Summary
Recent years have seen many video game adaptations perform well enough to receive a sequel and one of those is the recentMortal Kombatmovie. The upcoming action film recently received its official rating from the Motion Picture Association and it won’t come as a surprise to many.
Mortal Kombatis based on NetherRealm’s hugely popular fighting game franchise. Simon McQuoid directed the 2021 film adaptation with James Wan on board as a producer. The movie featured many of the game’s iconic player characters, including Josh Lawson as Kano, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, Sisi Stringer as Mileena, Mehcad Brooks as Jax, Tadanobu Asano as Raiden, and Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion. The film performed well at the box office, but even better upon itsstreaming debut on HBO Max, which all but guaranteed a sequel.
Mortal Kombat 2 Receives Rating
Filming forMortal Kombat 2took place in 2023 with McQuoid directing once again and many of the same cast members reprising their roles.Mortal Kombat 2is slated for release on Jul 05, 2025, but has already received its official rating. TheMPAAhas rated the film R for “strong bloody violence and gore, and language.” This will come as no surprise toMortal Kombatfans, as the game is known for its brutality, particularly its viscerally gory finishing moves. The firstMortal Kombatmovie was also rated R and delivered on that promise withits violent fight scenes.
Mortal Kombat 2 Will Introduce More Fan-Favorite Characters From the Games
Along with returning cast members like Lewis Tan, McNamee, Brooks and more, there will be new characters introduced inMortal Kombat 2who fans may be familiar with. Karl Urban is the biggest new addition, picking up the role of action movie star turned martial artist Johnny Cage.Cage’s appearance in the film has many excitedand Urban’s fellow cast member, Tan, teased earlier in the year that “[he’s] maybe different from what people are expecting.” Tati Gabrielle also joins the cast as Jade and is one of many new actors on Mortal Kombat 2 including Martyn Ford (Shao Kahn), Desmon Chiam (King Jerrod), Ana Thu Nguyen (Queen Sindel), and Damon Herriman (Quan Chi).
The movie is expected to continue the plot of the first film which saw Tan’s original character, Cole Young, trained by some ofMortal Kombat’sgreatest champions in preparation to stand with them against enemies from the Outworld. The first movieskipped overMortal Kombat’siconic tournament, but it’s hoped the second movie will finally showcase the fighting event fans have been waiting for.
The last game released by NetherRealm in the franchise wasMortal Kombat 1 in 2023which has continued to publish new content in its post-release plan, including adding new DLC fighters and providing creative new “animality” finishing moves. In place of a newMortal Kombatgame, the release ofMortal Kombat 2will hopefully sustain fans until more content is released.
Mortal Kombat 2is scheduled to be released in theaters on June 13, 2025.
