Exclusive New Mortal Kombat II Trailer | IGN Fan Fest 2026

Karl Urban joined IGN Fan Fest 2026 today to introduce the brand new Mortal Kombat II trailer. It shows our boy Johnny Cage (Urban) looking pretty unhappy at a fan convention before finding himself battling other realms in a fighting tournament. It’s a spicy little taste of the new movie, which will arrive in theaters on May 8.

“Johnny Cage, when we first see him in Mortal Kombat II, is a very dispirited character,” Urban told fans at New York Comic Con 2025 back in October.

“His career is completely in the tank, he’s not been keeping up with his martial arts training. The world has forgotten who Johnny Cage is. He has very little of that brash, cocky Johnny Cage you know from the games. He’s a broken man… Through the course of the movie, we get to see him transform into a true champion of Earthrealm and involuntarily get launched into this insane action epic adventure. It’ll blow your minds, man.”

Mortal Kombat II is directed by Simon McQuoid, with 2017’s Death Note and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire writer Jeremy Slater on story duty. A third film, also announced at NYCC, is reportedly already in development.

This is just the latest news from IGN’s Fan Fest 2026 – check the schedule to see what else is coming and to keep up to date on all the latest from the worlds of entertainment and games. And if you need a quick recap on the Mortal Kombat characters and their lore, check out this handy guide.

Rachel Weber is the Head of Editorial Development at IGN and an elder millennial. She’s been a professional nerd since 2006 when she got her start on Official PlayStation Magazine in the UK, and has since worked for GamesIndustry.Biz, Rolling Stone and GamesRadar. She loves horror, horror movies, horror games, Red Dead Redemption 2, and her Love and Deepspace boyfriends.