Warner Bros. released the first full trailer for the next entry in the live-action Mortal Kombat film series, adapted from the gory fighting game franchise.
The sequel to 2021’s reboot of the movies, Mortal Kombat II, out Oct. 24, promises to hew closer to the original game’s story and introduce multiple new characters like Jade (Tati Gabrielle), Noob Saibot (Joe Taslim), and the fan-favourite Johnny Cage (Karl Urban).
The red band trailer is filled with martial arts violence and showcases the sequel’s fantasy setting, which centers around a deadly tournament between dimensions, where heroes from Earth realm and the dark Outworld must battle for their very existence. Much like the games that inspired it, the movie looks to have plenty of violence and viscera, with each bout typically ending with gruesome fatalities — meaning any number of the film’s new and old characters could end up on the chopping block. Directed by Simon McQuoid (who also directed the 2021 film), Mortal Kombat II picks up after the events of the first film, where thunder god and Earth realm protector Raiden (Tadanobu Asano) has gathered a group of warriors, including Special Forces agents Jax Briggs (Mechad Brooks) and Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee), the sociopathic mercenary Kano (Josh Lawson), and MMA fighter-turned-mystic Cole Young (Lewis Tan). Joining the good guys is washed up action movie star Johnny Cage and, as shown in a big reveal moment, the otherworldly princess Kitana (Adeline Rudolph) — as well as another fan-favourite Scorpion (Shogun’s Hiroyuki Sanada), whose character’s in-game catchphrase, “Get over here!” punctuates the teaser’s biggest fight scene.