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BLADE RUNNER

She’s a badass with a blade. So bad, it’s in her name — Sonya Blade, the sexy slasher from your youth, back when you first rocked Midway’s classic fight game, Mortal Kombat. As you might have heard, Blade is back, and she’s as beautiful and brutal as ever in the person of Jessica McNamee, who brings a beguiling mix of power and allure to the immortal character in the latest big screen adaptation.

“My aim is to be challenged and somewhat scared as possible in each role I take. Half the challenge is conquering these characters that

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