Director- Simon McQuoid
Release Date- October 24, 2025
Mortal Kombat (2021) was mostly a misfire for me. I just couldn’t get into it no matter how hard I tried. Cole Young was a boring and bland character. They weirdly tried to put the spotlight on Cole as the next big thing for Mortal Kombat films, and it just didn’t work for me.
The sequel looks far more polished in the trailer. Karl Urban playing Johnny Cage just works on so many different levels, and I love the look and design for Shao Kahn.
It’s mainly a nostalgia thing, but I’ll always prefer the 1995 Mortal Kombat film, and the animated films are always a lot of fun. Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge is a shining example for top notch quality.
Visually, the animated films are easily the more successful path for Mortal Kombat film adaptations. The fast cartoonish violence, the gore, showcasing powers, the blood, everything. It’s always going to be difficult to stick the landing for a good Mortal Kombat live action film, because you simply can’t get around certain limitations. But Mortal Kombat II looks good so far, and it’s easy to see Johnny Cage’s arrival will surely give the sequel a more energetic boost and some good laughs.
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