Mortal Kombat 2 was set to hit theaters on October 24, only a week earlier than Halloween. It appeared like good timing for a hyper-violent online game traditional about warriors combating horrors from different dimensions. Apparently Warner Bros. disagreed. The studio has now delayed the sequel by practically seven months as a result of it thinks the corny fist-fest can earn more money within the spring.
That’s in accordance to Deadline, which reported the information late on Friday earlier than the Labor Day vacation weekend. It claims “analysis screenings have been robust” and that Warner Bros. didn’t need to bury its newest online game adaptation in a “crowded late October body” between Springsteen Ship Me From Nowhere and Regretting You.
So as a substitute, Mortal Kombat 2 will now come out on Might 15, 2026. Avengers: Doomsday was initially set to open that month however was pushed again to December of subsequent 12 months. The one actual competitors will probably be The Mandalorian and Grogu, which arrives on the finish of subsequent Might. So even when Mortal Kombat 2 finally ends up having a surprisingly lengthy tail, it’ll most likely get kicked out of most theaters by Star Wars.
The sequel brings in The Boys‘ Karl City because the shade-wearing, split-kicking Johnny Cage and its July trailer regarded respectable. If it has the finances to double-down on among the large spectacle battle sequences the 2021 reboot was lacking, it may very well be enjoyable, although I nonetheless suppose its tacky gore-fest sensibility was an ideal match for Halloween. I don’t normally like slasher motion pictures however I’ll make an exception if Scorpion’s the one doing the impaling.
