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Mortal Kombat II Debuts Digitally June 9, Followed by 4K UHD and Blu-ray Releases
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Warner Bros Home Entertainment has announced that Mortal Kombat II will arrive digitally at home on June 9, followed by 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD releases on July 28. The sequel brings back director Simon McQuoid and pits Earthrealm and Outworld champions—now joined by Johnny Cage—against Shao Kahn’s dark rule in a tournament framed by major gory set pieces. Karl Urban stars as Johnny Cage, with the ensemble also including Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden, Joe Taslim as Bi-Han, and Hiroyuki Sanada as Scorpion. Home releases will be available on participating platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home, and physical editions will include multiple featurettes that highlight story and worldbuilding, including Edenia and other game-inspired realms. Coverage of the home media rollout also points to behind-the-scenes focus on how the film’s designs and VFX were built to match Mortal Kombat lore, along with the movie’s R rating for strong bloody violence and language. Early critical reactions cited in the reporting describe the film as moving quickly into a tournament-driven setup while delivering fan service and fatalities, even as some note a loss of some earlier momentum.
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In an exclusive clip from the home-release featurette “Building the Realms of Mortal Kombat,” creators discuss crafting Edenia (including the tragic opening sequence and Kitana’s origin) and how they altered the realm’s design after Shao Kahn took over, showing early artwork in the process.
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The “Building the Realms of Mortal Kombat” featurette specifically highlights that the film’s design teams blended practical sets with “groundbreaking VFX” to recreate iconic locations, including Edenia and “the terrifying Pit” from the games.
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Beyond the “Evolving the Saga” featurette, Warner Bros. lists additional extras such as “Mortal Kombat II: Choose Your Fighter,” which focuses on meeting the cast and exploring more of the film’s arcana/universe elements.
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Franchise co-creator Ed Boon said in the “Evolving the Saga” featurette that the new film “absolutely introduced something new. Something that wasn't seen before. New characters, new realms, that are going to hook fans back into this universe.”
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Producer Todd Garner said in the same bonus-materials coverage that “The thing that's so special about Mortal Kombat is there's so many characters to choose from. Not only that, every character comes from a different walk of life.”
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