who plays shao kahn?
Frank Welker
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 Shao Kahn ( played by Brian Glynn , voiced by Steve Ritchie ) , the evil Emperor of Outworld , who wishes to conquer Earthrealm by any means . He is the host of the tournament and the game 's final boss . 

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 Some fans protested Cumberbatch 's casting as Khan , believing that a person of Indian descent should have been given the role instead . 

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 The television film , Marco Polo ( 2007 ) , starring Brian Dennehy as Kublai Khan , and Ian Somerhalder as Marco , portrays Marco Polo being left alone in China while his uncle and father return to Venice , to be reunited with him many years later . 

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 Another casting call for the finale was released , as the show began looking for a " well @-@ known male Japanese actor in his late 40s to late 50s who speaks English " to appear as a new character called " Moreau " . Despite the casting call 's description , they later cast American actor Brad Dourif for the part . On whether Dourif would be returning , executive producer J.H. Wyman commented in a May 2011 interview , " Brad is such a fantastic actor . We are keeping our options open " . 

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 McClory attempted to produce another Thunderball adaptation as Warhead 2000 AD following the success of GoldenEye in 1995 . Liam Neeson and Timothy Dalton were considered for 007 , while Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin were developing the film at Columbia Pictures . MGM launched a $ 25 million lawsuit against Sony , and McClory claimed a portion of the $ 3 billion profits from the Bond series . After a prolonged lawsuit , Sony backed down , and McClory eventually exhausted all legal avenues to pursue . As part of the settlement , MGM paid $ 10 million for the rights to Casino Royale , which had come into Sony 's possession . 
