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Meet the kombatants with Mortal Kombat II red band trailer and character posters

July 17, 2025 by Gary Collinson

Following on from yesterday’s faux teaser for the new Johnny Cage movie Uncaged Fury, Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have now officially unveiled the trailer for Mortal Kombat II, the sequel to the 2021 video game adaptation.

Directed once again by Simon McQuoid, the film sees Karl Urban joining the cast as action movie star Johnny Cage, who joins the defenders of the Earthrealm in the fight against the villainous Shao Khan. Checkout the trailer below, along with a selection of character posters showcasing the sequel’s kombatants…

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 sees the return of 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, and Max Huang as Kung Lao. alongside franchise newcomers Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, 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.

Mortal Kombat II is set for release on October 24th.

 

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Top Stories, Trailers Tagged With: Adeline Rudolph, Ana Thu Nguyen, Chin Han, Damon Herriman, Desmond Chiam, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jessica McNamee, Joe Taslim, Josh Lawson, Karl Urban, lewis tan, Ludi Lin, Martyn Ford, Mehcad Brooks, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Simon McQuoid, Tadanobu Asano, Tati Gabrielle

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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