Mortal Kombat II (film)

Mortal Kombat II is a 2026 martial arts fantasy film about martial acts actor Johnny Cage, who is recruited by the thunder god Raiden and Sonya Blade to join his fellow Earth realm fighters in a tournament against the Outworld warriors and stop the tyrannical emperor Shao Kahn, with the help of Edenian princess Kitana. It is a sequel to Mortal Kombat and based on the video game series of the same name. Directed by Simon McQuoid. Written by Jeremy Slater. Johnny Cage I'm not some great warrior. I'm not some champion. I don't have transformer arms and I don't shoot lightning bolts. This shit's got nothing to do with me. I'm an actor. All right, you big ugly fuck... it's showtime. You wanna know my power? [...] For the first time in my life, I am Johnny fucking Cage. You wanna know what makes a hero? It's not destiny. It's not something you're born with. It's discovering that sometimes, even one small light is enough to hold back the darkness. It's facing unimaginable loss, and finding peace on the other side. It's lifting up the ones you love, knowing that they'll be there to catch you when you fall. It's searching for greatness, then realizing you've had it in you this entire time. Lord Raiden Johnny Cage. You have been summoned for Mortal Kombat. This is a war for the fate of your world. Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion I am Hanzo Hasashi of the Shirai Ryu, and Hell bends to my command. GET OVER HERE! With fire, be cleansed! Dialogue Young Kitana: What happens if you lose? King Jerrod: Don't worry about that. Young Kitana: But what if he's too strong? King Jerrod: Strength is not a closed fist. Strength is here (points to Kitana's head), and here (points to Kitana's heart). Be strong, Kitana. Raiden: Johnny Cage. Johnny Cage: Hey, guys. I'm off the clock. Raiden: Mr. Cage, you have been chosen for Mortal Kombat. Johnny Cage: Mortal Kombat, huh? What's that? Some kind of fan film? Sonya Blade: It's a fighting tournament. Johnny Cage: (sighs) Yeah, not really my thing anymore. Unless it's a paying gig? Sonya Blade: More like a "fate of the entire human race" gig. Johnny Cage: Tell me you're not some crazy fans. Sonya Blade: Definitely not fans. Johnny Cage: Alright, alright, you don't have to say "definitely." Raiden: You have been chosen as one of the champions of Earthrealm. The gods have selected you, Mr. Cage. Johnny Cage: All right, I think it's time for you guys to fuck off. But hey, love the cosplay. What's that, Big Trouble in Little China? Fantastic film. Sonya Blade: Listen, I know what it sounds like, but he's telling the truth. Raiden: Very soon the champions will be summoned to fight, and you will be among them. The fate of your world rests on the outcome of this tournament. Johnny Cage: Fantastic. I'll see you there. Thanks for coming, drive safe, and uh, say hi to Dumbledore for me. Johnny Cage: Yo, Gandalf, send me back! I wanna go back! Sonya Blade: Johnny, wait. Johnny Cage: No, no. You said "tournament", which implies rules, and a referee, and I don't know, maybe a medic. Not some fucking Squid Game murder party! Cole Young: Dude wants to quit, just let him go. We don't need him. Johnny Cage: Look, you wanna step in the octagon with a bunch of happy assholes that don't know how to lose, go right ahead. But I don't have Transformer arms, or shoot lightning bolts or fireballs or... do whatever the fuck it is Flame Fingers does... so forgive me if I don't sign up to get mulched! Raiden: You are not wrong, Mr. Cage. Nine times we have been challenged. And nine times, we have lost. And now, 20 years later, Shao Kahn seeks to add Earthrealm to his dominion. This is a war for the fate of your world. Jax Briggs: Look, Cage, I get it. We all do. Some stupid fucking cosmic lottery decided that we're the ones that get to save the world. Shit's terrifying. Cole Young: You wanna know the last thing I did before coming here? I said goodbye to my wife and my little girl. The two most important things in my life. And there's a damn good chance I'm never gonna see them again. And I'm okay with that. Because I know if I die out there, I'm dying for them. We lose one more time, the Earth is gone. Liu Kang: And our only chance is to face this together. You, Johnny Cage, are a part of this now. (background music swells epically before stopping abruptly) Johnny Cage: Fuck that. Fan: You're Johnny Cage. Johnny Cage: That's what the tab says. Fan: (amazed) Holy shit, I freaking loved Citizen Cage when I was a kid! Johnny Cage: Thanks, man. Appreciate it. Fan: Dude, you know what they should do? They should do another Citizen Cage. Like a reboot. Johnny Cage: Come on, man, gimme a break. Nobody wants that. Fan: What? Johnny Cage: You think the world is crying out for a Johnny Cage comeback? Huh? No. They want gritty, they want grounded, they want Keanu Reeves murdering a thousand fucking dudes with a pencil! That's what people wanna see. Not some dinosaur doing a bunch of karate poses. That shit went out in the '90s. Fan: (after a moment of stunned silence) ...I thought it was pretty cool. Kano: Oi! Pennywise! I've been looking all over this shithole for you! You promised me a new eye, and it better be one that shoots lasers. Quan Chi: I have other priorities. Kano: Like fucking what? If it's putting on more eyeliner, trust me, you're good, alright? C'mon, mate, I'm bumping into shit left, right, and center! I mean, my peripheral vision is fucked. Proper fucked, mate. So c'mon. Chop-chop. Let's get to it.(Quan Chi starts creating an eye for Kano with his magic)Kano: (hesitant) Well, you don't have to do it right now, I mean, you need to, you know, take a measurement... check the color or... wash your grubby little hands. (seeing the eye is ready) All right, let's have a look.(Quan Chi, disinterested, rolls the eye over to Kano)Kano: Don't fucking roll it on the fucking ground, you grub! (picks up the eye) Oi! The amulet. I want that back, and don't - fucking - roll it! Quan Chi: (annoyed) You got your eye. Now leave me alone. The amulet does not belong to you. Its powers are well beyond your meager understanding. (scoffs) Idiot. Kano: (blows the dirt off the eye) All right. Let's take this baby for a test drive. Alright, one, two, three... (inserts the eye into his empty right socket) Ow! Fuck! Snug. (the eye immediately fires a laser beam) Wow! Ha-ha. Holy shit, is that HD? That's pretty good. (starts after Quan Chi) How many eyes you made? Can you do me other one? Johnny Cage: You know, everyone keeps talking: Tarkatan this, Tarkatan that, big teeth, stabby arms, ooh scary. No one mentioned the fact that you're all a bunch of giant fucking pussies!(Baraka stops in his tracks as he is leaving) Sonya Blade: (nervously) All right, maybe don't insult the monsters? Johnny Cage: I mean, do you have any idea who you're talking to? I'm Johnny fucking Cage! And this guy is Liu Kang, Earth's greatest champion. I mean, look, man, I get it, I'd be scared of him too. But someday, when Shao Kahn's dead and Outworld's been defeated, you're gonna have to tell all your little Spirit Halloween monster grandbabies that you had the chance to fight the great Liu Kang, but you were too much of a coward. (Baraka returns to the Earthrealm fighters, snarling angrily) Baraka: I accept your challenge... Johnny Cage: Okay. Liu Kang: Thanks for making him angry. Johnny Cage: Hollywood Negotiating 101. (Baraka draws his arm blade and points it to Liu Kang) Baraka: ...But not him! (off Liu Kang's confused look, Baraka moves his blade to point at Cage) Baraka: My fight is with you. Oh, boy. Johnny Cage: Me? But what did I do? Baraka: I find you annoying, and I wish to kill you and eat you. That would bring me immense satisfaction. Johnny Cage: Is this guy serious? Jax Briggs: Uh-huh. (Johnny huddles up with the rest of the Earthrealm warriors) Johnny Cage: Guys, I'm just a fucking actor, okay? Johnny Cage is just a character I play, alright? I have stuntmen that do this shit for me. Sonya Blade: You're gonna have to do it. Johnny Cage: Oh, no, no, no. Liu Kang: Johnny will definitely die. Jax Briggs: Oh, agreed. You're gonna die. Johnny Cage: Yeah, agreed! Hard agree! (Baraka growls at the group, impatient) One minute, bub! (back to the Earth fighters) Guys, you saw me in the tournament, I... I can't do this. Jax and Sonya: No shit! (Jade finds Shang Tsung sitting in Shao Kahn's throne) Jade: Keeping the seat warm? Shang Tsung: Raiden has sent his last warriors to Netherrealm. They are going after the amulet. That means there's no one left to guard Lord Raiden. If we lose that amulet, we lose everything. Shao Kahn will be stripped of power, and our empire would fall. Jade: Send me down there. I will protect the amulet while you take care of Raiden. Shang Tsung: I would think your loyalties would be with your princess. Jade: Kitana made her choice. I'm making mine. (Shang Tsung leaves; Jade then smashes the tip of her staff against the ground, breaking Shao Kahn's seal and releasing the weapon's full power) Noob Saibot: Hanzo Hasashi. This is not your fight, old man. Scorpion: I'm not here for their war. I'm here for your life. Noob Saibot: You might be surprised. I'm not the same man you killed. I belong to the shadows now... And they belong to me. Kano: Now would be a good time to use those powers, mate! Johnny Cage: What powers? Kano: Are you shitting me? You don't have any powers? Johnny Cage: Just incredibly handsome. Kano: Oh, we're fucked. (once Johnny manages to retrueve Shinnok's Amulet) Johnny Cage: How do we destroy it? Kano: Well, fucked if I know! Johnny Cage: What do you mean, you don't know? Kano: Hey, I found it for you! Do I have to do everything? Johnny Cage: But this is your plan! Kano: Don't talk to me like that! Why don't you check the instructions on the back? Johnny Cage: (sarcastically) Oh yeah, yeah, that's a good idea! Oh, here we go, look: "One ring to rule them all, one ring to GO FUCK YOURSELF!" Kano: Ha ha ha, why don't you leave the jokes to me? You can stick to being a cunt! (after Liu Kang vanishes in flames, Shao Kahn defeats Sonya, snuffing the last flame representing the Earthrealm fighters) Shao Kahn: Congratulations, daughter. We just won. Earthrealm is ours! Kitana: No! One fighter still remains. I renounce Outworld. I renounce your legacy of pain and cruelty. I renounce you! Today, I fight for Earthrealm! (the last Earthrealm flame lights again, at the same time one of the two remaining Outworld flames is snuffed, signifying Kitana's change of allegiance) Shao Kahn: (solemnly) So be it. (after the tournament, Johnny is giving Baraka and some Tarkatan children an embellished account of his journey, when Raiden and Sonya appear) Johnny Cage: Oh, yo. I was just telling these guys how we saved all the realms... together. Sonya Blade: Oh? Johnny Cage: Alright, look, I may have taken one or two creative liberties.... Baraka: (noticing Sonya) Behold! The human female you rescued from the pit of spikes! Sonya Blade: (incredulous) Seriously? Johnny Cage: ...Two or three creative liberties. (last lines; Kano appears from a portal, with Quan Chi in tow) Kano: Someone order a necromancer? He might look like Voldemort's nutsack, but trust me, we're gonna need this fucker. (sees Sonya) Hey, g'day, Blondie. Long time no see. (Sonya reacts with mild annoyance) Johnny Cage: (to Baraka) You ready for your next lesson? Baraka: For the glory of Johnny Fucking Cage! (Kitana stares in quizzical amusement) Sonya Blade: Let's go get our friends. Then we kill Kano. Kano: (uneasy) ...Yeah. Good. (all the remaining fighters assembled - Kano bringing Quan Chi with him, Baraka, Johnny Cage, Raiden, Sonya, Kitana and Jade - power walk toward the camera, ready for their next quest) Cast Karl Urban - Johnny Cage Adeline Rudolph - Kitana Sophia Xu (young) Jessica McNamee - Sonya Blade Josh Lawson - Kano Ludi Lin - Liu Kang Mehcad Brooks - Jax Tati Gabrielle - Jade Lewis Tan - Cole Young Damon Herriman - Quan Chi Chin Han - Shang Tsung Tadanobu Asano - Lord Raiden Joe Taslim - Bi-Han / Noob Saibot Hiroyuki Sanada - Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion Martyn Ford - Shao Kahn Desmond Chiam - King Jerrod Ana Thu Nguyen - Queen Sindel Max Huang - Kung Lao CJ Bloomfield - Baraka External links 17490712 Mortal Kombat II Category:Films directed by Simon McQuoid Category:2026 American films Category:2026 English-language films Category:Action films Category:Adventure films Category:Martial arts films Category:Films based on video games Category:Sequel films Category:Films about parallel universes Category:Mortal Kombat films Category:American IMAX films