These include Noob Saibot (formerly Bi Han) taking on Scorpion, Kung Lao going up against Liu Kang, and Shao Kahn doing Shao Kahn things (including proclaiming Earthrealm to be his). Of course, Kitana isn’t too keen on bowing down to the Outworld ruler. In the middle of all this is Johnny Cage, trying to survive against all kinds of opposition. At least he has moral support from his friends.

Since Karl Urban plays Cage, it makes sense that he’s the star (see: The Boys, Dredd and much more). Still, he brings a unique charisma to the character, who has always oscillated between smarmy goofball and serious fighter. Kudos to the casting director for ensuring that everyone else fits, including newcomers like Jade.

Mortal Kombat 2 is out on May 8th in theaters following a delay from last year. Stay tuned for more details and trailers leading up to its release.

Along with this, the report has also indicated that Mortal Kombat 2 has been getting positive reactions from research screenings that have been held.

It is worth noting that Mortal Kombat 2 was originally slated to be released in theaters in October 2025. However, plans were subsequently changed, with the movie’s release being pushed back all the way to May 2026. A previous report indicates that the decision to delay the movie by so many months was made due to the success of its Red Band trailer back in July – which managed to get over 100 million views across various social media platforms worldwide.

May 2026 was also chosen as a general release window thanks to the relative sparseness of competition for Mortal Kombat 2, with the primary competitor in the month being Final Destination: Bloodlines, and other movies like Is God Is. The October release window, on the other hand would have featured quite a bit of competition, with movies like Springsteen Deliver Me From Nowhere and Regretting You set to be released in theaters.

Mortal Kombat 2 will continue the story from its predecessor, and will feature Karl Urban playing the role of Johnny Cage. Urban is joined by Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, Chin Han, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada. Martyn Ford will also be in the movie, playing Shao Khan.

The first movie in this rebooted series was launched into theaters back in 2021, and proved to be an incredible hit despite the pandemic going on at the time. The movie, according to a report, grossed $23.3 million during its opening weekend in the US alone. The movie was able to beat internal expectations at Warner Bros., which expected to make closer to $15 million in its opening weekend.

In the meantime, Mortal Kombat 2 screenwriter Jeremy Slater has also confirmed during a panel at New York Comic Con that work had begun on writing a third movie in the franchise as well.

“Our friends at New Line and Warner Bros. are so happy with this movie,” said Slater during the panel. “They are so excited, they are so convinced that there is a giant fan base waiting for it, they’ve already hired me to start writing the next instalment.”

While Warner Bros. is essentially gearing up for the release of the second movie for the time being, the history of the Mortal Kombat franchise is also getting a celebration of its history at the end of the month with the release of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection.

“Our friends at New Line and Warner Bros. are so happy with this movie. They are so excited, they are so convinced that there is a giant fan base waiting for it, they’ve already hired me to start writing the next installment.”

Of course, nothing else is known about the third film or how it will build on the second. Mortal Kombat 2 premieres on May 16th, 2026 and features Karl Urban headlining as Johnny Cage. Other notable stars include Adeline Rudolph as Kitana, Tati Gabrielle as Jade, and Martyn Ford as Shao Kahn, all of whom are debuting in the film franchise for the first time.

As for NetherRealm’s video game franchise, it’s currently on the back burner following the end of support for Mortal Kombat 1 (which sold over 6.2 million copies as of August). The studio is allegedly working on Injustice 3 based on the DC Universe. Stay tuned for updates in the meantime.

Ubisoft Motion Pictures CEO Jean-Julien Baronnet stated that, “Having one of Hollywood’s boldest feature film directors attached to bringing Ghost Recon to the big screen is a dream come true for us. And with Warner Bros.’ unmatched track record of successfully producing, marketing and distributing big movies from the industry’s top talents, we think this project has huge potential.”

That currently make three projects for Ubisoft’s film division including the Splinter Cell film featuring Tom Hardy and Assassin’s Creed, produced by and starring Michael Fassbender. As for the infamous Bay, he is responsible for the Transformers films and is currently working on the next Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film along with Transformers 4.