Count The Miz in on playing Johnny Cage in the next Mortal Kombat movie.
The Miz recently spoke with Looper.com and got into just how serious he was about potentially playing Johnny Cage in a future Mortal Kombat film, saying the idea has been met with an overwhelmingly positive response. He said if it came to fruition, he’d make sure it was the on-screen version of Johnny Cage that fans deserved.
“So the story goes like this. “Mortal Kombat” came out and our social team, actually our digital team, texted me and said, “Hey, are you looking at the internet right now?” And I was like, “No, I’m busy playing with my kids. Why?” “Look at it, and look up Johnny Cage.” I go, “Okay.” And then I see Johnny Cage and my name is trending with Johnny Cage, and I’m like, “What is going on?” And all of a sudden, I just see my name associated with Johnny Cage, just flipping through. And it’s not negative, it’s all positive. And normally when I’m in a feed of Twitter, it’s negative, 100%, all the time. But man, was it positive, and, man, were a lot of my fans really wanting me, even people, even my peers, even the co-creator of Mortal Kombat was like, “Yeah, we’d love to see The Miz as Johnny Cage.” And honestly, that would be a dream come true and I would put everything I possibly have into that character and make sure that it gives the Mortal Kombat fans the Johnny Cage that they deserve.
“And I will do everything in my power to hopefully get that part if the opportunity presents itself. I don’t know if it will, but if it does on putting my name in the hat, I want the part. So whatever I have to do to get it, I will do. I will put forth the entire, I have an immense work ethic and whatever it takes, I will be there to try and do it. And if I don’t get it, that’s okay too. But I hope the person that does get it will put in the same amount of work and dedication and give the fans exactly what they want, because I know what I want out of Johnny Cage. I really do. I love the game. I’ve loved it since I played it on Sega Genesis, wouldn’t play it on Super Nintendo, only Sega Genesis.”
The Miz would also delve into working with Bad Bunny at WrestleMania and what it’s like to work with his wife Maryse on their show ‘Miz and Mrs.’
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