#FIRSTLOOK: “MORTAL KOMBAT II” TORONTO INSTALLATION

Toronto racks up more parking offenses than any other city in Canada – but not for long. With Warner Bros. Pictures Canada gearing up for the release of Mortal Kombat II, they called in some outside help, because nothing says “pay your ticket” like a little movie magic! Time to strike back at Toronto’s parking perps and restore order to the shoulders of the streets.

The heroic Kung Lao from the iconic Mortal Kombat universe has hit the streets to deal deadly blows to those who let their parking run out. What better way to deliver a message than with a razor brimmed hat? Residents around the GTA have been doing double-takes after coming across an unusual scene: cars seemingly sliced clean in half by the legendary razor-edged hat. The scenes look as though the spinning brim of Kung Lao’s weapon has cut through metal with impossible speed, leaving vehicles neatly divided in a single, precise strike. The brim sliced so fast that embers can still be seen floating in the air.

No need to panic though; upon a closer look, it’s a world-exclusive installation to promote the highly anticipated release, in theatres May 8. The experience is complete with hidden easter eggs and QR codes etched into the set giving fans the opportunity to enter for a chance to win $2,500 in gas cards! A prize for a champion which couldn’t have come at a better time.

Wish to see the destruction in real life? Visit the following locations around Toronto:
May 2 – 400 Front St W Parking Lot (12 pm – 7 pm)
May 3 – 400 Front St W Parking Lot (12 pm – 5 pm)
May 8 – 299 Queen St W Parking Lot (10 am – 3 pm)
May 8 – Cineplex Queensway Parking Lot (5 pm – 10 pm)
May 9 – Cineplex Queensway Parking Lot (12 pm – 10 pm)
May 10 – Cineplex Queensway Parking Lot (12 pm – 5 pm)

About MORTAL KOMBAT II:
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 favourite 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.

Director Simon McQuoid returns to helm the follow up to his explosive 2021 cinematic adventure, from a screenplay by Jeremy Slater, based on the videogame created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. The film is produced by Todd Garner, James Wan, Toby Emmerich, E. Bennett Walsh and McQuoid, and executive produced by Michael Clear, Judson Scott, Slater and Lawrence Kasanoff.

Joining McQuoid behind the camera are director of photography Stephen F. Windon, production designer Yohei Taneda, editor Stuart Levy and costume designer Cappi Ireland, with casting by Rich Delia and music by Benjamin Wallfisch.

New Line Cinema Presents an Atomic Monster/Broken Road Production, a Fireside Films Production, Mortal Kombat II. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, only in theatres and IMAX® across North America on May 8, 2026.