Action enthusiasts were in for a treat on Thursday, July 17, when Warner Bros released the explosive trailer for Mortal Kombat II, the much-awaited sequel to the 2021 reboot helmed by Simon McQuoid. Coming out on October 24, the new movie welcomes The Boys star Karl Urban aboard as Johnny Cage, the bright Hollywood action hero-turned-fighter, who joins the series as one of the main characters.
The trailer opens with the ominous voice-over of Shang Tsung (voiced by Chin Han), foretelling: “Earthrealm’s triumph was only the start. Now, we retaliate.” It then plunges into frenetic scenes of gore, martial arts, and dramatic showdowns, hinting at the Mortal Kombat Tournament a bloody confrontation among warriors of Earth and the nefarious Outerworld. Urban’s Johnny Cage brings a bit of levity with his one-liners before being caught up in the fray by Raiden and Sonya Blade.