Fans eagerly anticipating the 2nd installement of the caller Mortal Kombat movie franchise volition person to hold a small longer. As reported by Deadline, the sequel starring Karl Urban and directed by Mortal Kombat fillmaker Simon McQuoid has officially been delayed until adjacent summer.
Mortal Kombat II volition present debut successful theaters May 15, 2026 alternatively of October 24, 2025. Deadline claims Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema judge the movie volition execute amended astatine the summertime container bureau fixed the chaotic instrumentality effect to the trailer.
Mortal Kombat II: Official Posters
New Line Cinema descrribes the sequel arsenic "the latest high-stakes installment successful the blockbuster video crippled franchise successful each its brutal glory. This time, the instrumentality favourite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself (Karl Urban)—are pitted against 1 different successful the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory conflict to decision the acheronian regularisation of Shao Kahn that threatens the precise beingness of the Earthrealm and its defenders."
Urban volition prima successful Mortal Kombat II on with Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, and more.
Back successful July, IGN teamed with Warner Bros. and IMAX to exclusively debut the archetypal trailer of Mortal Kombat II. We besides spoke to Karl Urban astir playing Johnny Cage and however the quality has "no aforesaid confidence" astatine the opening of the caller movie. Plus cheque retired our breakdown of who's who successful Mortal Kombat II.
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