The ‘Mortal Kombat’/’Road Fighter’ Rivalry Contains Their Films

The Sport Awards had loads of trailers, considered one of which was surprisingly a take a look at the following Street Fighter film. And its look there reignited an previous, long-lasting grude match towards Mortal Kombat. 

See, the second Kombat film is due out in May, but it surely didn’t make an look on the gaming ceremony. Against this, the Road Fighter solid was there onstage, the place comic Andrew Schulz, who performs the movie’s model of Dan Hibiki, threw shade on the lack of Mortal Kombat. “We’re not the one sport that appreciates your patronage,” he mentioned. “There’s one other sport on the market, in addition they flew from all over the world to be right here as a result of they recognize you. So give it up for the entire solid of Mortal Kombat II!”

The viewers applaused, hoping to see Karl City, Joe Taslim, and whoever else additionally come on stage, however nah, no cube. Schulz mentioned that solid didn’t present as a result of “they don’t care about you. They solely care about cash. We care about cash AND you. Road Fighter FOREVER!” On the web, social media lit up on the dig, reminding older followers of decades-old beef between the 2 franchises that first took maintain within the 90s and nonetheless persists in some type to today. There’ve been some years the place they’ve each had a sport launch, like Road Fighter 6 and Mortal Kombat 1 releasing again in 2023. Whereas the previous is in its third year of post-launch DLC, Netherrealm ceased development on Kombat 1 earlier in 2025 to concentrate on its subsequent sport.

Not everybody dug Schulz’s gag, although. Mortal Kombat II producer Todd Garner wrote that not like the Fighter movie’s star, he “[doesn’t] climb over others to get forward,” however later added that he hopes for each films to be “huge.” (He additionally indicated advertising and marketing for his movie will ramp up within the close to future, which to date has simply been that first trailer, a featurette from New York Comedian-Con, and pictures from that very same panel just for these in attendance.) Will that embody some dig on the competitors? We’ll have to attend to search out out.

I don’t climb over others to get forward.

— Todd Garner (@Todd_Garner) December 12, 2025

Mortal Kombat II hits theaters on Could 8, adopted by Road Fighter on October 16.

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