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 Latest Mortal Kombat 2 News

Scorpion's Role Is Teased

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

Fortunately for those eagerly awaiting the release of Mortal Kombat 2, the 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:

Mortal Kombat 2 Story Details

The Mortal Kombat Tournament Will Finally Happen

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.

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  Mortal Kombat 2

  Director:

  Simon McQuoid

  Cast:

  Martyn Ford, Desmond Chiam, Ana Thu Nguyen, Damon Herriman, Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Karl Urban, Tati Gabrielle

  Rating:

  R

  Genres:

  Action, Horror, Martial Arts, Supernatural

  Writers:

  Jeremy Slater

  Characters By:

  Ed Boon, John Tobias

  Studio(s):

  Atomic Monster Productions, Broken Road Productions, New Line Cinema

  Distributor(s):

  Warner Bros. Pictures

  prequel(s):

  Mortal Kombat (2021)

  Franchise(s):

  Mortal Kombat