In 2021, Warner Bros. brought the Mortal Kombat video game franchise back to the big screen. It was a weird time for movies, with the pandemic still fresh on everyone’s minds, and yet the film was still a big enough success for a sequel to be put into the works. That sequel, Mortal Kombat II, is now in theaters , and it once again tees up a future sequel. However, it doesn’t do that with some cheeky end-credits scene. No, Mortal Kombat II teases where Mortal Kombat III will go with hints throughout the film itself. We’ll explain below, with full quotes and some insight from the film’s writer. Major spoilers follow. In Mortal Kombat II , the titular tournament finally happens with Earthrealm securing victory. But that only happens when Katana switches sides and kills Shao Kahn, who killed her father in the film’s first scene. The good guys win, but it comes at quite a loss, including the deaths of Liu Kang, Jax, and Cole Young.…