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‘Mortal Kombat II’ Gets Another New Release Date
It wasn’t long ago that Mortal Kombat II was dated for theatrical release on October 24 of this year, but the film was recently bumped all the way to May 15 of next year. That massive seven month move was likely to better position the film for a much bigger impact at the pre-summer box office in 2026, and now even that date has shifted… but only a little bit this time.
The good news? We’re actually getting Mortal Kombat II a little bit earlier than we expected next year. The big screen sequel will now release only in theaters on May 8, 2026.
Simon McQuoid returns to the director’s seat for next year’s Mortal Kombat II, which will feature a screenplay by Jeremy Slater (“The Exorcist,” “Moon Knight”).
Mortal Kombat II is rated “R” for “strong bloody violence and gore, and language.”
From New Line Cinema comes the latest high-stakes installment in the blockbuster video game franchise in all its brutal glory, Mortal Kombat II.
This time, the fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.
Karl Urban stars as Johnny Cage, alongside Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, with Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano as Lord Raiden, Joe Taslim as Bi-Han, and Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi and Scorpion.
Mortal Kombat III has already been confirmed by Warner Bros.!
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‘The Grinch’ Live Action Sequel in the Works With Jim Carrey Starring and Ron Howard Directing!
It’s a bit of a slow news day here on the horror front, so indulge us for a minute while we cover something that’s not quite a horror project. The Grinch is one of the most iconic villains of time, however, and he was originally played by Boris Karloff, so we’re not totally out of line here…
The Hollywood Reporter lets us know this afternoon that Ron Howard and Jim Carrey are in talks to reunite for a sequel to the live action How the Grinch Stole Christmas movie!
If all the deals go through, Jim Carrey would reprise his iconic role as the live action version of the Grinch, while Ron Howard would find himself seated back in the director’s chair.
Universal and Imagine Entertainment are developing, with Brian Grazer producing.
THR notes, “The untitled sequel will have a script by Alec Berg (Barry, Silicon Valley, Curb Your Enthusiasm), Jeff Schaffer (Life, Larry and The Pursuit of Unhappiness, Dave, Curb Your Enthusiasm) and David Mandel (Veep, Curb Your Enthusiasm).”
The Dr. Seuss character was originally introduced in the 1957 children’s book How the Grinch Stole Christmas, later brought to the screen in the world of animation in the 1966 special.
Horror legend Boris Karloff voiced the Grinch in that animated classic, while Jim Carrey much later played the character in live action in Ron Howard’s 2000 movie. More recently, Benedict Cumberbatch voiced the character in the 2018 animated movie The Grinch.
David Howard Thornton even played a (more) twisted version of the Grinch in the horror movie The Mean One, a wildly unofficial adaptation of the classic Dr. Seuss tale.
Another fun horror connection? Back in 2001, makeup effects legend Rick Baker (An American Werewolf in London) won an Oscar for his work turning Jim Carrey into the Grinch!
In the 2000 live action holiday classic, “On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.”
The film of course ends with the Grinch embracing Christmas and the Whos, completing his character arc from a nasty beast to a big-hearted citizen of Whoville. Where could a sequel possibly go from there? Well, I did float a fun idea on Twitter just a couple months ago…
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