Mortal Kombat II showed off an awesome fight sequence at CinemaCon
Mortal Kombat director Simon McQuoid is back at the helm for the sequel Mortal Kombat 2, and while the video game adaptation wrapped production back in January of 2024 after a bumpy ride through the year of the strikes, they had to go back for some reshoots that summer. Since then, we’ve been patiently waiting for this sequel to come along. It was supposed to reach theatres back in October, but got bumped to May 15, 2026 – and now that we’re just a month away from seeing the action on the big screen, Warner Bros. decided to give CinemaCon attendees a special preview of an awesome fight sequence!
Who’s in the Mortal Kombat II cast?
Mortal Kombat II stars returning Mortal Kombat cast members Lewis Tan as MMA fighter Cole Young, Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, Josh Lawson as Kano, Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden, Mehcad Brooks as Jax, Chin Han as Shang Tsung, Joe Taslim as Bi-Han and Sub-Zero, Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi and Scorpion, and Max Huang as Kung Lao. New additions include Karl Urban (Dredd) as Johnny Cage, Adeline Rudolph (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) as Princess Kitana; Tati Gabrielle (You) as Jade, the friend and bodyguard of Princess Kitana; Damon Herriman (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) as Netherrealm demon Quan Chi; bodybuilder/actor Martyn Ford (F9: The Fast Saga) as Outworld emperor Shao Kahn; Ana Thu Nguyen (Suka) as Kahn’s wife Queen Sindel; and Desmond Chiam (Joy Ride) as Jerrod, who was the King of Edenia (and married to Sindel) until Edenia’s warriors lost in the Mortal Kombat tournament.
The film has earned an R rating for strong bloody violence and gore, and language.
Will Mortal Kombat II be a crowd pleaser?
Screenwriter Jeremy Slater, who was the lead writer on the Marvel / Disney+ series Moon Knight, has said that test screening audience responses to Mortal Kombat II have been so enthusiastic, they’re on the level of the reaction he (and many other movie-goers) had to Avengers: Endgame – which sounds good for Garner’s sequel plans.
Garner told FutureBoyWho2 (with thanks to SuperHeroHype for the transcription), “We’re hoping that this is not the end of the franchise. So, this is not like we’re just doing this movie and this is going to be it, hopefully. We have a plan further down the line for things.” Referencing the character Hanzo Hasashi becoming Scorpion and Bi-Han becoming Sub-Zero and then Noob Saibot, he added, “Those characters have evolved. I know everybody’s waiting for Kano to get the metal plate in his eye. That will happen. … If we’re allowed to do further movies, hopefully this one does well enough, there’s chances to do other things, spinoffs, another sequel to propel the story, bring in different characters, and evolve the characters that we already have.” He even teased that the character Rain could appear in Mortal Kombat 3… and it has already been confirmed that Mortal Kombat 3 is in the works.
What was shown at CinemaCon?
JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray saw the CinemaCon preview and reports, “We saw an awesome fight sequence. The heroes (Jax, Sonya, Liu Kang, and Johnny Cage) need to defeat Baraka for some reason but he has to agree to one-on-one combat. Liu Kang challenges him but he refuses. Johnny antagonizes him into a fight but Cage can’t really fight. After the fight begins, Cage – to everyone’s surprise, including his own – rallies, and it ends with a classic Mortal Kombat move I won’t spoil.
The preview gave us insight into Cage, who won’t just be comic relief. He is a heroic character who can fight.
Only caveat: LOADS of wire work. It’s not 87North style action, it’s over the top with wires and CGI. It works in that heightens universe and Urban looks like he gives a great performance.“
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