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- May 8, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Mortal Kombat II Launches in Theaters
- New Line's Mortal Kombat II opens 8 May 2026, moved up from 15 May; it was originally set for 24 October 2025[2][3]
- The 8 May slot is Mother's Day weekend and avoids a direct clash with The Devil Wears Prada 2 (15 May), though it faces The Sheep Detectives[2][3]
- Directed by Simon McQuoid from a Jeremy Slater screenplay, based on the game by Ed Boon and John Tobias; rated R, 116 minutes[2][3]
- Karl Urban joins as Johnny Cage; returning cast includes Hiroyuki Sanada, Joe Taslim, Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee and Ludi Lin, with Martyn Ford as Shao Kahn[2][3]
- The champions battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn threatening Earthrealm[3]
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- [1]90%imdb.com/title/tt17490712imdb.com· Posted Sep 14, 2026· Starts May 8, 2026 ✓· 67% of score
Stated as firm per Wikipedia: "was theatrically released in the United States on May 8, 2026."
- [2]85%Mortal Kombat II Undergoes Yet Another Release Date Shift - Collidercollider.com· Published Oct 26, 2025· 19% of score
Collider confirms the film's release was moved to 'May 8, 2026' from a prior May 15 date (and originally October 24, 2025), exactly matching the pin's stored date.
- [3]88%Mortal Kombat II Opening Datedeadline.com· Published Aug 1, 2025· 14% of score
Deadline's own headline, 'Mortal Kombat II Opening Date,' published August 1, 2025, tracked an earlier stage of the film's release-date shuffling that Collider[2] later confirms settled on May 8, 2026.
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