Overview

• Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line rescheduled the sequel from October 24, 2025 to May 15, 2026.
• The studios aim to bypass a crowded October slate and lean into a mid-May window that recently delivered a breakout for Final Destination: Bloodlines.
• Deadline reports research screenings have been strong and the red-band trailer drew 107 million global views.
• Mortal Kombat II will open opposite Amazon MGM Studios’ Is God Is and an untitled Neon release.
• The film is directed by Simon McQuoid with a screenplay by Jeremy Slater and features Karl Urban as Johnny Cage alongside Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim and Hiroyuki Sanada.