We’ll have to attend till Might to find the destiny of Earthrealm and Johnny Cage. Mortal Kombat II, the sequel to 2021’s reboot of the online game adaptation, can be pushed again from its unique October 24 launch date to Might 15, 2026. In keeping with a post on X from the film’s official account, the “match calls for a brand new time and place, worthy of its spectacle.”

The delay goes in opposition to the trailer and promotional pictures that Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema already put out, however the studios could also be banking on it as a approach to maximize the sequel’s potential success. In keeping with Deadline, the film might keep away from a crowded field workplace in October and as a substitute carry out higher in a spring debut. The report added {that a} record-breaking red-band trailer that noticed 106 million views within the first 24 hours and a robust efficiency in analysis screenings might have influenced the choice to reschedule.

Impatient followers should wait till subsequent 12 months for the sequel that stars Karl City as Johnny Cage. The trailer revealed a plot that may revolve closely round Cage as he joins the fight-to-the-death match with a purpose to save Earthrealm. As complicated because the Mortal Kombat video game timeline is, the reboot films might be a extra approachable different. Beginning with the Mortal Kombat film from 2021 and main into the upcoming Mortal Kombat II, the story might finish with a 3rd movie to shut out a possible trilogy, as hinted by the films’ author, Greg Russo.