Before successful video game movies like The Last of Us and The Super Mario Bros, making films about games with huge fan followings was difficult. In 2021, Warner Bros decided to make a movie about the popular game Mortal Kombat.
The movie did well enough to warrant a sequel, Mortal Kombat 2. Although the sequel has been in development for a while, fans will need to wait until 2025 to see it. Recently, actor Ludi Lin gave fans a preview of what to expect.
“I hope you guys are ready for the next one,” Lin told Screen Rant. “We’ve been shooting this one forever, I’m back in Australia still shooting MK 2. I was here for almost a year last time.”
Lin mentioned that the sequel will be “pretty immense, everything is going to be bigger. The story’s going to be great.” Although details about the movie are still secret, it is expected that it will be set during the tournament.
Johnny Cage by Karl Urban Will Astound You
One character missing from the 2021 film was Johnny Cage, a fan favorite. When Karl Urban was cast as Johnny Cage, fans were thrilled. “Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, I hope you guys are ready because he’s going to blow your socks off,” Lin teased.
He also praised Urban, saying, “He really fills out the entire movie, he fills out the role. There’s a level of expertise that he brings to the role and adds another dimension to it. I really look up to actors like this that can bring a movie to the next level.”
Along with Urban and Lin, the movie also stars Lewis Tan as Cole Young, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, Mehcad Brooks as Jax, Tadanobu Asano as Raiden, Chin Han as Shang Tsung, Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion, and Josh Lawson as Kano. The cast also includes Max Huang, Tati Gabrielle, Martyn Ford, Adeline Rudolph, and others.
Mortal Kombat 2 is set to be released in theaters on October 24, 2025. For more information about the movie, check out our guide here.
