Mortal Kombat 2‘s theatrical release date has changed again, but this time it’s brought forward a week to May 8, 2026.
Mortal Kombat 2 was initially slated to debut on October 24, 2025, but it was delayed to May 15, 2026 instead after Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema decided the movie would perform better at the summer box office given the wild fan response to the trailer.
It moves the release further away from Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, which is set to premier on May 22.
New Line Cinema describes the sequel as “the latest high-stakes installment in the blockbuster video game franchise in all its brutal glory.” Actor Adeline Rudolph recently revealed that Kitana will play just as big a role in the movie as Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage.
“Especially when I first read the script, it felt very much like the intertwining of two worlds. You have Earthrealm and then you have Edenia and Outworld,” Rudolph said at the time. “Kitana’s storyline feels very much interwoven into Johnny Cage’s story, and they go in and out of each other throughout the movie.”
As for what else is happening in the Mortal Kombat world? Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Atari, launches at the end of October. We also recently learned at New York Comic-Con that Mortal Kombat III is also in the works.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
