How To Adapt Video Games To Movies - The Weekly Planet Podcast

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This week we are joined by Naomi Higgins and Mark Bonanno to talk about their new show as well as ho you'd adapt certain video games to movies and TV. We also get stuck into the new Zack Snyder Justice League trailer and his idea for a King Arthur movie, Tim Burton brings The Adams Family to TV, the trailer for Cruella, Dr Strange finds a composter, Constantine coming to HBO, Rian Johnson still on board for Star Wars and Mortal Kombat is back and being very Mortal Kombat all the time. Thanks for watching.
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00:00 The Start
03:28 Zack Snyder's Justice League Trailer
09:48 Zack Snyder's King Arthur
12:02 Tim Burton's The Addam's Family
13:25 Disney's Cruella Trailer
14:41 Dr Strange's New Composer
15:55 Constantine's New HBO Series
17:56 Rian Johnson's Star Wars Trilogy
20:34 Star Wars' Ezra Bridger Casting
21:55 Mortal Kombat and Video Game Movies with Mark and Naomi
01:26:12 What We Reading, What We Gonna Read
01:31:53 Letters, It's Time For Letters
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[@RileyDia]

MOOORRRRTAAAALLL KOOOOMMBAAAAT!!!! Also loving them Wandavision Recaps, I would totally watch more of those for other shows!

[@Biofan813]

Oh yes definitely.

[@maxjones503]

Every time you said 'speaking of Dark' I was really hoping you would talk about the German Netflix show.

[@ChildishBrandino20]

Underrated show

[@jgontko23]

@@ChildishBrandino20 I will check it out. I like Fassbinder movies and old German expressionist movies. Would love to see what they are making right now. Thank you

[@ChildishBrandino20]

@@jgontko23 be warned, its a very complicated show about time travel

[@bust0ne]

that laugh is going to haunt my dreams

[@ciaranlongbow2071]

Ah-ha-haaaaa 😂 she was an alright guest though

[@TheLegoJungle]

When she did it I just pictured Margot Robbie’s big wide open Harley Quinn smile/laugh

[@Bee-N64]

This was such a dark podcast. Thanks for darkening my day.

[@12Daniel34]

Release the Snyder cut of this podcast!!

[@ColinLenehan]

Speaking of dark!

[@elitepower4057]

I'm disappointed that James didn't do that "I don't know what to do" line like Professor X in Dark Phoenix :(

[@tomralfe5428]

Speaking of dark...

[@Nin_the_Shinobi]

He's just a big eggy

[@KicknNmesTaknAss]

You make the focus of the Hitman show the target. Make them the protagonist and make Agent 47 the antagonist and give it thriller and horror themes.

[@proudofyoudick]

i was thinking this, but it could also be like a form of manhunt die hard, and it focuses on a bodyguard of the target, either way would be great

[@Madbmberwhatbmbsatmidnight]

Sorry I’m late. Just got here. Did they speak of “dark” yet?

[@PangolinMontanari]

Re: Hades- Zagreus isn't *overly* snarky, I think. The first time he faces a boss he treats it with an appropriate level of seriousness. But as you, and he, iterate through it all it becomes more mundane for him to fight a hydra made of bones that spits magma. So he cracks a joke now and then. I think it'd be weird if he didn't, because at some point he'd have an overly serious tone when the player is definitely used to fighting that boss. In fact, I felt at times that Zagreus had a remarkable ability to say exactly what I was thinking in a given moment, and it's emblematic of the care they put into the character writing.

[@bean0195]

I was just listening to this and I noticed I said Westworld out loud with James, what is happening to me

[@marinvracevic]

My message got into the ep and I love it, it improved my day, also it was my first time sending something to the gmial. (I'm the guy with the wierd voice)

[@DaDestroyer1986]

“The Kid Detective” was amazing.

[@msw3723]

I absolutely love the female voice… I like all Australian accents, I just think there neat to listen to because I am an American but her voice, it’s just so adorable… LOL

[@bewdragon2908]

great episode, good fun :)

[@kingboochannel5775]

I feel like James has never finished a game lmao

[@ZiggyKrueger]

I'm gutted that Mason didn't do his Danny Elfman's music.

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

Fum fum fum fum. Fum fum fum fum.

[@tomralfe5428]

Love that you mentioned Plz Like! Thought I was the only person who’d seen it? I recommend 2016: Year Friends, it’s all available on KZbin and stars Liam Williams, Jamie Demetriou, Ellie White and the rest of that lot. Very weird. Top stuff.

[@gazl7356]

It pisses me off because in the comics Steppenwolf has a normal head

[@r_-fy4wj]

‘a normal head’ LMFAO

[@ItsTheGuy77]

Honestly, with exception of Darkseid himself, most of his close allies were "humanoid" looking. Darkseid was the only one who looked "Monstrous" But now Desaad looks like a nutsack & Steppenwolf looks like THAT. I'm honestly surprised that Granny Goodness actually looks like Granny Goodness.

[@cluckendip]

Like that Mad Max parody guy from Rick and Morty lol

[@josephkolar3443]

My issue is that ever since the new52, Darkseid has just been a big dumb monster man who steps out of a portal and starts killing people for no reason. In the original Jack Kirby comics, he was an insidious mastermind, subtly working his will on Earth through agents like Intergang, Morgan Edge, and Glorious Godfrey. More KGB than War of the Worlds. And he doesn’t just want to invade/terraform/destroy Earth, he wants to eliminate the concept of free will throughout the universe. A little more heady and imaginative than what we’ve gotten lately.

[@ultraokletsgo]

love you guys, but I'm not digging the podcasts with guest spots. dynamic works best when it's just you two riffing off each other.

[@joshhiroti]

Still unironically singin the intro aloud

[@ZombieMaster420]

I really hope this new Constantine show is still Matt Ryan. He's so fucking perfect in the role, give him an R rated script and a serious CGI budget and we'll have a perfectly comic accurate show! Especially if they bring the character from the cancelled Swamp Thing show back as a supporting character. Idk I'm biased because I've read a lot of classic and modern Hellblazer

[@Drawnartist]

Matt Ryan is incredible

[@clintmcbride7830]

You boys need to check out Sweet Home on Netflix. It's a great post apocalyptic South Korean series. Very good characterization and writing.

[@doomstadt2371]

I was convinced you were going to do a segment on how I like my coffee on this podcast...

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

Glad Dr Strange found that Composter

[@HankMeldrum]

He'd been having quite a bit of compost building up, glad he could get rid of it.

[@matthewy.6120]

I was playing Hades while listening to this 😆

[@h1kup]

commenting for the algorithm ❤

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

Wait a minute...James!?

[@cdubsoptional7849]

"Composter" made me smile

[@nebuchadne33ar]

I still hear it as James Olsen

[@TheAwesomeAlan]

Record video for the podcast? Super interested in seeing your guys' hijinks!

[@JonRunner88.]

Honestly the "shootin up your butthole" always makes me laugh cause butthole is just one of the funniest words ever and just so you know I'm 31 😂 so I shall rally for #savethebutthole 👌😉

[@kevinphiggins]

Woah, I had forgotten all about Truce at Bakura until you guys mentioned it, I thought that book was great as a kid and will not be going back to confirm it

[@JJJBunney001]

Go listen to episode 1 of a podcast called Tapcaf transmissions and they'll do it for you 😂

[@tylertate3584]

Good ol’ Cancún Cruz!

[@adamc117]

Main things in the comment section are One, the hot debate of having a video to go with this or not. Two, people not liking the guests for a multitude of reasons

[@deGooder]

Maybe Joker was just drawing on his face in Suicide Squad all along?

[@Cantthinkofname-rp3iw]

As far as borderlands goes 2 is good with a solid story and three is good gameplay with bad story one is probably good for you to play but its not my style and the presequel is just a really good dlc for 2 essentially

[@bust0ne]

borderlands is probably my favorite franchise, but it's such a peculiar brand of humor and violence that i have no idea how they will pull it off in a movie. but they at least have some talented people working on it

[@Cantthinkofname-rp3iw]

@@bust0ne it actually used to be my favorite of all time but idk I think I played it too much the humor never landed it was the subtle stuff in those games that got me but every once in a while some totally whacky shit got me rolling.

[@adamc117]

Couldn’t play 3 and support Randy and gearbox

[@Drawnartist]

Yep I agree I cant replay the first game anymore it's so boring and ugly

[@J.O.R.D]

If your getting a stiffy that’s on you 😂😂

[@quentin7408]

oh sweet, next time i'm in australia i'll pop in. no kombucha for me tho.

[@novadragonz7357]

Love Aunty Donna and love The Weekly Planet, today is a good day.

[@eastvandb]

I want to see the Heelies dance routine!

[@larssonk22]

Did you guys catch the Supergirl casting for the Flash movie?

[@TheShitsux1337]

Goddamn, im on board for Super Injustice Bros

[@aitch2d2]

Can't remember what I ate for lunch yesterday, and yet one mention from Maso and... "Raggy Dolls, Raggy Dolls - dolls like you and me. Raggy Dolls, Raggy Dolls - made imperfectly. So if you got a bump on your nose, or a lump on your toes, do not despair. Be like the Raggy Dolls, and say I just don't care. 'Cause Raggy Dolls, Raggy Dolls are happy just to be. Raggy Dolls, Raggy Dolls, dolls like you and me!

[@michaeljweaver1]

“Speaking of dark” but never of the dark universe :-(

[@BucketOfMarbles]

James' "speaking of dark" bit has more legs

[@aboubacaramine8689]

It's coming back

[@hollandscottthomas]

49:32 -- Apparently they were shelved by Disney because they were too close to Pirates of the Caribbean and they didn't want "brand confusion". Not only did they get pulled from the app stores after the LucasFilm/LucasArts buyout, but they went INTO YOUR PHONE and deleted the game you already had installed! I had the first two of them remastered and then one day they were just gone. Which sucks, because the Monkey Island games are hilarious and everyone should be able to play them! The third one still exists on steam but I haven't been able to find the first two for years now :(

[@bethbearmacethatguy]

What you don't do is recast the characters and retell the story the games told. Games are already cinematic and have full motion capture acting. All you're doing is retelling the same story worse while removing the gameplay. If you want to adapt a game make it new characters and an original story set in the game's lore, but they won't because that requires work and creativity and hollywood aint about that.

[@bethbearmacethatguy]

@@ThreadBomb Oh God I forgot about those. You're right. People are dumb too.

[@handsdowntoo7150]

@@ThreadBomb To be fair, the problem with Alice isn't that she's not from the games. The problem is that she is written as the only competent character in a world full of morons. So you end up with a lot of frustrating moments where characters from the games will show up, act like angry unhelpful idiots, flail around making stupid decisions, try (and fail) to take down a bunch of zombies, and inevitably need Alice to save them and/or kill the zombies all by herself. So I can see why fans of the games weren't too happy with many of the decisions in the movies. Why bother calling it Resident Evil if it barely resembles the source material, and why include characters from the games if they have nothing in common with their game-counterparts except for vaguely similar clothing? I havent played any of the games besides RE4 and the RE2 remake so I'm not some mad fanatic of the series, but even I was annoyed by weird choices in the movies, like making Leon S Kennedy (the games' most popular protagonist) an Umbrella employee who needs to be rescued by Alice multiple times before he dies off-screen at the hands of a random zombie creature because he was dumb enough to trust Albert fucking Wesker. Jeez, its like the makers wanted to piss off fans of the games with how dumb/incompetent/mean/useless they portrayed some of the series most well-liked characters.

[@jonnyjohnson650]

Two Thumbs Up

[@novadragonz7357]

Darksied himself is more of a Dormamu style 5th dimensional entity, whilst embodying a body so he may experience our reality and conquer it under his image. Like a really evil version of Jesus and God relationship but, way darker.

[@larssonk22]

I wish this podcast was recorded with a video feed

[@TheCronotrigger1212]

Why?

[@larssonk22]

@@TheCronotrigger1212 because it's better to see people discussing topics, laughing and joking than staring at an advert... ???

[@dustyn4970]

Then don’t stare at it. Do something else while you listen.

[@larssonk22]

​@@dustyn4970 woah hadn't thought of that! /sarcasm Listening is good, being able to see who is talking is better, that's all I am simply saying. Why was TV invented when the radio was good enough?

[@dustyn4970]

@@larssonk22 tv was invited to elevate media. I don’t think seeing a chick sitting there making two dudes voices would elevate this. Like occasionally maybe like the big sandwich incident or when maso ordered waffles, but over all I feel like it would be extra work for them with little gained from it. Though that is my opinion I of course use podcast as background noise whilst doing other things.

[@PurpleColonel]

Wait but they DO head binding, or did! That's why all the Egyptian kings had weird heads!

[@Yaddel-mk3md]

Damn

[@Yaddel-mk3md]

I’ve been working all weekend and forgot it was Monday... what a treat

[@mikebews8716]

@@Yaddel-mk3md Monster in Law Full Movie 2005 what movie name opinion

[@macauleywatson8392]

I'd love to see Daniel Kaluya from Get Out as Constantine

[@stuperponi]

Shoutout to his family

[@directtoanne]

can you guys talk about avatar the last airbender? netflix is coming out with a live action adaptation (which will prolly be shite) and a COG would prolly getta lotta clicks

[@mmmghool]

I think James has watched it and mentioned wanting to do something about it sometime kinda recently. I wish I could I remember where, guess we’ll see soon?

[@directtoanne]

@@mmmghool hurhur im excited in that case!

[@filmstuff2593]

1:26:35 shout out to his family

[@ivansplvd6518]

a wild therealzubes has appeared!

[@AliLightfoot]

When Mark and Naomi's show gets released on Netflix worldwide, will we be able to watch it in the UK?

[@runthejudes]

I wanna see a Ghost of Tsushima Caravan of Garbage because I can’t recall a video game COG that James actually enjoyed, so it would be a nice change to hear him gush over one!

[@SDSwampert]

The witcher series I thought was really good. After reading the first few books, the first season is pretty accurate to the source material

[@treydefoor7481]

my friends family owns an escape room company, and ive been there for a couple of his shifts. yes, they are watching you. and yes, they are also making fun of how bad you are

[@dustinakadustin]

I don't think you can argue with the logic that James is responsible for the Snyder Cut.

[@maybelnoelle6810]

Kirby has a show and its REALLY good

[@smacksalad]

Its Thursday and I still havent finished listening to this. I am ashamed.

[@TheCaporalblutch]

Nooo but Hades is such a good game ! :0

[@peterrandall6761]

Have Benedict Cumberbatch and the guy who play vision acted together before, because if not that might be who is gonna show up in Wanda vision

[@eastvandb]

Creation (2009) Here's the trailer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZ-raqmBad-afdk

[@wisewolftony]

Wish they just casted the original Voice Actor for Ezra to play him in live action. Seeing how he would look just like an older version of Ezra which he would be during this time period. Or at the very least do what they did with Maul and have Rey Parks play him but have Sam Witwer still do the voice. I mean I can get over it but one thing I couldn't is if they have Kanan show up as like a force ghost or in a flash back if they don't have Freddie Prince Jr playing him then I will be very upset. As I can't accept hearing anyone else voice Kanan my favorite Star Wars character other then FPJ.

[@markmorris6721]

Boom!!!

[@mikebews8716]

Monster in Law Full Movie 2005 what movie name opinion

[@AMIRAGE2184]

Can we just get a streets of rage movie with Chris hemswothrth as axel Stone. Alla style of the raid or dredd..???!!! It writes itself.

[@bassgoer]

First I wanted to correct you now I want to use „it rights itself“ myself.

[@bronconova2168]

I need a Just Dance/Pacific Rim crossover

[@goblyn5915]

Omg Mark Bonanno

[@louiedidcote8260]

Box Brown's The Games We Play but a movie

[@davidvantonder3820]

Borderlands 1 and 2 are excellent and would make a great movie....never played 3 ...

[@mrmulligan5914]

What is this podcast normally about?

[@halfpan5308]

Whatever comic book movie comes out that week

[@jgontko23]

I think Zelda would be an easy adaptation. You could make it Tolkien like in the sense that in the Hobbit and LOTR the hero is someone unlikely to be a hero - as in the ordinary small people are those who can defeat evil by their acts of kindness and courage. And that is the piece of triforce Link's got. He is a mute, ordinary, small boy - young teen that is courageous enough to go out there and fight against evil. It is my personal belief that since Zelda as a game is not focused on story, and all of the Zelda games try to be different in different ways it wouldn't stand out if a movie was it's own thing that takes the themes of Zelda franchise like courage, family, friendship, (and unrequited love from Zelda) and use those as stepping stones for a story of a young boy that doesn't seem like the standard prototype of a hero standing up and at the end being worthy of the magical master sword slaying and banishing evil for the next 100 years.

[@ghostparker1987]

If you haven't go check out Gamey Gamey Game!

[@RollMeAFat1]

Minecraft would be interesting as a hyper stylised animation

[@bassgoer]

Just greenscreen a dude in the normal gameworld like in the game toonstruck. ;P

[@Biofan813]

MARK BANNNA HAS A NEW SHOW!???

[@ikesharp8403]

Mason was so quiet.. felt like he was a third wheel:(

[@FreshMetal80]

James' comment about the Doom reboot 100% matches my thoughts on the game. I love the classic Doom games and the way the levels were designed, but the reboot was just boring. You get locked in a room and fight waves of demons, then move to the next room and repeat the process.

[@proudofyoudick]

i`d try eternal, it turned me into a fan of the series, it follows a similar formula with insane fluidity and traversal, i think it`s very well done indeed

[@Doctus-qv1wb]

Play boarderlands 2 pls

[@taheemlewis7627]

charlie day leisure suite larry.

[@galvatron3323]

The RealZoobes is always right.

[@bigcheese7514]

James says he’s mad that he knows who Ted Cruz is but apparently doesn’t know that he is not the Governor.

[@jackx3546]

KANO WINS

[@voiddigital2222]

Yo thanks for introducing us to your friends. They are both so hilarious, now actually looking forward to checking out their show!

[@Pandothegreat]

What is going on with masons migraines? Is he okay??

[@orinanime]

If DC and WB is bringing out a new Constantine show and it's NOT a continuation/revival starring Matt Ryan... that's a huge mistake.

[@SlapadelicMusic]

the female guest's accent reminds me of a Southern US accent

[@josephkolar3443]

I can’t get over them saying “they didn’t know how to film martial arts” before 1995. Ever hear of Bruce Lee? Jackie Chan? Jet Li? The hundreds, if not thousands, of Kung fu movies made before ‘95? It’s Paul W. S. Anderson that couldn’t film martial arts.

[@Drawnartist]

I've started and stopped this episode so many times I'm convinced now I'm not gonna finish it I dont like when they have guests it starts to become just boring background noise at a certain point and I just zone out plus they hated on two games I have really found memories of playing and it kinda pissed me off im sorry it did so yeah I'll be back when it's just james and maso and hopefully they dont talk shit about things I love next time peace✌

[@samukelelubisi]

You can like what you like - what does it matter if others don't?

[@Robocopnik]

"Excuse me, princess" is from the Cd-i games.

[@handsdowntoo7150]

It's from both the CD-I games and the 1989 cartoon. Not sure why they tried so hard to make it Link's catchphrase lol

[@TonyQuinn]

I actually liked Silent Hill Revelations lol.

[@justinfawcett7844]

Would you really want to be on free-to-air television anyway?

[@ShatteredAutomaton]

How to adapt videos into movie games

[@AllanInSpace]

Wish I could use Naomi's twitch emotes to cancel her for the joke stealing tbh

[@adamc117]

Bad impression of from this podcast, don’t like her either

[@AllanInSpace]

@@adamc117 Naomi is a treasure and you'll get fought. No, killed.

[@thehyperionsoldier6481]

James and maso, please play borderlands 2. You will then understand and fall in love.

[@hollandscottthomas]

Nintendo really screwed themselves killing those Netflix adaptations. Such a childish move to just torpedo them because of a leak. Like, I'm sure they'll be financially fine and learn zero lessons from this, but also, c'mon. Why be like that?

[@clintmcbride7830]

Borderlands 3 was the first game I've ever played where my hatred for it's characters and writing overpowered its fun gameplay. I couldn't make it more than 10 hours into the game before I quit playing. And that is such a shame because BL2 is a game I put countless hours into. It's characters were also pretty cringe in some spots but it had a much better story that actually endeared me to what was going on. Part 3 just made me want to put my fist through my tv. At one point I literally screamed "Yeah! Moxy! I get it! It's a fucking penis joke!!" And my roommate had to come ask me why I was screaming.

[@dustinakadustin]

I thought the recent tomb raider movie was terrible 😂

[@brocktwist1883]

Maybe I'm taking to many crazy pills, but it's almost like video games and movies are two separate media. Maybe the creatives involved in both industries should come up with original ideas that work for the medium they've chosen to work in. Then again, cocaine doesn't pay for itself and ideas are hard so what do I know? Looking forward to the Monty Mole x Jet Set Willy crossover franchise in 2029.

[@Phoenix-pb4sm]

Bad idea. A lot of video game worlds have a lot of depth and potential for stories to be told in a way that wouldn't suit a game. For example, The Elder Scrolls could easily have a Game of Thrones quality show set in that universe. Fallout could definitely create something similar to The Walking Dead but still very unique to itself. Those are just examples of my favorite franchises, I'm sure there's also a lot of potential in games I don't know much about.

[@MetalicComplex]

Mmm Mark Bonanno... full of potassium

[@houseofleaves126]

Mark my words. Sam Raimi will leave Doctor Strange 2 over creative differences and be replaced with a hack like Ron Howard.

[@Phoenix-pb4sm]

Definitely not lol