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Get over here for the new Mortal Kombat II trailer

April 9, 2026 by Ricky Church

The fight has begun as a new trailer for Mortal Kombat II has been released with the announcement that tickets are now on sale in theaters.

The new trailer focuses on the Mortal Kombat tournament, showcasing many realms and set pieces for the combatants as Karl Urban joins the franchise as Johnny Cage, a washed up Hollywood action hero and stuntman who is chosen to participate in Mortal Kombat to save the world. Among the scenery is many fighting moves game players will recognize alongside new characters joining the fight on both sides, all set to the franchise’s iconic theme song. Watch the trailer below…

From New Line Cinema comes the latest high-stakes installment in the blockbuster video game franchise in all its brutal glory, 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.

Mortal Kombat II features Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, Lewis Tan as Cole Young, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, Josh Lawson as Kano, Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden, Mehcad Brooks as Jax, Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Chin Han as Shang Tsung, Joe Taslim as Bi-Han, Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion, Max Huang as Kung Lao, Adeline Rudolph as Kitana, Tati Gabrielle as Jade, Martyn Ford as Shao Kahn, Desmond Chiam as King Jerrod, Ana Thu Nguyen as Sindel, CJ Bloomfield as Baraka and Damon Herriman as Quan Chi.

SEE ALSO: Shao Khan, Emperor of Outworld joins Iron Studios’ Mortal Kombat Art Scale statue collection

Mortal Kombat II is set to arrives in theatres on May 8th.

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church, Trailers, Video Games Tagged With: Adeline Rudolph, Chin Han, Damon Herriman, Jessica McNamee, Joe Taslim, Josh Lawson, Karl Urban, lewis tan, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Tadanobu Asano, Tati Gabrielle

About Ricky Church

Ricky Church is a Canadian screenwriter whose hobbies include making stop-motion animation on his YouTube channel Tricky Entertainment. You can follow him for more nerd thoughts on his Bluesky and Threads accounts.

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