Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema are bringing stay motion sequel Mortal Kombat 2 to theaters subsequent Halloween, and the movie has acquired its “R” score from the MPA this week.
Mortal Kombat 2 is rated “R” for “sturdy bloody violence and gore, and language.”
For the sake of comparability, 2021’s Mortal Kombat film was equally rated “R,” however just for “sturdy bloody violence and language all through, and a few crude references.”
Mortal Kombat 2 involves theaters October 24, 2025.
You’ll be able to count on the movie to launch in IMAX in addition to conventional theaters.
Simon McQuoid returns to the director’s seat for Mortal Kombat 2, which is able to function a screenplay by Jeremy Slater (“The Exorcist,” “Moon Knight”).
The solid of contemporary faces for Mortal Kombat 2 consists of Martyn Ford (“The Sandman”), Desmond Chiam (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”), Ana Thu Nguyen (Suka), and Damon Herriman (Home of Wax, The Nightingale), alongside Karl City as Johnny Cage, Tati Gabrielle as Jade and Adeline Rudolph as Kitana.
In 2021’s Mortal Kombat, ”MMA fighter Cole Younger, accustomed to taking a beating for cash, is unaware of his heritage—or why Outworld’s Emperor Shang Tsung has despatched his greatest warrior, Sub-Zero, an otherworldly Cryomancer, to hunt Cole down. Fearing for his household’s security, Cole goes looking for Sonya Blade on the path of Jax, a Particular Forces Main who bears the identical unusual dragon marking Cole was born with. Quickly, he finds himself on the temple of Lord Raiden, an Elder God and the protector of Earthrealm, who grants sanctuary to those that bear the mark. Right here, Cole trains with skilled warriors Liu Kang, Kung Lao and rogue mercenary Kano, as he prepares to face with Earth’s best champions in opposition to the enemies of Outworld in a excessive stakes battle for the universe. However will Cole be pushed arduous sufficient to unlock his arcana—the immense energy from inside his soul—in time to save lots of not solely his household, however to cease Outworld as soon as and for all?”
Along with Lewis Tan as Cole Younger, returning solid consists of Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, Josh Lawson as Kano, Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden, Mehcad Brooks as Jax, Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Chin Han as Shang Tsung, Joe Taslim as Bi-Han and Sub-Zero, Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi and Scorpion, and Max Huang as Kung Lao.
