As reported by Eurogamer and Deadline, a 3rd entry within the new trilogy of Mortal Kombat films has been introduced on the New York Comic-Con. The second movie, initially scheduled to launch this month, is now slated for May 15, 2026.
“Our friends at New Line and Warner Bros. are so happy with this movie,” sequence screenwriter Jeremy Slater mentioned at a Mortal Kombat 2 panel on the New York Comic-Con. “They are so excited, they’re so convinced there is a giant fanbase waiting for it, that they’ve already hired me to start writing the next instalment.”
According to Deadline, Warner Bros. and New Line have greenlit the third film in anticipation of a large success with Mortal Kombat 2. The studios are reportedly basing this optimism on constructive take a look at screenings, in addition to the pink band trailer for Mortal Kombat 2 getting a formidable 107 million views on YouTube inside 24 hours.
The 2021 movie centered on an authentic character performed by Lewis Tan, but additionally featured loads of returning characters from the video games, like Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion. Mortal Kombat 2 appears to be like to be bringing again much more favorites from the video games, together with Karl Urban as Hollywood motion star Johnny Cage.
That success extends to the video games too: Mortal Kombat 1 (to not be confused with the primary Mortal Kombat) was apparently the best-selling fighting game of the generation. All is not well, though: Dan Forden, the guy who says “Toasty” in Mortal Kombat, has left NetherRealm after over 30 years. Honestly it seemed perfectly amicable, but still: No more “Toasty” guy.