After amassing more than $125 million at the worldwide box office, Mortal Kombat II is all set to arrive on digital and in physical form over the coming weeks. Unlike the first film which suffered at the hands of the pandemic, Mortal Kombat II enjoyed a successful international theatrical release in early May. The film, regarded by as a huge step up from the original, arrives on all popular digital streaming services on June 9. Following this comes a number of physical editions, with the 4K UHD Blu-ray, regular Blu-ray and DVD release slated for July 28. The physical editions…
After attending the star-studded premiere of Mortal Kombat II at the IMAX theatre in Sydney, Christopher and Toasty sit down together for the first time to review the film from start to finish.
With the theatrical release of Mortal Kombat II less than two weeks away, Christopher, Toasty and Kung Lew share their hopes, their fears and their final thoughts ahead of its premiere.
Toasty and McCage provide an in-depth analysis and review episodes 3 and 4 of 1998’s Mortal Kombat: Conquest television series, titled Cold Reality and Immortal Kombat respectively.
Toasty is joined by McCage and Kung Lew to breakdown the second trailer for Mortal Kombat II, which premieres worldwide on 8th May 2026.
The second trailer for 2026’s Mortal Kombat II movie has dropped, and is sure to whet more than a few appetites. Once again, protagonist Johnny Cage (Karl Urban) is front and centre, seemingly thrust into a world he doesn’t quite understand. While numerous fan theories currently exist, many believe the film’s first half will focus on the film star while the latter half will focus more on the rise of Kitana and Earthrealm’s warriors against the evil emperor Shao Kahn. Guess we’ll have to wait and see. What do you think of this latest trailer? Be sure to keep an…
TOASTY! The man behind Mortal Kombat’s most iconic music tracks has announced his retirement from the team after more than three decades. Dan Forden served as one of the original four team members who created the original Mortal Kombat in 1992 alongside Ed Boon, John Tobias and John Vogel. Its unique digitised graphics and gruesome finishing moves aside, a huge part of Mortal Kombat’s appeal came from its catchy soundtrack and crispy sound effects. Game after game he continued to perfect his craft, and although others eventually joined the sound development team his influence remained front and centre. Wednesday was…
After amassing more than $125 million at the worldwide box office, Mortal Kombat II is all set to arrive on digital and in physical form over the coming weeks. Unlike the first film which suffered at the hands of the pandemic, Mortal Kombat II enjoyed a successful international theatrical release in early May. The film, regarded by as a huge step up from the original, arrives on all popular digital streaming services on June 9. Following this comes a number of physical editions, with the 4K UHD Blu-ray, regular Blu-ray and DVD release slated for July 28. The physical editions…
The second trailer for 2026’s Mortal Kombat II movie has dropped, and is sure to whet more than a few appetites. Once again, protagonist Johnny Cage (Karl Urban) is front and centre, seemingly thrust into a world he doesn’t quite understand. While numerous fan theories currently exist, many believe the film’s first half will focus on the film star while the latter half will focus more on the rise of Kitana and Earthrealm’s warriors against the evil emperor Shao Kahn. Guess we’ll have to wait and see. What do you think of this latest trailer? Be sure to keep an…
TOASTY! The man behind Mortal Kombat’s most iconic music tracks has announced his retirement from the team after more than three decades. Dan Forden served as one of the original four team members who created the original Mortal Kombat in 1992 alongside Ed Boon, John Tobias and John Vogel. Its unique digitised graphics and gruesome finishing moves aside, a huge part of Mortal Kombat’s appeal came from its catchy soundtrack and crispy sound effects. Game after game he continued to perfect his craft, and although others eventually joined the sound development team his influence remained front and centre. Wednesday was…
As largely expected, Digital Eclipse and Atari have used Evo 2025 to jointly announce the inclusion of Mortal Kombat Trilogy in Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection. Released in 1996, Mortal Kombat Trilogy quickly became a fan favourite, bringing together an enormous roster of kombatants and arenas. Although it was also released for Nintendo 64, it was the PlayStation and PC ports that really resonated with fans as they contained crisper graphics and additional characters. In fact, it is the PlayStation port specifically that will be included with this kollection. While the digital version of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is expected in…
With the red-band for Mortal Kombat II out in the wild, Warner Bros. have released posters for characters set to feature in the film. A total of sixteen posters are available below, including those for Baraka, Bi-Han (Noob Saibot), Cole Young, Jade, Jax, Johnny Cage, Kano, Kitana, Kung Lao, Liu Kang, Raiden, Scorpion, Shang Tsung, Shao Kahn, Sindel and Sonya Blade. Which one is your favourite? Keep it locked to Kamidogu as we bring you further updates as they develop,
The moment you have all been waiting for has arrived: Mortal Kombat II’s official red-band trailer is here. Proving that there is plenty of steam left in the 33-year-old franchise, Mortal Kombat returns to the silver screen this October with its second film following 2021’s reboot. The trailer has garnered so much attention that it has officially become the most viewed red-band trailer of all time, hitting 106.8 million views in only 24 hours. Seemingly centred around Johnny Cage, the trailer sees the failed action star thrust into a violent world he doesn’t fully understand. While the film shares some…
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The one and only Lia Montelongo joins Christopher and Toasty to spread her infectious laugh while talking about her time portraying Sindel in Mortal Kombat 3, Sareena in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and Tanya during Mortal Kombat 4’s promotional tour at E3 in 1998.
Adoni Maropis speaks with Christopher and Toasty about his depiction of Quan Chi in the 1998 television series Mortal Kombat: Conquest, terrorist mastermind Abu Fayed in 24 and his love of ping pong, musaka and finikia.
Special guest John Turk joins Christopher and Toasty to discuss his portrayal of the unmasked Sub-Zero and Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat 3, Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero, as well as his love of acting, fitness and nutrition.
Christopher and Toasty introduce themselves and share some of their fondest Mortal Kombat memories. The duo then move onto the topic of 2021’s Mortal Kombat movie, where they review each individual performance followed by the film as a whole.
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Actor Casper Van Dien, who played Johnny Cage in the second season of the digital Mortal Kombat: Legacy series, released some behind-the-scenes pictures from the unreleased third season to his Instagram today, August 1. While this would have been the third digital season of content released, at the time there were conflicting reports as to exactly what this content would be. Some reports had this as a direct continuation of Kevin Tancharoen’s “Legacy” series, even after Tancharoen departed the project. Some images even made their way online, revealing the cover of the script saying “Mortal Kombat 3.” This is the…
Earlier this morning it appears that the next Mortal Kombat Legends film from Warner Animation is on the way via leak. Entitled “Mortal Kombat Legends: Snowblind”, the rumored movie is slated for an October 27, 2022 release date which is right around the 30th anniversary of the franchise. It is all speculation at this point. But if artwork and title holds true, it appears that the third entry in the Mortal Kombat Legends Series is a story centered around Kenshi and Kuai Liang Sub-Zero. This would be a rare case in Mortal Kombat media where we have a story beyond…
Recently, never before seen footage of an early version of Mortal Kombat II has been released on YouTube and it is fascinating. It is Version 0.1, which was never released to the public or playable for its release. Credit to theonblastshow2012 for unearthing the footage and YouTube Channel YourMKArcadeSource for releasing it. Keep in mind, it is old footage and it is clearly VHS quality. But when you watch this footage, the gameplay, sound, music, and presentation is completely different from the Mortal Kombat II arcade version we are all used to. Some stand out notes: Johnny Cage’s sprite has…
Following the success of last year’s Mortal Kombat movie reboot it comes as no surprise that work is currently underway on a sequel. Deadline is reporting that Australian director Simon McQuoid is set to reprise his role as director for the film tentatively titled “Mortal Kombat 2”, following his theatrical directional debut in the first film. Jeremy Slater (best known for his work on The Exorcist TV series and Disney+ miniseries Moon Knight) joins as a writer. Amid the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic Australia was sought out as an ideal location to film the first movie. Its cast and…
Measuring 30″ (76cm) tall and 14″ (35.5cm) wide, PCS’ upcoming klassic Jade statue is nothing short of breathtaking. Standing atop a pedestal base inspired by the Dead Pool arena, Jade holds her signature “Imperial Jubilee” bo staff in her right hand and “Shao Kahn’s Bane” razor-rang in her left. Retailing for $1500 USD, Jade’s highly-detailed model features her in her Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 attire and comes with both masked and unmasked variants. Pre-orders are not yet live, but the company anticipates a ship date of April-June 2023, with 400 units to be made in total. Plans are also in…
Jeremy Slater is the new screenwriter for the second movie in the reboot movie series. That name might sound familiar as he also worked on the Disney+ Marvel series Moon Knight. In a recent interview with Discussing Film he acknowledged that the studio is aware of the issues the fans had with the first film, as well as the things we loved, and steering to correct and improve on the next film. Will they be able to make us forget about Cole Young? Probably not. BUT that is not to say we can’t forgive. So long as we actually get…
Ed Boon took to Twitter today to squash rumors of a Mortal Kombat 12 reveal at this year’s EVO tournament, saying “Its (sic) time for Street Fighter and other great fighting games to be in the sun!” The denial comes after rumors sprouted up around a news article from IGN saying that many popular developers, including Warner Bros., would have “big announcements” at this year’s tournament. While Mortal Kombat and other WB released games will be present during the event, which happens on August 5th through the 7th, it seems more likely that the announcement will be around MultiVersus rather…
Actor Casper Van Dien, who played Johnny Cage in the second season of the digital Mortal Kombat: Legacy series, released some behind-the-scenes pictures from the unreleased third season to his Instagram today, August 1. While this would have been the third digital season of content released, at the time there were conflicting reports as to exactly what this content would be. Some reports had this as a direct continuation of Kevin Tancharoen’s “Legacy” series, even after Tancharoen departed the project. Some images even made their way online, revealing the cover of the script saying “Mortal Kombat 3.” This is the…
Earlier this morning it appears that the next Mortal Kombat Legends film from Warner Animation is on the way via leak. Entitled “Mortal Kombat Legends: Snowblind”, the rumored movie is slated for an October 27, 2022 release date which is right around the 30th anniversary of the franchise. It is all speculation at this point. But if artwork and title holds true, it appears that the third entry in the Mortal Kombat Legends Series is a story centered around Kenshi and Kuai Liang Sub-Zero. This would be a rare case in Mortal Kombat media where we have a story beyond…
Recently, never before seen footage of an early version of Mortal Kombat II has been released on YouTube and it is fascinating. It is Version 0.1, which was never released to the public or playable for its release. Credit to theonblastshow2012 for unearthing the footage and YouTube Channel YourMKArcadeSource for releasing it. Keep in mind, it is old footage and it is clearly VHS quality. But when you watch this footage, the gameplay, sound, music, and presentation is completely different from the Mortal Kombat II arcade version we are all used to. Some stand out notes: Johnny Cage’s sprite has…
Following the success of last year’s Mortal Kombat movie reboot it comes as no surprise that work is currently underway on a sequel. Deadline is reporting that Australian director Simon McQuoid is set to reprise his role as director for the film tentatively titled “Mortal Kombat 2”, following his theatrical directional debut in the first film. Jeremy Slater (best known for his work on The Exorcist TV series and Disney+ miniseries Moon Knight) joins as a writer. Amid the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic Australia was sought out as an ideal location to film the first movie. Its cast and…
Measuring 30″ (76cm) tall and 14″ (35.5cm) wide, PCS’ upcoming klassic Jade statue is nothing short of breathtaking. Standing atop a pedestal base inspired by the Dead Pool arena, Jade holds her signature “Imperial Jubilee” bo staff in her right hand and “Shao Kahn’s Bane” razor-rang in her left. Retailing for $1500 USD, Jade’s highly-detailed model features her in her Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 attire and comes with both masked and unmasked variants. Pre-orders are not yet live, but the company anticipates a ship date of April-June 2023, with 400 units to be made in total. Plans are also in…