Mortal Kombat II, which was meant to be released in just two months on October 24th, 2025, has now been pushed back by Warner Bros. to May 15th, 2026. Simon McQuoid’s sequel movie will now be part of next year’s summer season, with hopes that the actioner will find the same success that Final Destination: Bloodlines did in a similar spot.

Based on the popular video game franchise from the 1990s, the film stars 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.

Mortal Kombat II centres on a group of ragtag fighters who must defend Earth, and follows 2021’s Mortal Kombat. 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.

McQuoid directs the film from a screenplay by Jeremy Slater, based on the game created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. McQuoid also produces with Todd Garner, James Wan, Toby Emmerich and E. Bennett Walsh.

Though you’ll be having to wait longer than planned to see Johnny Cage in action, you can still watch the previously released trailer below: