The big tournament between Earthrealm and Outworld has been put on hold for a while. In a shocking move, Warner Bros. and New Line's Mortal Kombat II is getting a massive delay from October 24 this year to the start of next summer on May 15, 2026. Simon McQuoid's sequel had been ramping up the excitement lately with a killer 80s-era action teaser for Karl Urban's Johnny Cage and a Red Band trailer that broke records with 107 million views. However, the decision, while a gut punch for fans, may give the movie a fighting chance at the box office as it moves away from the hotly anticipated Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere starring Jeremy Allen White and the Colleen Hoover adaptation Regretting You.