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Movie Review – Mortal Kombat II (2026)

May 8, 2026 by Robert Kojder

Mortal Kombat II, 2026. Directed by Simon McQuoid. Starring Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada, Max Huang, Martyn Ford, Ana Thu Nguyen, Desmond Chiam, CJ. Bloomfield, Vanesa Everett, Sharon Brooks, Steven Cragg, Sophia Xu, and […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories, Video Games Tagged With: Adeline Rudolph, Ana Thu Nguyen, Chin Han, CJ. Bloomfield, Damon Herriman, Desmond Chiam, Ed Boon, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jessica McNamee, Joe Taslim, Josh Lawson, Karl Urban, lewis tan, Ludi Lin, Martyn Ford, max huang, Mehcad Brooks, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Sharon Brooks, Simon McQuoid, Sophia Xu, Steven Cragg, Tadanobu Asano, Tati Gabrielle, Vanesa Everett

Mortal Kombat II trailer introduces its kombatants

April 24, 2026 by Amie Cranswick

Warner Bros. has shared a new trailer for Mortal Kombat II, which introduces the roster of kombatants in the hotly-anticipated follow up to its hit 2021 video game adaptation, complete with the iconic original theme song. Directed by Simon McQuoid, Mortal Kombat II features Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, Lewis Tan as Cole Young, Jessica […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Adeline Rudolph, Chin Han, Damon Herriman, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jessica McNamee, Joe Taslim, Josh Lawson, Karl Urban, lewis tan, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Tadanobu Asan, Tati Gabrielle

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 […]

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

Press start on the new trailer for Mortal Kombat II

February 25, 2026 by Amie Cranswick

Warner Bros. has unveiled a new poster and trailer for Mortal Kombat II, the next instalment in the action fantasy franchise which sees Simon McQuoid return to the directors chair for the video game sequel. Mortal Kombat II sees the return of Lewis Tan as Cole Young, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, Josh Lawson as […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers, Video Games Tagged With: adanobu Asano, Chin Han, Damon Herriman, e Rudolph, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jessica McNamee, Joe Taslim, Josh Lawson, Karl Urban, lewis tan, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Mortal Kombat II, Simon McQuoid, Tati Gabrielle

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 […]

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

Mortal Kombat 2 images feature Johnny Cage, Kitana, Shao Kahn and more

March 18, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Warner Bros. has shared four first-look images from director Simon McQuoid’s upcoming action sequel Mortal Kombat II featuring Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Mehcad Brooks as Jax, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion, Adeline Rudolph as Kitana, and Martyn Ford as Shao Kahn; check them out here… […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Top Stories, Video Games Tagged With: Adeline Rudolph, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jessica McNamee, Karl Urban, Ludi Lin, Martyn Ford, Mehcad Brooks, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II

Melissa Benoist talks pressure and excitement for Supergirl

February 25, 2015 by James Garcia

Melissa Benoist will soon be suiting up as the Last Daughter of Krypton on CBS’ upcoming Supergirl TV series, and, as expected, is feel pretty excited and pressured about the opportunity. In a new interview with Comic Book Resources, the Glee and Whiplash actress talked a bit about what we can expect from her approach to the character of Kara Zor-El: “What’s so […]

Filed Under: James Garcia, News, Television Tagged With: Calista Flockhart, DC, Laura Benanti, Mehcad Brooks, Melissa Benoist, Supergirl

Movie Review – Mortal Kombat (2021)

May 8, 2021 by Martin Carr

Mortal Kombat, 2021. Directed by Simon McQuoid. Starring Starring Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada, Max Huang, Sisi Stringer, Matilda Kimber, Laura Brent, Daniel Nelson, Melanie Jarnson, Ian Streetz, Nathan Jones, Yukiko Shinohara, Ren Miyagawa, Damon Herriman, and Angus Sampson. SYNOPSIS: Earth realm […]

Filed Under: Martin Carr, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Angus Sampson, Chin Han, Damon Herriman, Daniel Nelson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ian Streetz, Jessica McNamee, Joe Taslim, Josh Lawson, Laura Brent, Ludi Lin, Matilda Kimber, max huang, Mehcad Brooks, Melanie Jarnson, Mortal Kombat, Nathan Jones, Ren Miyagawa, Simon McQuoid, Sisi Stringer, Starring Lewis Tan, Tadanobu Asano, Yukiko Shinohara

Video Review – 2021’s Mortal Kombat: A Fanboy’s Disappointment

April 24, 2021 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno with a video review of 2021’s Mortal Kombat… As a longtime fan of the Mortal Kombat movies and games, our host EJ Moreno is a bit let down by the latest installment. In his latest video, EJ dives into what he enjoys about Mortal Kombat 2021 and what he wanted to see done […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Flickering Myth TV, Movies, Reviews, Video Games Tagged With: Angus Sampson, Chin Han, Damon Herriman, Daniel Nelson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ian Streetz, Jessica McNamee, Joe Taslim, Josh Lawson, Laura Brent, lewis tan, Ludi Lin, Matilda Kimber, max huang, Mehcad Brooks, Melanie Jarnson, Mortal Kombat, Nathan Jones, Ren Miyagawa, Simon McQuoid, Sisi Stringer, Tadanobu Asano, Yukiko Shinohara

Jax performs a brutal fatality in Mortal Kombat clip

April 23, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

Coinciding with its U.S. release today, a clip has arrived online from Warner Bros.’ Mortal Kombat reboot which sees Jax (Mehcad Brooks) taking on Reiko (Nathan Jones), before the fight ends with a brutal fatality; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Mortal Kombat here SEE ALSO: Watch the opening scene from […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Video Games Tagged With: Mehcad Brooks, Mortal Kombat, Nathan Jones

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