Near the end of the Mortal Kombat movie (2021), viewers were treated to a pretty major tease that effectively told everyone that Johnny Cage would be in the next movie. It was a pretty odd omission to begin with considering how iconic and popular Johnny Cage is.
Although Michael “The Miz” Mizanin pushed to be Johnny Cage in the sequel, the role ultimately went to Karl Urban, famous for his roles as Leonard McCoy in Star Trek (2009-2013), Judge Dredd in Dredd (2012), and William “Billy” Butcher in The Boys. Despite this, Mizanin appears to be very supportive of Urban getting the role.
Earlier today, the official Mortal Kombat Movie account on X shared a teaser featuring Johnny Cage. More specifically, this appears to be an in-universe movie poster.
“From the studio that brought Rebel without a Cage” can be seen at the very top. This is clearly a reference to the “Rebel without a Cause” film.
The movie being advertised by the poster is “Uncaged Fury,” starring Johnny Cage. As such, Johnny Cage can be seen standing in front of an explosion that involve two motorcycles.
At the end of the first Mortal Kombat film, the movie’s protagonist, Cole Young, was leaving for Hollywood to find someone.
Based on the “Citizen Cage” poster tease seen in the locker room, it was clear that he was aiming to recruit Johnny Cage for the next Mortal Kombat tournament (which hadn’t even happened yet in the last film due to Shang Tsung attempting to assassinate Earth’s defenders before it officially started).
Check it all out below:
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Moreover, there’s an actual Mortal Kombat 2 movie trailer that’s not quite as meta using the logo.
Series co-creator Ed Boon, however, had to make a slight correction to the text.
Mortal Kombat 2 Movie!
I had to make a slight korrection. Koming Soon! pic.twitter.com/Ik6jwycsKk— Ed Boon (@noobde) February 11, 2025
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