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[Donald mac Ronald]

Finally a big budget Mortal Kombat that actually looks good.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

I'm still in blanket dismay that we have this instead of a proper Dredd 2

 

[SJRB]

I'm still in blanket dismay that we have this instead of a proper Dredd 2

O boy do I have news for you:

Thread 'New Dredd movie in development. Directed by…. Taika Waititi'

Jul 17, 2025

This is going to be terrible. At least they can't unmake the good Dredd movie.

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[Dr.Morris79]

O boy do I have news for you:

Thread 'New Dredd movie in development. Directed by…. Taika Waititi'

Jul 17, 2025

This is going to be terrible. At least they can't unmake the good Dredd movie.

• BennyBlanco
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Oh I know, thats why I said a proper Dredd 2

What a time to be alive.

Close, but so, so far.

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

This looks pretty awesome imho

 

[taizuke]

Love Karl Urban, but not feeling him as Cage. Should've been a new actor.

I was down on the actor who played Cole in the first movie, but after seeing him in Cobra Kai, i am excited to see what he'll do in this one. Hopefully they can better use his capabilities cause he's a real martial artist. He was also the best part in Iron Fist.

I'm not digging the CGI. Looks cheap and some of the background shots look fake.

 

[Beretta]

Love Karl Urban, but not feeling him as Cage. Should've been a new actor.

I was down on the actor who played Cole in the first movie, but after seeing him in Cobra Kai, i am excited to see what he'll do in this one. Hopefully they can better use his capabilities cause he's a real martial artist. He was also the best part in Iron Fist.

I'm not digging the CGI. Looks cheap and some of the background shots look fake.

Yeah not sure what is with the cheap CGI in this one and the previous one, I don't know if they feel like it makes it look like the games? But even the original 2D games looked more realistic so I don't get it.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Love Karl Urban, but not feeling him as Cage. Should've been a new actor.

I was down on the actor who played Cole in the first movie, but after seeing him in Cobra Kai, i am excited to see what he'll do in this one. Hopefully they can better use his capabilities cause he's a real martial artist. He was also the best part in Iron Fist.

I'm not digging the CGI. Looks cheap and some of the background shots look fake.

I love him too and he looks great for his age. But he's way too old to be doing something like this and also playing Johnny cage.

 

[ResilientBanana]

I love him too and he looks great for his age. But he's way too old to be doing something like this and also playing Johnny cage.

Would you say he's a washed up action star?

 

[GymWolf]

Don't like urban as cage but pretty hyped, i liked the first movie well enough.

 

[MayauMiao]

Karl Urban doesn't fit the Johnny Cage attitude. I rather see him as Raiden.

 

[ResilientBanana]

Karl Urban doesn't fit the Johnny Cage attitude. I rather see him as Raiden.

But.. he's not Asian. He'd make a better Kano.

 

[Doom85]

He may be older than Johnny usually is, but I feel he nails the feel of the character.

 

[jshackles]

 

[GymWolf]

Ugh the interbaldactic bitch is in the cast aswell?!

 

[xrnzaaas]

Still riding on Karl Urban's rise in popularity, eh? And Raiden still looks horribly miscasted (and he's not the only one).

 

[kevboard]

looks way better than the first one.
and I like them actually embracing the old theme song. I hope it will be used in the movie.

even better would be remixing some of the music from the first 3 games. like the Street stage or subway stage themes from MK3.

 

[Lux R7]

that soundtrack still rocks!

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Was mortal Kombat always Johnny cage focused?I hope he brings his 500$ sunglasses

 

[spookyfish]

Still riding on Karl Urban's rise in popularity, eh? And Raiden still looks horribly miscasted (and he's not the only one).

I think Shang Tsung is an even worse miscast.

 

[poodaddy]

Not gonna lie, that doesn't look great.

That being said, I'm a franchise fan, though not enough of one to make it through MK1. Here's hoping this is fun at least.

 

[AJUMP23]

I am glad they know they can never top the original music.

 

[Lambogenie]

Kitana is hot.

Intergalactic chicken, meh.

Most don't seem too bad. Fights look like they could be fun.

It looks better than SF, should say that.

 

[spookyfish]

Kitana is hot.

Intergalactic chicken, meh.

Most don't seem too bad. Fights look like they could be fun.

It looks better than SF, should say that.

She's just another "Eh ..." actor cast in this: fits with Shang Tsung, Raiden, many of the other characters.

 

[SJRB]

Was mortal Kombat always Johnny cage focused?I hope he brings his 500$ sunglasses

No but the previous one focussed on a totally new character when it could've (and honestly should've) been Johnny Cage and that fucking sucked.

This honestly feels like a redo, and that's okay.

My guess; Cole from the first MK is Shao Khan in this movie.

 

[intbal]

No real way to know the quality, I suppose.

But please stop proving Auralnauts right, Hollywood:

 

[kevboard]

I think Shang Tsung is an even worse miscast.

#BringBackLambert

 

[MrCunningham]

The only Mortal Kombat movie that I like up to this point is the original 1995 movie:



The trailer is still amazing.

I saw this in the theatre back in 1995 when it first debuted. I was 14 when I watched it. Yeah, even back then, I could spot the bad CG, but I didn't care. For what it is worth, it held the dubious crown as the best video game movie adaption for the longest time. I saw many video game movies at the cinema. It was a perfect blend of a Enter the Dragon ripoff, mashed together with Big Trouble in Little China, and many other older kung fu movies. Plus the sound track was amazing for a 14 year old me.

And Honestly, it was almost liked by Siskel and Ebert. Gene Siskel actually gave it a thumbs up, claiming that it was much better than he was expecting it to be. Roger Ebert claimed that he couldn't see shit due to how dark the movie was. For me, a: ' one thumb up/ can't see shit captain' review was all I needed to know that it was good enough.



As for the new Mortal Kombat II Trailer... well... it looks better than the 2021 film. It seems like they are going back to what the fans of the franchise actually want. Not sure of they made any changes to the movie since its' original October 2025 planned release date? But it seems like they are trying to capture what people liked about the original Paul W.S. Anderson film.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Looks much, much, MUCH better than the new SF movie coming out and that's all that matters.

 

[MrCunningham]

Looks much, much, MUCH better than the new SF movie coming out and that's all that matters.

One of the best highlights from the 2025 Game Awards was when the cast trolled the Mortal Kombat II movie cast:

 

[Grenseal]

90s best Mortal Kombat movie then, best Mortsl Kombat movie ever.