The first Mortal Kombat movie had a budget of $55 million and made over $80 million worldwide. He was amazing as Judge Dredd in Dredd and Billy Butcher in The Boys, and the trailer for Mortal Kombat showed that the trend of brilliance would continue. Mortal Kombat 2's delay could be a good thing in the long-runMortal Kombat II has been delayed and will no longer release this year. Lastly, a delay allows all involved in the production to ensure that Mortal Kombat II is the best that it can be, allowing time for anything from rewrites to reshoots. After all, Marvel Studios delayed Avengers: Doomsday from May 2026 to December 2026 for that very reason; perhaps Mortal Kombat II can benefit from the same approach.