It’s showtime! After five agonizing years, the Mortal Kombat film franchise is ready to perform a fatality on the box office when Mortal Kombat II slices and dices into theaters on May 15, 2026. The long-gestating sequel dropped a new trailer on Wednesday, with Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage once again taking center stage. If WB wasn’t clear in its marketing push for the upcoming film, Urban’s Johnny Cage is the star of the show for the tournament to come, with Simon McQuoid looking to course-correct the franchise after the mixed reception to the 2021 reboot.
Mortal Kombat II Looks Awesome
In today’s Mortal Kombat II trailer, Johnny Cage’s star is fading, as the wisecracking action star can’t even get people to buy an autograph at a local Comic-Con-like event. As he’s ready to throw in the towel, Lord Raiden (Tadanobu Asano) and Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee) arrive to enter the next Mortal Kombat tournament. At first, Johnny is like, WTF? However, as he explores the mysterious realm of Outworld, he rediscovers his warrior roots and joins the fight for survival alongside a group of chosen combatants. The trailer begins with a self-serious tone before evolving into what Mortal Kombat fans know and want from the series, a hyper-violent, tongue-in-cheek display of blood, sweat, and startling feats of strength and personality. The trailer features plenty of surprises, classic Mortal Kombat moves, and teases of character deaths and resurrections.
Who Stars in Mortal Kombat II?
Mortal Kombat II stars Carl Urban as Johnny Cage, Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, Joe Taslim as Bi-Han, Niroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi, Adeline Rudolph as Kitana, Tati Gabrielle as Jade, Josh Lawson as Kano, Martyn Ford as Shao Khan, Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden, CJ Bloomfield as Baraka, Mechad Brooks as Jax, Chin Han as Shang Tsung, and more.
Promises, Promises
Today’s Mortal Kombat II trailer looks to give fans everything they could want in a sequel to the 2021 reboot. The new footage promises camp, ultra-violence, sweet character interactions, great tournament match-ups, and teases for Mortal Kombat staples that die-hard fans expect. That said, Mortal Kombat has underwhelmed audiences before. I want nothing more than for Mortal Kombat II to get things right, giving fans a reason to celebrate instead of grousing on the internet, even though that’ll happen anyway.
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