I did not care for the first modern Mortal Kombat movie. It was a dark, grungy mess that made a lot of weird story and lore choices. I’m a big MK lore nerd, and it all bugged me. But…yeah…I’m probably gonna go see Mortal Kombat II in the theaters. Why not?

I find it hilarious that this trailer could just as easily fit a first movie in the franchise. After the utter failure that was Cole Young as a protagonist in the first movie, this sequel is just going to start over again and bring in Johnny Cage as the neophyte who has to be introduced to the world of Mortal Kombat. Madness and hilarity.

At least my favorite character from the first film is coming back. Hopefully that leads to some entertainment value.

Also, sadly, no Smoke…at least from the look so far. Though considering how afraid these movies seem to be to put their ninjas in actual color-coded costume, any masked dude could be Smoke…

Mortal Kombat II comes to theaters on May 8.

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