Mortal Kombat 2 – Movie (2025) Warner Bros. Pictures

Mortal Kombat 2: Confirmation, Cast & Everything We Know

Mortal Kombat 2 looks to be building on Mortal Kombat’s explosive ending and then some. Here’s what we know so far about the MK2 movie.

IMAX poster for Mortal Kombat 2021

 

SUMMARY

  •  Warner Bros.’ 2021 Mortal Kombat movie is getting a sequel and will introduce Johnny Cage, Shao Kahn, and Sindel.
  •  Mortal Kombat 2 has already wrapped principal photography, signaling a release date announcement soon.
  •  The Mortal Kombat 2 cast will include Baraka, and the sequel’s story will delve deeper into the lore.

Warner Bros.’ 2021 live-action Mortal Kombat is getting a sequel, and Mortal Kombat 2 updates are arriving fast now that the movie’s in production. There’s a strong set-up for more in the Mortal Kombat movie universe, and Mortal Kombat’s sequel is set to introduce several characters from the games. Johnny Cage, Shao Kahn, and Sindel will be making their live-action debuts in Mortal Kombat 2 — reveals that tease the sequel’s story delving even further into the surprisingly deep lore of the Mortal Kombat beat-em-ups.

2021’s Mortal Kombat was the third live-action movie to adapt the game franchise, and Mortal Kombat 2 will be a direct sequel. The 2021 Mortal Kombat movie delivered on the promised R-rating, sticking to a mostly faithful adaptation of the game that brings iconic characters to life as well as expanding the lore with the introduction of new characters like Cole Young (Lewis Tan). Mortal Kombat 2 is expected to continue the strong start the Mortal Kombat cinematic franchise made when Sub Zero, Scorpion, and the rest made their live-action debuts.

The ending of Mortal Kombat features some big fights, some brutal fatalities, and a few big teases for what could happen in Mortal Kombat 2.

The Latest Mortal Kombat 2 News

Scorpion’s Role Is Teased

Hiroyuki Sanada as an unmasked Scorpion in Mortal Kombat's climax.

Sanada made it clear that Scorpion will also play a somewhat diminished part in the sequel as well.

With several months passing without any major updates, the latest news sees Hiroyuki Sanada tease Scorpion’s role in Mortal Kombat 2. The actor played the aforementioned fighter in the first film, and dropped hints about the scope of his return in the highly-anticipated follow-up. Hearkening back to the relatively small scale of his role in the first movie, Sanada made it clear that Scorpion will also play a somewhat diminished part in the sequel as well.

Read Sanada’s full comments below:

Yeah, exactly, he was a bookend. 10 minutes and 10 minutes. [Laughs] It all depends on the editing, but yeah, I was there. It was a great reunion on set, most of the cast from the first movie, maybe four or five big new characters in it. The same director, and the same costume designer, it was fun. In the Australia Gold Coast, right after the strike, we started shooting, and we’re all done now.

Mortal Kombat 2 Production Status

A Long Wait Is Still Expected

Sub-Zero freezes Jax's gun in Mortal Kombat

Fortunately for those eagerly awaiting the release of Mortal Kombat 2the fact that the film has wrapped principal photography suggests a release date will be revealed soon. Shooting was delayed for some months thanks to the SAG/AFTRA strike which brought Hollywood to a standstill, but it was able to return in full swing in November 2023. This promising update doesn’t reveal much about when the movie will be arriving, though it likely won’t be any time in 2024.

The SAG/AFTRA strike was resolved on November 9th, 2023.

Mortal Kombat 2 Cast

Karl Urban Has Been Cast As Johnny Cage

The Mortal Kombat games are known for their wide and varied rosters of fighters, so naturally, the key questions around Mortal Kombat 2 are who is being added to the cast. Perhaps the biggest addition is the casting of Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, a martial artist and movie star who first appeared in the original Mortal Kombat game in 1992. Urban is best known for his turn as Éomer in The Lord of the Rings and as Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy in the J.J. Abrams Star Trek universe.

Mortal Kombat 2 cast news reached new levels of excitement when it was confirmed Baraka has been added to the sequel’s roster of characters. Baraka is a Tarkatan who serves the Outworld, and he has huge blades on his forearm and razor-sharp teeth. The highly-anticipated new character will be played by CJ Bloomfield.

The complete cast list for Mortal Kombat 2 includes:

Actor Mortal Kombat 2 Character
Lewis Tan Cole Young
Lewis Tan as Cole Young in the 2021 Mortal Kombat movie
Jessica McNamee Sonya Blade
Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat 2021 (1)
Mehcad Brooks Jax
Mehcad Brooks in Law and Order
Tadanobu Asano Raiden
Tadanobu Asano as Yabushige in Shogun episode 10
Ludi Lin Liu Kang
Ludi Lin as Zack getting ready to fight in Power Rangers (2017)
Hiroyuki Sanada Scorpion
Hiroyuki Sanada wielding a sword as Toranaga in Shogun episode 10
Chin Han Shang Tsung
Chin Han as Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat (2021).
Joe Taslim Noob Saibot
Joe Taslim as Li Yong looking serious in Warrior season 3
Tati Gabrielle Jade
Tati Gabrielle in Kaleidoscope
Martyn Ford Shao Kahn
An image of Shao Khan and Martyn Ford in Mortal Kombat
Karl Urban Johnny Cage
Karl Urban in The Boys Season 2
Adeline Rudolph Kitana
Adeline Rudolph Featured
Desmond Chaim King Jerrod
King Jerrod standing angrily and Desmond Chiam looking sideways in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Ana Thu Nguyen Queen Sindel
An image of Sindel and Ana Thu Nguyen holding a gun
Damon Herriman Quan Chi
A medium shot of Damon Herriman as Lachlan Rogers speaking in The Tourist.
Josh Lawson Kano
Josh Lawson smiling as Kano in Mortal Kombat
Max Huang Revenant Kung Lao
Max Huang as Kung Lao in Mortal Kombat in combat pose
Sisi Stringer Mileena
mortal kombat 2021 sisi stringer
A “Flawless Victory” can be achieved as Mortal Kombat 2 includes a diverse cast of actors playing some fan-favorite video game characters.

Mortal Kombat 2 Story Details

The Mortal Kombat Tournament Will Finally Happen

A blended image features Lewis Tan in the live-action Mortal Kombat movie and Johnny Cage in the video game
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With Boon knowing the games inside and out, his contributions to the story will undoubtedly delve deeper into the lore.

While what will happen in the sequel is largely still speculation, it is confirmed that a Mortal Kombat tournament will happen. Ed Boon, co-creator of the Mortal Kombat series of games, is heavily involved in the project and the story being told. Boon has a creative hand in both the animated series and the live-action sequel. With Boon knowing the games inside and out, his contributions to the story will undoubtedly delve deeper into the lore.

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The addition of Baraka to the Mortal Kombat 2 cast teases more of the sequel’s story too. Though Baraka might only have a small role in the movie, he’s a general of the Tarkatan Horde and serves Outworld, and he’s extremely loyal to Mileena and Shao Kahn too, having a particularly close relationship with Mileena. This all but confirms that Shao Kahn will be central to the plot, and Baraka will likely be answering to Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat 2 and doing his dirty work. However, Baraka didn’t turn on Kahn in the video game series, and that could happen in Mortal Kombat 2.

mortal-kombat 2 temp poster

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