The latest Mortal Kombat II trailer is out, and I confess it leaves me confused. The first trailer released had some expected camp to it; this one, however, features scenes of a verious serious film about saving the world and shots of Karl Urban as Johnny Cage seeming to regret his choice to be in this movie at all.
Those who know the video game franchise know that the fighting should be kinda fun. And perhaps the movie is! The first trailer seems to suggest that, while this one decidedly does not (though we do see lots of characters shooting laser beams, so that’s something).
For those who need a refresher on the games and/or the premise of the film, here’s the synopsis for 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.
What’s also interesting is that this sequel film seems to move far away from the first Mortal Kombat movie in this latest iteration of the franchise. That film starred Lewis Tan as Cole Young, and while Tan is listed as being part of the film, he doesn’t show up at all in this trailer.
Speaking of the cast, there are a bunch of great actors in Mortal Kombat II. In addition to Urban and Tan, the film stars Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Damon Herriman, Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada.
The movie is set to come out in theaters on May 8, 2026.
Will the movie be good? Or will it be… something else? Check out the trailer below and decide for yourself.
