The next film in the new Mortal Kombat line is coming soon, with a new release date out there for Mortal Kombat II in theaters
The fight is on this coming May, as we have a new date that we can expect Mortal Kombat II to hit theaters. Only a few months after it was supposed to, but I am sure there’s a great reason to push the release out a bit further. Beyond being able to market things more and make sure that it is going to live up to everything that Mortal Kombat fans have been waiting for. Especially after the lukewarm reception to the previous addition to the film version of the IP. So, get ready for May 8th to come around, and we can see if moving over to make Johnny Cage the lead character will win us all further.
Okay, I know that is going to pull us all on for Mortal Kombat II, more so than just having Karl Urban playing the role. Here, we have the latest trailer for the film to show us more of where we are going to start the journey and where some of the other characters are in the mix. All while trying to keep things as “YouTube-friendly,” since the violence we know is coming will be rough for many. That is not to say that the latest trailer for Mortal Kombat II does not show us how down in the dumps Johnny is at this point, how he will be a fish out of water again, and many other characters we can expect to have some serious fights go down in the film. I know you’ve been fighting the urge, so just head on into the latest trailer for the film and know we only have so much longer to wait.
Mortal Kombat II — Official Trailer II
The wait is almost over! Mortal Kombat II arrives in theaters and IMAX on May 8.
From New Line Cinema comes the latest high-stakes installment in the blockbuster video game franchise in all its brutal glory, Mortal Kombat II. This time, the fan-favorite champions — now joined by Johnny Cage himself — are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds-barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.
Karl Urban stars as Johnny Cage, alongside Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, with Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden, Joe Taslim as Bi-Han, and Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi and Scorpion.
Director Simon McQuoid returns to helm the follow-up to his explosive 2021 cinematic adventure, from a screenplay by Jeremy Slater, based on the video game created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. The film is produced by Todd Garner, E. Bennett Walsh, James Wan, Toby Emmerich, and Simon McQuoid, and executive produced by Michael Clear, Judson Scott, Jeremy Slater, Ed Boon, and Lawrence Kasanoff.
Joining McQuoid behind the camera are director of photography Stephen F. Windon, production designer Yohei Taneda, editor Stuart Levy, and costume designer Cappi Ireland, with casting by Rich Delia and music by Benjamin Wallfisch.
New Line Cinema Presents an Atomic Monster/Broken Road Production, a Fireside Films Production, Mortal Kombat II. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, only in theaters and IMAX across North America on May 8, 2026, and internationally beginning 6 May 2026.
Where do you sit on the shake-up that has gone down for Mortal Kombat II here? Do you think the delay to theaters is going to work out well for the film? Are you glad that they are shifting back to a known character to tell the story around instead of the new one that was created for the previous film? How dark will this film go when compared to the source material that we have had for decades? Let’s talk all about that in the comment section further down the page. Now that we know when Mortal Kombat II will hit theaters, we are getting further excited around here. We’ll do what we can to make sure that all of the new trailers and anything else we can find will be shared on the site for you. So, please follow along there and on all of our socials to keep up with us.