Overview
- Warner Bros. premiered the first official Mortal Kombat II trailer on July 17, showcasing Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage alongside Kitana, Shao Kahn, Jade and other iconic fighters
- A private spoof teaser for Johnny Cage’s fictional film Uncaged Fury—complete with retro posters and a mock IMDb page—served as the penultimate act in the sequel’s meta marketing push
- Returning cast members include Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, Mehcad Brooks as Jax Briggs, Chin Han as Shang Tsung and Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion, with newcomers Adeline Rudolph and Martyn Ford among the expanded roster
- Early test screenings have elicited strong fan reactions, with audiences cheering, jumping from their seats and praising the film’s graphic fatality sequences
- Mortal Kombat II opens exclusively in theaters and IMAX on October 24, 2025, and introduces a visual scorekeeping system that tracks Earthrealm’s battle against Outworld