There are 4 months left of cinematic leisure to be loved on the 2025 films calendar, and till as we speak, Mortal Kombat II was going to be a type of choices. Nonetheless, phrase’s now are available that the sequel has now joined the lineup of 2026 films. That mentioned, apparently there’s good motive for Mortal Kombat II to be delayed over six months from its earlier launch date.
As an alternative of popping out on October 24, the identical day that the Bruce Springsteen biopic Springsteen: Ship Me From Nowhere arrives, Mortal Kombat II has been pushed again to Might 15, 2026. The one different film slated for that day presently is Amazon MGM Studios’ Is God Is, though The Mandalorian & Grogu, the following Star Wars film, will observe the week after. That additionally locations Mortal Kombat II’s launch a lot nearer to the identical time frame that its predecessor got here out, with the Mortal Kombat reboot getting a simultaneous theatrical and HBO Max subscription-release on April 23, 2021.
So why the delay? In keeping with Deadline, it stems from the success of the primary Mortal Kombat II trailer, which was launched in July. After the preview was considered 107 million instances globally, Warner Bros. Footage, New Line Cinema and Atomic Monster have reportedly determined this R-rated massacre will likely be a greater match for early summer time film season. It additionally famous within the article that had Mortal Kombat II stayed in its October 24, 2025 launch slot, Halloween would have adopted per week after, and that’s a “not a so-vibrant time on the field workplace.”
Moreover, Mortal Kombat II has reportedly carried out properly in check screenings, which might understandably make studio executives bullish about making it a summer time film. Throw in how fellow Warner Bros. launch Last Vacation spot: Bloodlines ended up making $287 million worldwide upon its launch in the identical mid-Might interval earlier this yr, I’m inclined to suppose the proper name was made with Mortal Kombat II.
So sorry to these of you who’re excited for Karl City’s debut as Johnny Cage, however you’ll have wait an addition seven months for that. Though the earlier Mortal Kombat film solely made $84.4 million worldwide, this was at a time when theaters have been nonetheless being closely impacted by the pandemic. Fortunately, the motion flick turned HBO Max’s largest movie launch and earned sufficient optimistic reception that Warner Bros. greenlighted a sequel. Now there’s the right alternative to see if this tackle the favored online game franchise can crush on the field workplace.
As soon as once more, we’ll see if Mortal Kombat II can obtain field workplace glory beginning on Might 15, 2026. Directed by Simon McQuod and written by Jeremy Slater, the solid additionally contains Adeline Rudolph as Kitana, Jessa McNamee as Sonya Blade, Mehcad Brooks as Jax, Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion, Tadanobu Asano as Lord Rain, Josh Lawson as Kano, Tati Gabrielle as Jade and Martyn Ford as Shao Kahn, amongst others.