New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. have already greenlit another installment in the ‘Mortal Kombat’ franchise, screenwriter Jeremy Slater announced during the Mortal Kombat II panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday. Slater encouraged fans to turn out for the upcoming sequel, telling the crowd to “make sure they know there’s an audience for this movie because we want to keep making them for you guys.”

Slater appeared alongside director Simon McQuoid and cast members Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Tati Gabrielle, and Martyn Ford to discuss the highly anticipated sequel, its delayed release, and what audiences can expect from the next chapter. Originally slated for an October release, the film will now debut on May 16, 2026. McQuoid attributed the delay to the project’s growing scale, calling it “a victim of our own success.”

The panel opened with a behind-the-scenes reel showcasing cast members teasing fatalities, flawless victories, and larger set pieces, promising a sequel “bigger in every way possible.” McQuoid described the film as a “blockbuster” that will put a spotlight on Johnny Cage (Urban) and Kitana (Rudolph).

“The goal was, after the first one came out, really, to make ‘Mortal Kombat II’ feel like a full-length feature version of the tone we created in the opening of ‘Mortal Kombat I,’” McQuoid said. “We felt that we just scratched the surface. There is so much to Mortal Kombat, to the lore, so much to work with that I thought we could just expand everything onto an even greater scale.”

McQuoid emphasized that the sequel will feature roughly twice as many fight sequences as the 2021 film, with core elements designed for the larger IMAX format.

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