It is always a tricky venture to embark upon when you want to adapt a video game which has legions of loyal fans all over the world. In 2021, Warner Bros.’ attempted it with the iconic video game franchise,Mortal Kombat, and the film emerged as a low-key box office success. So impressive was its performance that it earned itself a sequel,Mortal Kombat 2,which earlier this year put the finishing move on filming. Prior to that announcement, producerTodd Garnerhad been responsible for teasing the upcoming sequel by releasing a raft of images featuring some of the characters set to appear.
Mortal Kombat 2will welcome a host of new characters when it finally premieres. One of those characters is the warrior princess Kitana, withResident Evil’sAdeline Rudolphportraying the fan-wielding princess. In anticipation of Kitana’s arrival, franchise creatorEd Boon,has taken to X to share a stunning image of the princess wielding her iconic weapon. With her legendary steel fan the focus of the image, we also catch a glimpse of the princess' armor. The newly released image is accompanied by a caption from Boon which reads: “I recently saw a (unfinished cut) screening of the Mortal Kombat 2 movie. During the screening, I broke into Todd Garner’s phone, found this image from the film, and sent it to my phone. I can leak stuff too.” You sure can, Ed. Much appreciated.
Based off establishedMortal Kombatlore, Kitana is the sister ofMileena, who is a mutant clone of the warrior princess. Created by the Emperor Shang Tsung, Mileena was slain by Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee) in the 2021 film as Shang Tsung and his group of formidable warriors tried and failed to conquer Earthrealm. The demise of Mileena, who is also the daughter of General Shao Khan, wielder of the deadly weapon, the Wrath Hammer, signifies an upping of the stakes in the coming sequel.Shao Khan will be played by Martyn Fordin the upcoming sequel.
The Plot Thickens In ‘Mortal Kombat 2’
Mortal Kombat 2is set for an October 2025 releasewith the sequel directed bySimon McQuoid. The franchise is rife with a host of thrilling characters, and a number of them will be making their way on screen in the coming sequel. The sequel should seethe arrival of the undead Noob Saibotand, to everyone’s dismay,the necromancer, Quan Chi(Damon Herriman). Other newcomers set to feature inMortal Kombat 2, includeKarl Urban as Johnny Cage,Tati Gabrielleas Jade,Desmond Chiamas King Jerrod, andAna Thu Nguyenas Queen Sindel. The sequel will also see the returning stars likeTadanobu Asanoas Raiden,Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion,Mehcad Brooksas Jax, andLewis Tanas Cole Young.
While speaking with Collider’sTherese Lacsonat the recently held San Diego Comic-Con,Tan teased the upcoming sequelsaying:
“I would say the tone is slightly different. It’s a little more ramped up. Like I said, it’s hard to tackle and navigate that storyline because they did it with a new character that’s not in the game, right? It’s like, whose story do we tell? How do we tell it? How do we introduce this to the audience of people that maybe don’t know Mortal Kombat as well as some of the fans? We tackled that problem in the first movie, and now it’s just off to the races. We can just go for it. So, the second movie has wild, crazy nonsense and is incredible.”
Mortal Kombatis available to stream on Max.Mortal Kombat 2is set to release in 2025. Check out the image above. Stay tuned to Collider for updates.
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