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We’ll have to wait until May to discover the fate of Earthrealm and Johnny Cage. Mortal Kombat II<\/em><\/a>, the sequel to 2021’s reboot<\/a> of the video game adaptation, will be pushed back from its original October 24 release date to May 15, 2026. According to a post on X<\/a> from the movie’s official account, the “tournament demands a new time and place, worthy of its spectacle.”<\/p>\n The delay goes against the trailer and promotional images that Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema already put out, but the studios may be banking on it as a way to maximize the sequel’s potential success. According to Deadline<\/em><\/a>, the movie could avoid a crowded box office in October and instead perform better in a spring debut. The report added that a record-breaking red-band trailer that saw 106 million views in the first 24 hours and a strong performance in research screenings could have influenced the decision to reschedule.<\/p>\n Impatient fans will have to wait until next year for the sequel that stars Karl Urban as Johnny Cage. The trailer revealed a plot that will revolve heavily around Cage as he joins the fight-to-the-death tournament in order to save Earthrealm. As confusing as the Mortal Kombat video game timeline<\/a> is, the reboot movies could be a more approachable alternative. Starting with the Mortal Kombat<\/em> movie from 2021 and leading into the upcoming Mortal Kombat II, <\/em>the story could end with a third film to close out a potential trilogy, as hinted by the movies’ writer, Greg Russo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n