Mortal Kombat II Gets A Final Frenetic Trailer

Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage needs to sober up and save the world in MKII.

Mortal Kombat II is just around the corner, and here comes a final trailer to remind fervent fans of fighty films that tickets are on sale right now, should you be keen to secure a seat rather early. There’s also some business about Karl Urban’s downslope action star having to step up and save the world by kicking seven shades of hell out of a variety of outlandish mooks in the titular cosmic kumite. Which is all the plot you need, really.

Mortal Kombat II Final Trailer

What’s the plot?

As the official synopsis briefly intones:

The fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.

But c’mon now – the story is pretty rudimentary, and that’s for the best. We know what we want – fatalities.

Who’s in it?

• Karl Urban as Johnny Cage.
• Adeline Rudolph as Kitana.
• Sophia Xu as Young Kitana.
• Jessica McNamee as Sonya Blade.
• Josh Lawson as Kano.
• Ludi Lin as Liu Kang.
• Mehcad Brooks as Jax.
• Tati Gabrielle as Jade.
• Lewis Tan as Cole Young.
• Damon Herriman as Quan Chi.
• Chin Han as Shang Tsung.
• Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden.
• Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi, AKA Scorpion.
• Martyn Ford as Shao Kahn.
• Desmond Chiam as King Jerrod.
• Ana Thu Nguyen as Queen Sindel.
• Max Huang as Kung Lao.
• CJ Bloomfield as Baraka.
• Joe Taslim as Bi-Han / Noob Saibot.

When’s it out?

Mortal Kombat II hits Australian cinemas on May 8, mate.

What’s the vibe?

It just looks like perfect Friday night fodder to me. Look, it’s Mortal Kombat, okay? Let’s be a little realistic here. Don’t go expecting Raging Bull.