Mortal Kombat II is directed by Simon McQuoid and written by Jeremy Slater, based on the Mortal Kombat video game series created by Ed Boon and John Tobias.
From New Line Cinema comes the latest high-stakes installment in the blockbuster video game franchise in all its brutal glory, Mortal Kombat II.
First look at Karl Urban as Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat sequel
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.
Tidbit:
Ahead of the movie’s release, the studio put out this awesome trailer for the in-universe movie Caged Fury starring Johnny Cage…
and Cage had his own IMDB page too which you can see here.
First teaser for ‘MORTAL KOMBAT 2’, starring Karl Urban as Johnny Cage.
“Uncaged Fury, starring Johnny Cage” pic.twitter.com/PN0DFIStan
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It stars returning cast members Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman (in a different role), Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada, with Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, and Tati Gabrielle joining the cast.
Mortal Kombat II is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on October 24, 2025.
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