Mine would start off with a MK special forces movie. Present timeline. Cassie falls in love with a man that so happens to be a kanos son. Black dragon finds the sf secret weapon facility and take their weapons to sell in the black market (outworld, orderrealm, chaosrealm and earth. SF tries to trace and stop them.)
Warms up for a sequel (MK scorpion/subzero fire & ice movie) Cyrax can tie into both movies. Jax & Sonya are the main protagonists. Give it a budget bad boys/lethal weapon family action vibe. Save up on CGI, bring a lot of soldiers/mercenaries in as a filler to fatality & brutality. The creators of the Raid can be on board in making the movie.
Protagonist:
Jax - Michael Jai white
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0925220/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Sonya - Katheryn Winnick
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935395/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Vera - Gillian White
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0914089/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Jacqui - China Anne McClain
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1942207/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Cassie - Elle Fanning
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1102577/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Johnny Cage - Scott Adkins
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0012078/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Human Cyrax - Marreese Crump
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2800599/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Antagonists:
Kira: Sophia Crawford
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0186962/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Tremor: Nathan jones (Fits waaaaay more better as tremor)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0428923/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Marcus (Kano's son): Cant find a young Australian actor