Official Trailer
Our Review
- Hiroyuki Sanada, Karl Urban, Jessica McNamee
- May 8th 2026
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- Simon McQuoid
Johnny Cage, Kitana and more champions fight each other for the fate of Outworld and Earthrealm in the Mortal Kombat tournament.
The film adaptations of the ’90s fighting video games got the reboot treatment back in 2021, and thanks to its success at the box office, a follow-up is now here.
In case you’ve forgotten: Outworld has defeated Earthrealm in nine out of ten fighting tournaments known as Mortal Kombat. One more victory and then evil Outworld leader Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford) will rule Earth.
Earthrealm has a raft of champions ready to fight to the death for its cause – Cole Young (Lewis Tan), Jax (Mehcad Brooks), Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee) and Liu Kang (Ludi Lin). They need one more champion and recruit Johnny Cage (Karl Urban), a ’90s action movie star who doesn’t have much in the way of real fighting skills.
The 2021 reboot was set during the lead-up to the tournament and this one focuses on the main event. In addition to introducing famed video game character Johnny Cage, the story also focuses on reluctant Outworld fighter Kitana (Adeline...