This sequel continues where the previous film left off, with our heroes: Liu Kang (Ludy Lin), Jax (Mehcad Brooks), Cole Young (Lewis Tan), and Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee) joining the storm god, Raiden (Tadanobu Asano) in his temple, dealing with the loss of one of their own, Kung Lao (Max Haung), and the need to find the next chosen champion for Earth, Johnny Cage (Karl Urban), just as the tournament is finally beginning. Meanwhile, Shang Tsung (Chin Han) and the antagonists of Outworld are back with some new and powerful fighters: the ferocious emperor Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford) and the fearless princess Kitana (Adeline Rudolph).
Director Simon McQuoid returns for this second installment, keeping continuity for this fledgling cinematic franchise by building off the good and bad parts of the first film to create a refined vision relying more on aspects of the game and its more popular characters.
