Mortal Kombat isn’t ready to say, “Finish him!”
Fans of the popular franchise were in for a treat during the Mortal Kombat II panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday, Oct. 11. Jeremy Slater, who co-wrote the script for the upcoming movie sequel, revealed that he has already been asked to work on a third movie. (He co-wrote the screenplay with Ed Boon and John Tobias.)
“Our friends at New Line and Warner Bros. are so happy with this movie. They are so excited. They are so convinced there is a giant fanbase waiting for it that they already hired me to start writing the next installment,” Slater told the audience.
The writer then encouraged fans to show up when the sequel releases in theaters in May 2026 to prove there is interest. “So when two comes out in theaters, make sure they know there is an audience for this movie, because we want to keep making them for you guys,” he said.
Joining Slater on the panel were stars Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Tati Gabrielle and Martyn Ford, along with filmmaker Simon McQuoid. Boon, co-creator of the Mortal Kombat fighting video game series, served as the moderator.
Mortal Kombat II introduces Urban’s Johnny Cage as he joins the battle to defeat Shao Kahn (Ford) and save the Earthrealm.
The sequel sees the return of McQuoid as the director, as well as Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden, Mehcad Brooks as Jackson “Jax” Briggs, Ludi Lin as Liu Kang, Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade, and Joe Taslim as Sub-Zero. Rudolph, meanwhile, joins the cast as Kitana and Gabrielle as Jade.
