A partial script for “Mortal Kombat 3” was revealed today by franchise producer Todd Garner, signaling rapid development of the next installment in the Warner Bros. Pictures film series.
The image, posted on X, shows the script’s cover with Jeremy Slater’s name as writer, a credit stating the film is “Based on the games from NetherRealm Studios,” and a “Draft 1.1” date of Friday, February 28, 2026. The visible portion of the logo matches that of the original “Mortal Kombat 3” game, released in 1995.
Slater penned the script for the upcoming “Mortal Kombat II,” currently slated for release on May 15, 2026, after its release date was shifted from October 24, 2025. He first announced the development of a third film at New York Comic Con last October, stating that New Line and Warner Bros. Were “so convinced that there is a giant fanbase waiting for it that they already hired me to start writing the next instalment of ‘Mortal Kombat’”.
The speed of development follows a strong initial response to marketing materials for “Mortal Kombat II.” The film’s red-band trailer garnered 107 million global views within 24 hours of its release in July 2025, setting a record for a red-band trailer, according to Warner Bros. Sources. As of this week, the full trailer on YouTube has reached 17 million views in a few days, exceeding the 12 million views the teaser trailer accumulated over seven months.
“Mortal Kombat II” stars Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Tati Gabrielle, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, and Hiroyuki Sanada. Simon McQuoid directed both “Mortal Kombat” (2021) and “Mortal Kombat II,” and will return for the third installment. Todd Garner will produce, alongside James Wan, Toby Emmerich, E. Bennett Walsh, and Simon McQuoid.
The “Mortal Kombat” franchise originated as a 1992 arcade game by Midway Games, created by Ed Boon and John Tobias.
