Mortal combat Star Ludi Lin gave particular praise to the upcoming sequel, promising that “everything will be bigger.”
Speaking to ScreenRant, Lin opened up about the expansive story and sprawling set pieces fans can expect in the highly anticipated film. Mortal Kombat 2.”I hope you are ready for the next one“, Lin said. “We've been shooting this forever, I'm back in Australia and I'm still shooting Mk2. I was here for almost a year last time. Yeah, it's going to be pretty huge, everything will get bigger.”

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Lin continued to promote his co-stars and crew Mortal Kombat 2particularly The boys star Karl Urban, who plays Johnny Cage in the sequel, says: “The story is going to be fantastic. Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, I hope you're ready, because it's going to blow your mind.… You could tell that as soon as he comes in, he really fills the whole movie, he fills the role, just like Karl does with Johnny Cage. There's just a level of expertise, there's a toolbox, the essence that they bring to the role just adds another dimension. In both cases I really admire actors like that who can really take a movie to the next level.”
There's just a certain level of expertise, there's a set of tools, the essence that they bring to the role just adds another dimension.
Based on the long-running fighting game series, which began with the 1992 entry from Midway Games of the same name, from 2021 Mortal combat was the latest in a long line of adaptations of the fan-favorite franchise. Directed by Simon McQuoid, the film starred an ensemble cast that included Lin, Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Chin Han, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Joe Taslim. Upon its release, Mortal combat It was praised by fans as a true live-action adaptation of the infamous graphic fighting games, although it did not receive the same response from critics.

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A sequel has been officially announced less than a year after the release of the original film, which will introduce several new characters to the New Line Cinema film. Mortal combat universe, including Urban's Johnny Cage. In January, Urban celebrated the official wrap of filming on Mortal Kombat 2 on social media. “That's a picture of me and Johnny Cage on Mortal Kombat 2,” Urban wrote. “A huge thank you to our incredible crew, cast and phenomenal stunt team. Without a doubt the most action-packed fun I've ever had on a movie! Can't wait for you all to see it.”
Lewis Tan Returns as Cole Young
Tan, who played the original character Cole Young in 2021 Mortal combat and will reprise his role for the sequel, recently spoke about how much bloodier fans can expect things to be this time around.[Producer] Todd Garner and the studio really listen to the fans in terms of what people tweet, what people write, what people talk about… It’s a difficult IP to manage,” Tan said. “For the sequel, I can promise a lot more fights, much longer fights. It's very gory, very bloody.”
Mortal Kombat 2 The film is currently scheduled for a theatrical release on October 24, 2025.
Source: ScreenRant

Episode 10 – The Dragon Returns (2021)
MMA fighter Cole Young searches for Earth's greatest champions to face the enemies of Outworld in a high-stakes battle for the universe.
- Director
- Simon McQuoid
- Release date
- April 23, 2021
- Launch
- Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada, Max Huang, Sisi Stringer, Matilda Kimber, Laura Brent
- Duration
- 1 hour and 50 minutes
- Producer
- James Wan