{"id":119814,"date":"2025-08-30T02:20:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T02:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/119814\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T02:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T02:20:07","slug":"mortal-kombat-ii-delays-movie-sequel-release-date-to-summer-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/119814\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Mortal Kombat II&#8217; Delays Movie Sequel Release Date to Summer 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/mortal-kombat\/\" id=\"auto-tag_mortal-kombat_1\" data-tag=\"mortal-kombat\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mortal Kombat<\/a> II was not yet finished with selecting its ideal release date. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/warner-bros\/\" id=\"auto-tag_warner-bros_1\" data-tag=\"warner-bros\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Warner Bros.<\/a>\u00a0is now set to release director Simon McQuoid\u2019s sequel movie in theaters May 15, 2026, after it was previously slated for release in two months on Oct. 24. The film will now be part of the launch of next year\u2019s summer season and avoids the crowded landscape of this October. Earlier this year, Sony\u2019s Final Destination: Bloodlines <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/final-destination-bloodlines-box-office-record-opening-1236220187\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">found success<\/a> in a similar May slot. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tHailing from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/new-line\/\" id=\"auto-tag_new-line_1\" data-tag=\"new-line\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Line<\/a>\u00a0and based on the popular video game franchise that dates back to the 1990s, the film stars\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/karl-urban\/\" id=\"auto-tag_karl-urban_1\" data-tag=\"karl-urban\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Karl Urban<\/a>\u00a0as 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tMortal Kombat II\u00a0centers on the group of ragtag fighters who must defend Earth from the evil forces of Outworld.\u00a0It follows 2021\u2019s\u00a0Mortal Kombat, which rebooted the film franchise that kicked off with the original 1995 movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tMcQuoid helmed the film from a script by Jeremy Slater that is based on the video game created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. Producers include McQuoid, Todd Garner, James Wan, Toby Emmerich and E. Bennett Walsh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tNew Line chief Richard Brenner\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/mortal-kombat-2-footage-johnny-cage-1236178377\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">introduced the first footage<\/a>\u00a0from the film at CinemaCon in April. \u201cExpect amazing fights, epic battles and a few fatalities,\u201d the exec teased at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/mortal-kombat-ii-trailer-johnny-cage-1236318575\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">first Mortal Kombat II trailer<\/a> debuted online last month and included Urban\u2019s self-referential quip when his character, who is an actor, is approached by a fan asking for a reboot of his signature show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cNobody wants that,\u201d Urban replies in the footage. \u201cShit went out in the \u201990s.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mortal Kombat II was not yet finished with selecting its ideal release date. 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