Mortal Kombat II, from New Line Cinema, the latest high-stakes installment in the blockbuster video game franchise in all its brutal glory, debuts digitally at home on June 9. 4K UHD™, Blu-ray™, and DVD arrive on July 28 and in this heat wave summer hibernation season, a flick from our favorite entertainment brand is just what you need to light up your day!
This time, the fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders. Whom You Know has been honored to work with Warner Brothers Discovery for nearly all of our years, and in 2010 when they began working with us, they were pioneering journalism of the future.
Karl Urban stars as Johnny Cage, alongside Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, with Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden, Joe Taslim as Bi-Han, and Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi and Scorpion.
Director Simon McQuoid returns to helm the follow up to his explosive 2021 cinematic adventure, from a screenplay by Jeremy Slater, based on the videogame created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. The film is produced by Todd Garner, E. Bennett Walsh, James Wan, Toby Emmerich, and Simon McQuoid, and executive produced by Michael Clear, Judson Scott, Jeremy Slater, Ed Boon and Lawrence Kasanoff.
On June 9, Mortal Kombat II will be available at home on participating digital platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, and more.
On July 28, Mortal Kombat II will be available to own on 4K UHD™, Blu-ray™, and DVD from online and physical retailers. Mortal Kombat II will also continue to be available in high definition and standard definition from participating digital retailers.
Mortal Kombat II 4K UHD™, and Blu-ray™ contain the following special features: Mortal Kombat II: Evolving the Saga (Featurette)Returning characters, new alliances and even bigger fatalities! Go behind the scenes to learn all that went into creating the latest chapter in the Mortal Kombat film saga and how the sequel expands the universe to bolder, bloodier heights.
Building the Realms of Mortal Kombat (Featurette)From the decaying streets of Edenia to the terrifying Pit featured in the iconic video game series, discover how the Mortal Kombat II design teams blended practical sets with groundbreaking VFX to create the legendary realms in the film.
Mortal Kombat II: Choose Your Fighter (Featurette)Awaken your Arcana as you meet the cast and explore the brutal weapons, epic costumes and fierce training that went into bringing their characters to life.
Klose Quarters Kombat (Featurette)Cast members and key creatives share insights into how the stunt preparation, intense fight scenes and weapons training shaped both classic moves and new, merciless combat styles.
A “Boon” to Gamers Everywhere (Featurette)Sit down with chief Mortal Kombat mythmaker and creator Ed Boon for a deep dive into the franchise’s storied history and ongoing evolution that spans three decades of near-infinite games, films and comics, culminating with the live-action sequel.
BASICS
Premium Digital: June 9
4K UHD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD Street Date: July 28
4K Languages: DLBY/DGTL SURROUND 5.1: English, German, Spanish, Castilian Spanish, French, Canadian French, Italian, Czech, Japanese
DLBY SURROUND STEREO: Canadian French
DLBY ATMOS & ADS 5.1 – English
4K Subtitles:
Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese (written), Czech, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Polish, Finnish, Castilian Spanish, Canadian French, Dutch SDH, English SDH, German SDH, Italian SDH
BD Languages: DLBY/DGTL SURROUND 5.1 – English, Canadian French, Spanish
DLBY ATMOS & ADS 5.1 – English
BD Subtitles:
Spanish, French, Canadian French, English SDH
DVD Languages: DLBY/DGTL SURROUND 5.1 – English, Canadian French, Spanish, Japanese
ADS 5.1 – English
DVD Subtitles: Spanish, French, Japanese, Canadian French, English SDH
Running Time: 116 minutes
Rated R for strong bloody violence and gore, and language.
4K UHD and Blu-ray: ATMOS TrueHD, DLBY/DGTL
Joining McQuoid behind the camera are director of photography Stephen F. Windon, production designer Yohei Taneda, editor Stuart Levy and costume designer Cappi Ireland, with casting by Rich Delia and music by Benjamin Wallfisch.
New Line Cinema Presents an Atomic Monster/Broken Road Production, a Fireside Films Production, MORTAL KOMBAT II.
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