The next Mortal Kombat movie is on its way and we just got our first look at one of the film’s new faces: Johnny Cage.
Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon shared a poster of Karl Urban (The Boys, Judge Dredd) as the Hollywood actor and Mortal Kombatant, Johnny Cage. The poster is designed to look like a fake Johnny Cage movie, complete with two whole motorcycles jumping out of flames.
Mortal Kombat 2 is a direct sequel to the 2021 reboot movie starring Lewis Tan as Cole Young, Hiroyuki Sanada (Shogun) as Scorpion, and Joe Taslim (The Raid) as Sub-Zero. Urban is one of several new actors joining the cast that will also include Adeline Rudolph as Kitana, Tati Gabrielle as Jade, and Damon Herriman as Quan Chi.
A fake movie poster for a Johnny Cage movie promoting the very real movie, Mortal Kombat 2. Credit: Warner Bros.The first movie centered around Tan’s Cole Young as he enters the world of Mortal Kombat and learns about the violent past between Scorpion and Sub-Zero. No word on the plot details for the sequel, but given Mortal Kombat’s extensive video game history, there’s a lot of storylines they could potentially use for the new movie.
The first movie was initially slated to be released in theaters before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted theater releases worldwide. Instead, Mortal Kombat was one of the new movies distributed directly onto HBO Max. However the sequel will be receiving a theatrical release on October 24, 2025.
We gave Mortal Kombat a 7 in our review, calling it a “spectacular display of blood, guts, and effects heavy martial arts battles.”
Matt Kim is IGN’s Senior Features Editor. He enjoyed the Mortal Kombat movie.
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