Mortal Kombat II is gearing up to hit theaters on October 24, 2025, and Warner Bros. is pulling out all the stops with a clever marketing campaign that’s got fans zooming. Leading the charge is a faux 1990s-style action movie trailer for Uncaged Fury, starring Karl Urban as the iconic Johnny Cage. This in-universe teaser, dripping with retro cheese, offers a fresh glimpse into the swaggering martial artist’s role in the upcoming sequel. Here’s everything you need to know about this nostalgic nod, why it’s got fans hyped, and what it means for Mortal Kombat II. This is literally “a made up” teaser trailer to hype us Mortal Kombat fans for the real trailer.
What Is Uncaged Fury? A Cheesy, Brilliant Marketing Move
Warner Bros. has taken a page out of Johnny Cage’s own playbook, crafting a faux movie trailer for Uncaged Fury that feels like it was ripped straight from a 1990s VHS bargain bin. This isn’t the official Mortal Kombat II trailer (that drops July 17), but a meta tease that showcases Johnny Cage as the over-the-top action star he’s known to be in the Mortal Kombat universe. Played by Karl Urban, Cage is front and center, delivering a performance that’s equal parts bravado and absurdity.
- Retro Vibes Done Right: The Uncaged Fury trailer channels the spirit of 1990s action flicks, complete with a gravelly voiceover that declares, “They pissed him off … They f***** with his shades … They should have brought more guys.” Think Steven Seagal’s squinting intensity or Jean-Claude Van Damme’s high-kick heroics, but with Johnny Cage’s signature ego cranked to 11.
- A Movie Within a Movie: In the Mortal Kombat lore, Johnny Cage is a Hollywood star turned fighter. This trailer leans into that, presenting Uncaged Fury as one of Cage’s in-universe films. It’s a brilliant way to introduce Urban’s take on the character while poking fun at the cheesy action genre.
- Nods to Cage’s Fictional Filmography: The trailer name-drops other fake Cage classics like Cool Hand Cage, Hard to Cage, and Rebel Without a Cage, all supposedly produced by New Line Cinema, the real studio behind the Mortal Kombat films. It’s a wink to fans who love the franchise’s self-aware humor.
Final Thoughts
A, this is hilarious, B, this is amazingly hilarious, C, Don’t F*** with Johnny Cage’s glasses. You can find the real trailer for Mortal Kombat 2 dropping tomorrow with a Warner Bros. Live-Event. It will be hard to top this made up trailer…
