Mortal Kombat Co-Creator Can’t Stop Crying At The Movie Sequel’s Opening

Mortal Kombat 2 is lining up for a theatrical run next spring, and series co-creator Ed Boon says the movie comes out swinging right from frame one. He’s seen the current cut multiple times and claims the opening hits so hard it makes him cry. Yes, Ed Boon. Crying. Over a Mortal Kombat opening.

"I don't think I've seen it yet and not cried."

Boon told Collider the first scene is a straight-up gut punch and the rest of the film keeps that energy. His words, not mine: intense, in-your-face, and absolutely the right way to kick things off.

What Boon says you’re getting this time

• A harder, bloodier follow-up to the 2021 reboot, which he calls the first truly unapologetic R-rated Mortal Kombat on the big screen — and he says to basically double that this time
• The actual tournament, which fans have been loudly asking for — Boon is convinced it will scratch that itch
• A sequel that, in his view, meets what fans are expecting and outright demanding from Mortal Kombat

The 2021 movie relaunched the film series with a lineup faithful to the classic fighters, and Boon points to that as the foundation they’re building on. If you somehow missed the last three decades of pop culture: Mortal Kombat launched in 1992, grabbed headlines for being way bloodier than Street Fighter, and became famous for Fatalities — those gruesome finishing moves that end fights with creative overkill.

Boon stays pretty coy on specifics, but the message is clear: expect an opener that wallops you, and a sequel that finally brings the tournament to the forefront.

Mortal Kombat 2 is currently scheduled to hit theaters on May 15, 2026.