While movies based off of video games historically struggles, some of the best video games movies have arrived in recent years. Chief among them is Simon McQuoid's Mortal Kombat (streaming with a HBO Max subscription), which finally gave the gory franchise an R-rated film adaptation. A sequel is on the way, and star Lewis Tan recently teased way more fatalities and deaths of major characters. Suddenly I'm feeling nervous.
What we know about Mortal Kombat II is limited, but longtime fans are hyped that the upcoming video game movie will finally be focused on the titular tournament. The trailer for Mortal Kombat II introduced Johnny Cage and more fan favorite characters. But maybe we shouldn't get too attached; Tan spoke to ComicBook about the deaths that are coming in the sequel, teasing:
