Key Takeaways
- Mortal Kombat II continues the blockbuster video game franchise with high-stakes battles against the dark rule of Shao Kahn.
- Karl Urban stars as Johnny Cage, joined by a diverse cast including Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, and Hiroyuki Sanada.
- Simon McQuoid returns as the director, with a screenplay by Jeremy Slater based on the original video game by Ed Boon and John Tobias.
- The film is produced by notable figures including Todd Garner and James Wan, and features a talented behind-the-scenes team.
- Mortal Kombat II is set to be released in theaters and IMAX on October 24, 2025, with international screenings beginning on October 22, 2025.
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 2021 cinematic adventure, from a screenplay by Jeremy Slater, based on the videogame created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. The film is produced by Todd Garner, James Wan, Toby Emmerich, E. Bennett Walsh and McQuoid, and executive produced by Michael Clear, Judson Scott, Slater 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.
The original film in the series, Mortal Kombat, came out four years ago, to mixed reviews. The gamers loved it, though, and this is really for them. Everybody else can go do whatever pleases them. This one’s for us.
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 October 24, 2025, and internationally beginning 22 October 2025.
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