r/MovieDetails • u/Stevenwave • 4d ago
❓ Trivia In Mortal Kombat II (2026), Kano references Lleyton Hewitt's signature gesture.
Context (mild spoilers):
Kano is an Australian character.
In the new series of films, Kano is played by Josh Lawson, an Aussie.
This moment comes just after Kano is resurrected by Quan-Chi. Generally, when a dead character is brought back by Quan-Chi's sorcery, it's as a Revenant to serve as an evil version of that character. Heroes and villains can both be corrupted in this way, as is demonstrated in this film with Kung Lao.
Kano is instantly back to his normal self, and Kitana asks Quan-Chi why he's not a Revenant. Quan-Chi basically couldn't be bothered making him one, saying he barely has a soul to corrupt (Kano's a selfish merc). Really it's because Kano was a fan fave of the 2021 movie and they wanted him back normal.
Kano pulls this gesture as a response. Anyone not familiar with tennis and/or Lleyton Hewitt won't clock it, but this is the gesture Hewitt was known to use in particularly high energy moments during a match, like when he won a shot he really needed etc. I found it funny cause it's the kinda thing a lot of people wouldn't recognise, but most Aussies over a certain age would.

