Over the weekend Warner Bros. Pictures made a huge splash at New York Comic Con for next year’s Mortal Kombat II. The studio brought a new behind-the-scenes featurette packed with new footage from the sequel, set to release in cinemas in May 2026.
During their panel it was also confirmed that work is already underway on a third film with Jeremy Slater returning as screenwriter. It has also been confirmed that Todd Garner will be coming back to produce. He produced Mortal Kombat IIalongside James Wan, Toby Emmerich, E. Bennett Walsh and Simon McQuoid, who directed the first two films.
Watch the full Mortal Kombat II featurette in the player below:
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 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.
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.
Mortal Kombat II will be released in the UK on May 15, 2025 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
