Scheduled for release in April, Mortal Kombat launched back in 1992. Those extra limbs posed even more challenges when it came time for Goro to appear on the big screen.
For 1995's Mortal Kombat film, Johnny Cage (Linden Ashby). Suffice it to say that Anderson's Goro hasn't aged particularly well.
Fortunately, CGI has made some huge advances since Goro first appeared onscreen over 25 years ago. Though it can be argued that today's filmmakers are all too eager to solve all cinematic challenges by resorting to CGI, Goro, much like other larger-than-life characters such as the Incredible Hulk, stands an example of a character who should be expressed through CGI because there's simply no way to make him convincing by practical means. In order to be intimidating, McQuoid's 2021 Goro needs to be both quick and agile, and the best way to capture those qualities is to render the character via computer.
Among many other reveals, the most recent MK trailers make it clear that Goro and his four arms return in McQuoid's version, complete with top knot, gauntlets, and loincloth. The big difference, of course, is that this Goro is CGI. In a very brief trailer segment, Goro leaps into frame, possibly to battle the much smaller Cole Young (Lewis Tan). Although it's not yet clear who provides the voice acting for Goro, this brief glimpse confirms that McQuoid's is a far more athletic and worthy foe than Anderson's clumsy and ponderous 1995 version.
Despite its flaws, Anderson's 1995 Mortal Kombat film won over its share of fans. Unfortunately, that good faith was shattered two years later by John R. Leonetti's Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, which was such a disaster that no other MK films were released for over 20 years. Fortunately, McQuoid's trailers indicate that his Mortal Kombat reboot wants to do justice to the MK legacy. Brief glimpses of Goro seem to indicate that this fan-favorite villain has been given careful attention, in which case, there's a good chance that this reboot will redeem past mistakes.
