Mortal Kombat 2 First Look Includes Shao Kahn, New, Characters, Plot Details

Mortal Kombat 2 First Look Includes Shao Kahn, New, Characters, Plot Details

We get another first look at Mortal Kombat 2 which includes more from Karl Urban as Johnny Cage and the first plot details for the sequel.

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(L-R): Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Mehcad Brooks as Jax, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, and Karl Urban as Johnny Cage in ‘Mortal Kombat 2’.

Who stars?

Along with Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, the images include Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Mehcad Brooks as Jax, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, Adeline Rudolph as Kitana, Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion, and Martyn Ford as Shao Kahn.

Not pictured but confirmed members of the cast also include Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden, Joe Taslim as Sub-Zero, Damon Herriman as Netherrealm demon Quan Chi, Josh Lawson as Kano, Max Huang as Kung Lao, Tati Gabrielle as Jade, and Ana Thu Nguyen as Queen Sindel.

Director Simon McQuoid also told EW.com that undisclosed “other” characters who will make appearances in the movie.

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Martyn Ford as Shao Kahn 

What are the plot details?

The official plot synopsis is yet to be released. The article offers that in the sequel, the long-awaited Mortal Kombat tournament finally begins — the main event fans have been waiting to see on screen. The first film followed Shang Tsung (Chin Hang), the Outworld sorcerer, as he tried to sabotage Earthrealm’s champions before the tournament even started. Now, the real fight is on. If Earthrealm loses its tenth straight tournament, Shao Kahn will invade and conquer Earth. The stakes have never been higher.

“They keep score throughout the movie,” Mortal Kombat creator ED Boon said of the tournament in the sequel. “There’s a visual representation of who is winning…. It’s not just a tournament for the sake of a tournament. There are huge consequences, so you really are keeping score. And there are a lot of twists in it that keep you on your toes.”

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Adeline Rudolph as Kitana

Additional details include that since they’ve killed so many characters – and some are seemingly returning – they “deal with spirits and the NetherRealm and things like that,” according to Boon.

“We go to lots of different realms, so that in itself gives the film a very distinct and varied visual approach,” said McQuoid.

The dynamic between Scorpion and Sub-Zero will also come into play.

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Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion

Gamers are also in for a treat at the Mortal Kombat 2 skins will be coming to the Mortal Kombat 1 video game later this year.

Release info

Mortal Kombat II gets released on October 24, 2025, in theaters and in IMAX.

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