Many Mortal Kombat followers have been disillusioned when the sequel to Warner Bros.’ 2021 hit reboot of the online game franchise was unceremoniously kicked into 2026 with no actual clarification for the delay. Now, a brand new report from Deadline has urged that James Gunn’s Superman was inadvertently a part of the explanation for Mortal Kombat II having to attend till Could to make its theatrical debut.
When Mortal Kombat II was delayed only a month earlier than it was set to be launched, many followers started to invest that there may very well be a significant issue with the film. In any case, the trailer has simply been launched, so there have been loads of on-line opinions in regards to the look of the sequel, and it may have presumably had some nervous execs suggesting last-minute reshoots. Nonetheless, the newest report places these fears to relaxation, and claims that the explanation for the shift is as a result of, because of hits like Superman, Warner Bros. really feel they’ve made sufficient cash this 12 months and would slightly have Mortal Kombat II enhance their potential 2026 roster as an alternative.
It appears nearly incredulous to suppose that any film studio would push again a film launch as a result of they’ve made “an excessive amount of cash,” however there have been a number of detailed stories about simply how good a 12 months Warner Bros. Footage has had this 12 months, and it clearly just isn’t over but. Up to now, 2025 has seen the studio launch A Minecraft Film, Last Vacation spot: Bloodlines, Sinners, Weapons, and final weekend’s The Conjuring: Final Rites. In truth, Warner Bros. is on a streak of getting seven consecutive motion pictures which have all opened over $40 million domestically since April’s A Minecraft Film launch.
‘Mortal Kombat II’ Followers Ought to Discover It Definitely worth the Wait
Though it was disappointing for followers to be advised that they might have round an additional seven months to attend to see Karl City becoming a member of the Mortal Kombat household as Johnny Cage, on the entire there shouldn’t be an excessive amount of to fret about in the long term. If Mortal Kombat II lands with the sort of success that Warner Bros. are hoping for, then producer Todd Garner is already anticipating extra motion pictures to observe. He advised FutureBoyWho:
“We’re hoping this isn’t the top of the [Mortal Kombat] franchise. It’s not like we’re simply doing this film and that is going to be it, hopefully. So, we’ve a plan additional down the road for issues. There’s character growth […] There are issues which can be deliberate as a result of we don’t wish to do all the pieces on this film after which have nowhere to go along with these characters. In motion pictures, you’re creating characters over time.”
The Nineteen Nineties delivered a massively disappointing film adaptation of one of the crucial brutal video video games of the last decade, however the 2021 remake managed to seize the essence of the video games and didn’t maintain again with its gore both. Many expect the sequel to proceed in the identical vein, and with fan-favorite Johnny Cage’s arrival, and the promise of a event with loads of disgusting ending strikes on the coronary heart of the film, Could 16, 2026, is doubtlessly going to get subsequent summer time’s field workplace off to a kick-ass begin.
Mortal Kombat II
- Launch Date
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Could 15, 2026
- Runtime
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116 Minutes
- Writers
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Jeremy Slater
- Producers
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E. Bennett Walsh, Toby Emmerich, Todd Garner, James Wan