CinemaCon 2025 reveals exclusive Mortal Kombat 2 footage; features Karl Urban

Mortal Kombat 2 will hit the theaters in the coming months. Ahead of its release, the New Line Cinema has revealed an exclusive peek into the world of this video game adaptation at 2025 CinemaCon.

The latest film brings The Boys star Karl Urban as Johnny Cage. Considering the popularity of Cage's character, the game's fans must have been all geared up to see how Karl Urban fits into this equation. The new clip offers them some relief.

Although brief, the clip showed Johnny Cage boasting his sunglasses and saying,

“I am Johnny f***ing Cage. It’s showtime.”

That sums up much of what happens in the clip shared at the CinemaCon. However, it might have been enough for the fans to be excited about the latest project from this franchise. Mortal Kombat 2 serves as a sequel to the 2021 movie that followed MMA fighter Cole Young to prevent the Earth from being defeated by the Outworld.

The new chapter will take place shortly after the events of the first one, which ended with Cole going to Hollywood. That is potentially where he finds Johnny Cage. Now, it will be interesting to see how Karl Urban brings Cage's eccentric character to life and becomes a new hope for the Earth.

Until then, the fans can rest their hopes on the shoulders of New Lines Cinema chief Richard Brenner. He introduced the clip at the CinemaCon and said,

“Expect amazing fights, epic battles, and a few fatalities.”

Mortal Kombat 2 at CinemaCon: More details about this video-game adaptation starring Karl Urban

"Director Of Mortal Kombat 1 And 2 Simon McQuoid In Conversation" - SXSW Sydney 2024 - Source: Getty

Karl Urban has made a name for himself by starring in big-budget franchise projects of Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, and Riddick. In recent years, he got even more famous for playing hysterical Billy Butcher in Prime Video's The Boys. Now, he will join the Mortal Kombat universe as fan favorite Johnny Cage.

In addition to him, Adeline Rudolph will join the franchise as Kitana, whereas Tati Gabrielle as Jade. Lewis Tan will return as Cole Young, Mehcad Brooks as Jax, Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion, Joe Taslim as Sub-Zero, Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden, and Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade.

Simon McQuoid has returned to his directorial duties on Mortal Kombat 2 after helming the 2021 movie. Jeremy Slater has worked on the sequel's script. His past credits include shows like Moon Night, The Exorcist, and The Umbrella Academy. He also co-wrote Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and the infamously scrapped Coyote vs. Acme, recently revived by Ketchup Entertainment.