Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is a 1997 American martial arts fantasy film directed by John R. Leonetti. It is the sequel to the 1995 film Mortal Kombat, and the second installment in the Mortal Kombat film series, which is based on the Mortal Kombat video game franchise developed by Midway Games. The film stars Robin Shou, Talisa Soto, Brian Thompson, Sandra Hess, Lynn "Red" Williams, Irina Pantaeva, Marjean Holden, Musetta Vander, Keith Cooke, and James Remar. Although the story picks up immediately after the last film ended, all the roles from the previous production were recast, with the exception of Shou and Soto and Cooke.
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is a 1997 American martial arts fantasy film directed by John R. Leonetti. It is the sequel to the 1995 film Mortal Kombat, and the second installment in the Mortal Kombat film series, which is based on the Mortal Kombat video game franchise developed by Midway Games. The film stars Robin Shou, Talisa Soto, Brian Thompson, Sandra Hess, Lynn "Red" Williams, Irina Pantaeva, Marjean Holden, Musetta Vander, Keith Cooke, and James Remar. Although the story picks up immediately after the last film ended, all the roles from the previous production were recast, with the exception of Shou and Soto and Cooke. The film's storyline is largely an adaptation of the third installment in the video game series, Mortal Kombat 3. In the film, Shao Kahn, ruler of Outworld, decides to take the Earthrealm by force after his minions' failure to win a tenth straight tournament of Mortal Kombat in the previous film. Kahn initiates a merger between the two realms, violating the rules established by the Elder Gods, which insist that victory in Mortal Kombat is necessary for such an act. This forces Liu Kang and his allies to act quickly before Earthrealm is consumed in the next six days. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation was universally panned by both audiences and critics. It grossed $51 million against its $30 million budget, and a planned third installment was immediately cancelled. A reboot of the series, Mortal Kombat, was released in April 2021.