Mortal Kombat II Trailer Unleashes Brutal Tournament Action The first trailer for Mortal Kombat II just dropped, revealing high-stakes battling, returning hero

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While the original “Mortal Kombat” movie introduced several of the iconic fighting video game’s characters, the sequel adds quite a few more familiar faces. “The Boys” star Karl Urban joins the cast as Johnny Cage, a Hollywood playboy who’s one of the most famous human characters in the “Mortal Kombat” franchise.

The character posters revealed today include Karl Urban, Tati Gabrielle, Hiroyuki Sanada, Mehcad Brooks, Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Ana Thu Nguyen, Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Max Huang, Joe Taslim, and CJ. Bloomfield.

Karl Urban stars as Johnny Cage, who must compete in a tournament to the death, in a trailer for "Mortal Kombat II." The video game adaptation opens in October.

Ahead of the trailer’s global online debut, IGN chatted exclusively with actor Karl Urban – who brings the iconic Johnny Cage to life in Mortal Kombat II – as well as director Simon McQuoid and producer Todd Garner in their first extensive interviews about the highly anticipated sequel.

Mortal Kombat 2 is set to deliver a more intense tournament experience, expanding the franchise's lore with returning favorites and new characters like Johnny Cage and Shao Kahn. Earthrealm champions must fairly compete against Outworld to prevent invasion.