Welp, we gained’t be seeing Ethical Kombat II in theaters this yr.

In a beautiful transfer, Warner Bros. has determined to hit the pause button on the extremely anticipated sequel to 2021’s Mortal Kombat film, delaying the Karl City-led movie till Might 15, 2026, transferring it from its unique October 2025 launch date.

In a submit on Instagram saying the delay and sharing a brand new poster together with presumably teasing a brand new trailer, the caption learn, “The match calls for a brand new time and place, worthy of its spectacle. Mortal Kombat II – solely in theaters Might 15, 2026.

Tuesday unlocks the subsequent stage.”

No exact reasoning for the delay was shared with many, as Warner Bros. is probably going making an attempt to capitalize on the sturdy response to the primary trailer by letting this film simmer within the oven a bit longer.

The trailer was considered greater than 11 million instances on Warner Bros.’ official channel. In distinction, in response to Deadline’s reporting, it was considered over 117 million instances throughout totally different social media and YouTube channels.

Mortal Kombat II picks up the place the 2021 reboot movie left off.

This time will following Johnny Cage (Karl City), a washed up motion film star who’s recruited by Lord Raiden (Todanobu Asano) to hitch his band of fighters that features Lui Kang (Ludi Lin), Jax (Mehcad Brooks), Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee), Cole Younger (Lewis Tan) and presumably Hanzo Hasashi aka Scorpion (Hiroyuki Sanada) to tackle Shao Khan (Martyn Ford) and his minions within the match Mortal Kombat that may decide the destiny of Earthrealm.

Social Media Is Not Completely happy About Mortal Kombat II’s Delay

As you possibly can think about, followers are considerably upset that the discharge of Mortal Kombat II has been pushed again to subsequent summer season, a choice they didn’t see coming.

Welp, there’s nothing we will do however wait.

Till then, you possibly can see extra reactions within the gallery under.