Mortal Kombat 2 (film)

Untitled Mortal Kombat film
Directed by	Simon McQuoid
Screenplay by	Jeremy Slater
Based on	Mortal Kombat by Ed Boon John Tobias
Produced by	James Wan Todd Garner Michael Clear Simon McQuoid E. Bennett Walsh
Starring	Lewis Tan Jessica McNamee Ludi Lin Mehcad Brooks Chin Han Tadanobu Asano Joe Taslim Hiroyuki Sanada Karl Urban
Production companies	New Line Cinema Atomic Monster Productions Broken Road Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Country	United States
Language	English

Untitled Mortal Kombat sequel is an upcoming martial arts fantasy film directed by Simon McQuoid and written by Jeremy Slater based on the video game franchise Mortal Kombat created by John Tobias and Ed Boon, who also serves as a creative consultant for the film. The film serves as a sequel to 2021's Mortal Kombat and stars Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada were all rumored to reprise their respective roles from the previous film, with Karl Urban joining the cast.

Following the release of Mortal Kombat in April 2021, producer Todd Garner, writer Greg Russo and director Simon McQuoid had began conversations about the future of the franchise, including standalone films focused on Johnny Cage and Bi-Han, and a sequel to the 2021 film. Some cast members and crew expressed interest in returning to a sequel and in 2021, new outlets reported the studio was planning to develop others installments in the Mortal Kombat franchise. By 2022, Warner Bros. had green lit the a sequel, with Slater set to pen the screenplay and McQuoid returned to direct the project. Filming is scheduled to begin in June 2023, in Australia.

Mortal Kombat 2 is scheduled to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema.

Cast

• Lewis Tan as Cole Young
• Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade
• Ludi Lin as Liu Kang
• Mehcad Brooks as Jackson "Jax" Briggs
• Tadanobu Asano as Raiden
• Chin Han as Shang Tsung
• Joe Taslim as Bi-Han / Noob Saibot
• Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion
• Karl Urban as Johnny Cage

Production

Development

Following the release of Mortal Kombat in April 2021, actor Joe Taslim revealed that he is contracted for four additional Mortal Kombat films, if Warner Bros. Pictures decides to create a franchise.

Director Simon McQuoid stated that he is open for returning to direct a sequel if the story for it is good. In an interview after the film's release, McQuoid said that the character Johnny Cage was not introduced in the film because Johnny Cage was a "giant personality" and would throw the film out of balance. He revealed that potential sequels could explore the material for characters like Cage and Kitana. He also expressed that he would like to include more female characters.

Co-writer Greg Russo told Collider that he sees the reboot as a trilogy with the first film set before the tournament, the second film set during the tournament and the third film set post-tournament.

In November 2021, producer Todd Garner hinted at a sequel in development on Twitter, and in January 2022, the film was confirmed to be in development with Jeremy Slater writing the script. In May 2022, Slater confirmed plans to include Johnny Cage in the film, after being set-up at the end of Mortal Kombat, througth he noted his exact role in the story has not been determined. In July 2022, it was announced that the film had been greenlit by New Line and that McQuoid would return to direct the sequel. In May 2023, it was announced Karl Urban was in final talks to play Cage. Tati Gabrielle was in final negotiations to play Jade in the film, with Urban confirmed to play Cage. He further explained in June 23, 2022, that the sequel would adress both positive and negative fan reactions to the first film.

Filming

Principal photography is scheduled to begin in June 2023, in Australia, and it is expected to wrap by September.