Batista, The Rock have all done.”
The character of Johnny Cage is pretty much similar to the A-Lister gimmick of The Miz which he played during his recent Intercontinental Championship spell. He would have been an excellent choice to play Johnny Cage in the movie and he even expressed his desire to play the role. But unfortunately, the movie team had other ideas for the role.
