Release date: May 8, 2026 (USA)
Director: Simon McQuoid
MPAA rating: R
Running time: 1h 56m
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Based on: Mortal Kombat; by: Ed Boon; John Tobias
Mortal Kombat II is a 2026 American martial arts fantasy film based on the video-game series created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. It is a sequel to Mortal Kombat (2021) and is the fourth installment in the Mortal Kombat film series. Directed by Simon McQuoid and written by Jeremy Slater, it stars returning cast members Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Lewis Tan, Max Huang, Damon Herriman (in a different role), Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada, with Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Martyn Ford, and Tati Gabrielle joining the cast. The film follows Johnny Cage, a martial arts actor who is recruited by the thunder god Raiden and Sonya Blade to join his fellow Earthrealm fighters in an interdimensional tournament against the Outworld warriors and stop the tyrannical emperor Shao Kahn, with the help of Edenian princess Kitana.
