Mortal Kombat 2021 - The Weekly Planet Podcast

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This week we're joined by Naomi Higgens and Mark Bonanno to talk Mortal Kombat 2021, a very Mortal Kombat movie in a lot of ways. Before that though we get into the Shang Chi teaser trailer, Batman V Superman News, a Rock Them Sock Them Robot news, talk of The Suicide Squad, Sony/Disney sign another deal, Russell Crowe's role in Th4r revealled, Secret Invasion casting, Michael Keaton is officially back as Batman and more! Thanks for listening.
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00:00 The Start
03:37 Sony Sign Netflix Deal
06:53 Vin Diesel Rock 'Em Sock 'Em
09:12 Batman v Superman News!
12:51 Shang Chi Teaser Trailer
21:19 Russell Crowe Thor 4 Reveal
27:54 The Suicide Squad Locked
29:19 Keaton Confirmed for The Flash
30:30 Secret Invasion Casting
31:09 Weird New Piracy Advert
39:24 Watch 'Why Are You Like This' on Netflix from Naomi and Mark
44:17 Mortal Kombat 2021 Review (Spoilers 58:34 - 01:25:49)
01:25:49 What We Reading, What We Gonna Read
01:43:22 Letters, It's Time For Letters
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[@spartanB0292]

Is no one going to point out the number of times James referred to random characters as Kano by accident?

[@KsilVR]

That's how you know who his favorite character was. Goro

[@bamesjond2069]

I was just about to comment this. Thank you

[@_Gongola]

I found it weird that Shang Tsung was like 'yeah their team is a bunch of shitters who are no match for my boys, but we still need to break into their temple and wipe them out before the tournament'.

[@Puncherjoe1]

He didn't want to risk them getting trained before the tournament. "They're scrubs now, so let's kill em while they're still scrubs."

[@bobsandwich3431]

@@Puncherjoe1 that was my favorite tsung quote they better add that in the games

[@dionstewart7394]

@@Puncherjoe1 That's why my favorite line was the one where he says "We must defeat them before they git gud"......"Also your brothers soul is mine"

[@Lemon_Push]

Dude remembers how he underestimated Lui in the 1995 movie so he went like "I aint give them a chance."

[@MrDarthT]

Icarus was the "wings guy", Prometheus was pecked by birds, and Sisyphus was the guy who had to push a boulder for all eternity.

[@HankMeldrum]

THANK YOU

[@KerioFive]

53:24 James calling 3 characters Kano in about a 10 second span xD

[@LtDragonfruit]

gotta love every character being called kano

[@alecballs]

Impressive that this guys does 4 different voices! What a talented fellar

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

It's actually just Naomi

[@anthonymarciano6050]

Its all the big sandwiches

[@AndrewWright1998]

Always makes Monday’s a tad more bearable

[@sprokitt66]

I like to go through the time stamps in the description and guess which topics were planned and which are just tangents, before I listen

[@christopherlee8989]

It sounds like james and Nick should do the final destination series for caravan of garbage

[@shinobi-no-bueno]

Nah Saw

[@christopherlee8989]

@@shinobi-no-bueno they're already doing saw

[@Yukiwodashite]

I actually really like when they bring in guests, my only criticism I guess would be that I think it tends to be more compelling of a conversation when it's a discussion topic vs a particular movie review.

[@loopeygoopey]

Scorpion v Sub-Zero: Dawn of Kombat... Complete with the titular fight lasting all of 5 mins 😂

[@dionstewart7394]

Well this is just the first movie to combine with Justice League because they are building to the DC vs Mortal Kombat universe movie no one's been waiting for

[@AZOMBIERYO]

Kitana blocks Shao Kahns attack saving Sub-zero Sub-zero-"she with you?" Scorpion -"i thought she was with you?" *BA DUN DA DUN DUN DUN DA DUN DA DUN DA DUN DA DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN*

[@dionstewart7394]

@@AZOMBIERYO Then Kano pops up out of nowhere and says his signature line "You should probably move M8".......And the entire theater stands up and applauds

[@The22ndDoctor]

Prometheus stole Fire and gave it to man. His sentence was to be chained to a rock and his liver perpetually eaten by an eagle. Sisyphus was the one pushing a boulder up a mountain.

[@wesleywelch6090]

was just about to type this

[@andrewm5788]

Thanks! This was really bugging me lol

[@swguygardner]

What did Sisyphisy do to get that job?

[@Drawnartist]

@@swguygardner he cheated death twice

[@swguygardner]

@@Drawnartist twice? Damn Hades has no chill. The first time, sure hold a grudge. But cheating death again? Hire him and make HIM the guy who stops people leaving the underworld. Like hiring an expert thief to advise your security.

[@dannyadam4836]

Ahhh yes, at least 2 hours of today will now be fantastic.

[@mikemarquette924]

Rewatch it 12 times and the hold day will be fantastic

[@whyequalswhat]

Cole Youngs power is literally plot armor.

[@dionstewart7394]

Yeah if I'm honest the actor who plays Kano really made me enjoy this movie more than anything else.....And as stupid as it is that he unlocked his eye beam by being pissed off......It makes even less sense for Cole to have unlocked this stupid ass body armor and they don't even bother to explain it.

[@J.O.R.D]

The literally don’t explain it 🤦🏽‍♂️ And other things I didn’t quite catch onto lol

[@NutjobChuck]

As someone who is not familiar with Mortal Kombat I appreciate how they NEVER explain what the tournament is and why it's important in the movie, even though the tournament is the main motivating factor for the entire plot.

[@wisewolftony]

@@NutjobChuck But they do they go over the fact that if Outerworld wins one more tournament then they will have full control over earth realm meaning they will either kill everyone on the planet or kill most of them and enslave everyone else.

[@wisewolftony]

@@dionstewart7394 But they basically did. It was armor from the Shirai Ryu clan scorpions clan and he was his great grand son. I mean I'm not saying the armor was great or anything. But what the hell sort of explanation past him having the blood of that clan do you want them to give. I mean do you need a explanation as to why Kano can shot a laser out of his eye. Or why Liu Kang can shot fire balls. Or why Kung Lao has a Frisbee hat. Why Sub Zero can use ice or why Blade has a wrist gauntlet that can shot energy blasts. I mean it makes enough sense to me. That he wasn't that skilled of a fighter compared to everyone else and that he's used to taking strikes. So his arcana gave him armor from his clan that makes use of him taking strikes and takes the energy for him to use. Just like how Jax arcana gave his arms an upgrade to he could fight and save Blade. While Blade was in the military so her arcana gave her something that fits in with her skill set.

[@playmakersc12k82]

Naomi is delightful, but it was annoying she didn’t watch it at all And I know James hates people on phones during movies

[@peterrandall6761]

As someone who knows absolutely nothing about mortal kombat, I feel like there was alot of references I didnt get and I prolly shouldnt have enjoyed the movie but I did

[@pvthitch]

Hercules guested in Thor comics often, then was an Avenger for many years. Sometimes with a beard. Aries was an Avenger as well.

[@sternonisoil]

I can't believe they messed up Kano's line by not using the preferred Australian colloquialism and having him ask for his 3 million dollary-do's instead of dollars. What a glaring error.

[@jussts]

"3 million freedom eagles? Crikey, that's over 3.8 million dollarydoos!"

[@greggatesjr1301]

The boys talking Flash got me nostalgic for a time when New Mutants hadn’t come out and we had no idea when it would. Good times...

[@diegovera1213]

I mean, even if you hate the movie, you have to watch it because it's all you're there for, right? It's the Mortal Kombat episode. I wanna hear what you thought about it.

[@kevinhuerta-ponce138]

This movie was so fun. 2 hrs just zipped by

[@loopeygoopey]

53:25 Kano got metal arms AND a hat on top of his laser eye?? What a choice by the writers

[@Foxcheese]

Kano was my favourite character, and I thought Kano and Kano were really well cast but man was Kano really boring and a complete disappointment, Particularly during the Kano vs Kano fight.

[@chipwilliams5854]

I was starting to think i was having a brain aneurysm, but after Kano had a hat AND a laser eye, I realized it's just James running at 40%

[@OverkillSamurai]

die hard mortal kombat fan here: i loved it. "it'd be embarassing if it didn't get a sequel"

[@mikemarquette924]

Who better to have on the show to talk about MK than someone who doesn't know shit about MK

[@dwyne7100]

I love this podcast and I like the guests on this episode. I kinda want more of James and Maso's thoughts on the movie though. It seems like they have more opinions on the mortal kombat movie itself especially James that is overshadowed by having these guests stirring the conversations all around. I guess I'll have to wait for a few years, maybe a decade for you guys to review the movie again in a future caravagn of carbage video. I just genuinely love to hear your thoughts on the movie. Nevertheless, great episode. Cheers mates!

[@Drawnartist]

That's a polite thing to say

[@dwyne7100]

@@Drawnartist Thanks, man. The guests are James' friends whether we like them or not so there's no point in h8ing.

[@largepurplemonkey]

"Let's get on with the show" *second ad* ...gottem

[@FreshMetal80]

I fancy myself quite the Mortal Kombat lore nerd, and I had a lot of issues with the story. As noted, they didn't even do Mortal Kombat. I didn't care for them trying to shoehorn in an explanation for how people have powers. Just let some people have powers and some don't. The Cole character was unnecessary. How do you have Mileena but no Kitana? If Raiden can teleport people, why didn't he just teleport everyone to his temple to train? Why did he just expect them to figure it out on their own? There's so much more that I could go on about, but all in all, it was dumb fun and I enjoyed it for the most part.

[@nickchronis962]

i like naomi. i think shes funny and provides good banter. but why was she on this review lol? she didn’t watch the movie

[@mistermastermind528]

Yeah. Interjects on things that don't connect to the review. Waste of time.

[@timd3469]

Isn't that the classic review formula? 1 person who knows & likes the source material. 1 person who just saw the movie. And 1 person who has no idea about any of it?

[@mistermastermind528]

@@timd3469 depends on the kind of podcast you're making. You can do that but the dynamic should be that the one who knows less gets to ask questions and immerse himself/herself to the conversation. Not bring in a different topic and proceeds to talk about it for a minute or two. It tells us that Naomi is just not really interested and her interjections take the guys away from the topic at hand-which, to be honest, feels rude. I just like Mason and James because of their wit when reviewing movies. So for me, that's what I expect whenever they put out a review.

[@timd3469]

@@mistermastermind528 ha! "...the one who knows less gets to ask questions and immerse himself/herself..." THAT actually sounds like it could be entertaining.

[@keysersoze1110]

She's there to plug her shit Netflix show obviously

[@booba2141]

Recovering from surgery & a Vaccine shot & your 4 voices are keeping me alive ily

[@ryanibarra4147]

I'm pretty sure that Sub-Zero is going to come back as Noob Saibot like in the games and his brother Kuai Liang will become Sub-Zero

[@HankMeldrum]

Noobmaster69

[@CptCrash21]

I love when they bring in guests. My only criticism is that I hate it when they bring in guests.

[@victornewmanforever]

I love MK1995 for its simplicity. It's Bloodsport with magic. The characters have basic but clear needs, Rayden is Basil Exposition for one scene, the locations look gorgeous, and the story unfolds at the right pacing without any unnecessary and convoluted plot point (eg: the marks, the prophecy, the arcana). You may not consider it great cinema but it's pretty effective with what it wants to achieve.

[@sallygene]

With all due respect; please have your guests actually *watch* the film they're reviewing. I love re-watching your content, but I was really struggling to get through this one.

[@mistermastermind528]

Maybe it should only be the 2 of them just reviewing. I thought I was the only one who got annoyed.

[@make.and.believe]

4:25 - someone in my neighborhood is perpetually feeding one of our local squirrels peanuts. (Full Shell) - and they are EVERYWHERE! This little dude has them tucked away in every single one of our plants. I even found a few while digging up weeds out of the parkway this weekend.

[@RileyDia]

Great as always and congrats on 100k!!!

[@calclark3995]

I loved that perfectly accurate summary for the end of Birdman 😂

[@Rennies-World]

Claiming my free kisses from Maso. The original MK movie was the best movie ever! I worked in a video arcade in the 90's, and I used to play Mortal Kombat. I would beat people by doing a leg sweep over and over again, so when Liu Kang did that to Kano in the movie I laughed my ass off. (Even though it was NOT Liu Kang who did that in the video game)

[@jhon4379]

Kano in the movie looks like a fusion of james and maso

[@brodrickbaker]

I’m done. What’s the point of having someone with no input in the conversation? Y’all keep trying to make it like ohhh it’s fine. No it’s not, if you didn’t watch the movie, nothing you say is relevant.

[@yellowfamilyfunny3065]

@@brodrickbaker epic :) :)

[@JacobRavenglass]

Your Greek myth knowledge is on point, Maso.

[@Drawnartist]

Not really but close

[@JacobRavenglass]

@@Drawnartist Lol, no, I know it’s wrong.😉 I was in stitches particularly when he attributed Sisyphus’ plight to Prometheus.😄

[@stealintomorrow]

I support your plans to start a Build-A-Broadsword Workshop

[@marccrookedarm5020]

I know you guys don’t condone bullying of guests- so I’m not trying to be mean when I say this- but it kinda didn’t make for a fun listening experience and seemed that this lady didn’t really watch the movie and was just shouting jokes over you guys instead of contributing to the conversation.

[@Ashnflash]

I enjoyed it but the only part that really bothered me was how they made such a big deal about Sonya not allowing her to enter the training area and Cole got mad she couldn't. Then when the bad guys turn up she was there training??? Did they forget this?

[@Krowbatt]

Yoooo ashnflash hi

[@gregcrowe9145]

No one there was man enough to try and make her leave!

[@Ashnflash]

@@gregcrowe9145 They literally said no and said go wait with Jax while they trained or whatever.

[@whenallelsfails21]

@@Ashnflash its mortal kombat dude. They dont even spell the name right, taper your expectations man.

[@Puncherjoe1]

Didn't they say she could watch?

[@elrichgomes4690]

The boulder dude is Sisyphus

[@ThatKidFromRussia]

not trying to be a Mortal Karen here but this review was hard to listen to. i paused it a few times... skipped a few times and then finally stopped. however i will review it fully on a podcast without having thoroughly listened to it :)

[@Drawnartist]

Haha good one

[@triptow6677]

Probably the best work they've done.

[@ecassl2994]

I quite liked it but I'm not mk fan so I really didn't mind the changes. The most appealing a videogame movie has ever been to me.

[@Drawnartist]

Great I'm glad

[@raphaelrobles8104]

This is one of those podcasts where I wish I was there in person cause I know a ton about the Final Destination franchise and could pitch in about all the details y’all are asking about.

[@Danniboi03]

I like the way They pronounce Almonds.

[@LBpivot666]

'I need to play the theme song and then I need to say westworld' Hahahahahahahaha

[@MrIsitnotmate]

doin my part reporting the auto generated link spams (i dunno if it helps but i makes me happy)

[@R.B.564]

Yeah, I also already reported three of them.

[@rawcollings]

I appreciate it mate! They're a nightmare

[@timd3469]

For some reason I assume it is a waste of time to report them (like throwing buckets of water off the Titanic)... but still like to do it because F those guys!

[@wahbegan]

The Reptile is indeed Reptile, Shang Tsung calls him Syzoth which is his real name in the games...come to think of it, do you think everyone just calling him Reptile is kinda racist? Is that like a slur to him?

[@wahbegan]

Also you accidentally called Jax Kano no less than 3 times

[@joe-nuh]

AYE HITTING THAT 100K

[@egalart]

Ah man the gymnast kill in Final Destination is the MOST “I hit my knee” type of cringe hurt lol

[@RileyDia]

The worst part is you know it's coming and that it's going to be bad.

[@teddybearington3]

Naomi and Mark are great but the energy is jarring! If you had guests regular I'd probably adjust but why fix what's not broke ... seriously why? had to take a break once I realised they were there for the whole show🤷.Not saying it bad show but the James and Maso dynamic is what got me hooked and you left me jonesing 😩 Love and blessings to all 💕💕

[@Kantohammer]

When you were naming Aussie bands my first thought was Silverchair but then I couldn’t remember the name of that song from 25-ish years ago I liked.

[@Cyklopz007]

Tomorrow?

[@Robin50572]

Have respect for those who invite you on a podcast.

[@andymc96]

I watched all 3 films over a couple of day's, and yes the first is still the best.

[@agnosticorange8269]

Listening to James calling everyone the wrong names constantly and no one correcting him is frustrating

[@adamlevine6700]

Cashews are one of the most expensive nuts, behind only pine nuts and shelled pistachios. Peanuts are the cheapest, followed by almonds and unshelled pistachios.

[@hollandscottthomas]

Hahahaha, yeah I was like "cashews are NOT cheap..."

[@ThatKidFromRussia]

nice final destination review :D

[@anothercleverusername992]

Cole... Why not just make that character... _Lui Kang?_

[@RascalMcBants]

I genuinely enjoyed the Ancient Greek mythology history lesson.

[@charlesgrimmer6486]

I thought Kano was a swell guy, just misunderstood. I think he just needed a hug, but instead he was bullied. The guy he put in a ventilator gave him more respect than the people who were meant to be his team.

[@ghostparker1987]

I enjoy these two guest!

[@TheSoulWithin7]

28:58 remember when david ayer claimed suicide squad was his vision 🤣😂🤣 dude would prob have a ayer cut if he didnt work against himself...

[@shawnbritta-bellkimute5976]

Wouldn't it be wild if Hercules is the Marvel and Disney crossover? Hercules sings in the Disney version and kills a ton of people in the Marvel version.

[@IMOReviews]

Not gunna lie... that reg from the Bill reference was slick as fuck 👌😂 I also wonder what he’s up to 🤷‍♂️😂

[@aesthete18]

This movie should have just been subzero and scorpion then ended with a teaser of the rest + Mortal Kombat coming in the future

[@mikemarquette924]

Kant wait for their Kano thoughts

[@SaulGMV]

I need a Final Destination episode now

[@rogerwhite8061]

Rock them sock them robots sounds like a real steel reboot

[@cometmoon4485]

Lol, just came back from seeing Roddy-Roy's infamous comment on their trailer!

[@marvelfantasy472]

I haven't seen the movie but I've heard that they call that Reptile creature Syzoth and that is Reptile's real name.

[@pazs77]

I'm from the UK and just listened to the Horses by Daryl Braithwaite for the first time (Letters section). Now I'm very confused...

[@jessescott6259]

i watched it with some friends - some of which are big fans of Mortal Kombat and some of which are vaguely familiar with Mortal Kombat. the ones who like Mortal Kombat did not like the movie and the ones who were like "whatever" thought the movie was pretty good

[@VeryDryBones]

Exact opposite happened at my viewing experience. People who were huge fans of the lore and games of Mortal Kombat loved the movie and people who didn't know anything about Mortal Kombat hated it.

[@spyder335]

Most accurate portrayal of an Australian in film yet.

[@ButterParsnips]

I loved Mortal Kombat. It was a bit corny and over the top but that's what I wanted. Honestly, it wasn't going to take much for me to like the movie. As long as Scorpion, Subzero, and the fights were good then I was going to enjoy the experience. Even so, it exceeded my expectations.

[@gimlym6641]

Re: People liking the 90s one more because of the idea they have the idea of a good memory in their head - My roommate watched the new Mortal Kombat last week and watched the 90s one for the first time last night, and she preferred the 90s one. That said I watched the 90s one in the 90s and I prefer the new one.

[@GuanoLad]

I believe the Australian band they were thinking of was Savage Garden.

[@Gamit522]

I like her but damn it’s hard to listen to a group of people talking about a movie when one person is just acting like they don’t give a damn the whole conversation

[@J.O.R.D]

Kano got metal arms? Kano’s hat? Kano was that good he is now every character 👏🏽😂

[@hegmonster]

1:17:19 Spot on! You think you're going to see this giant Final Destination Rube Goldberg pay off, but each step fails to work, and then she does a flip wrong and busts open like a rotisserie chicken being ripped open by a bear when she hits the ground!

[@thomasbell8451]

It’s basically a martial arts comedy featuring Kano.

[@jonnyjohnson650]

Two Thumbs Up

[@carl7697]

Yay! A new Weekly Planet thing! Naomi and Mark appear. Fuck this.

[@keysersoze1110]

I tried to suffer through it, but when she said she didn't even watch the movie she was on her phone the whole time I just couldn't

[@A55TRICKY]

Simple: When selected for mk their healing abilities increase. Lots of gore/ less death

[@chrisburns514]

Lmaooo she didn’t pay attention to the movie and then understands Cole’s powers before everyone else

[@Kyle_Noronha]

Can we include guests who actually watch the movie next time?

[@kosterdude123]

Consider watching Indian in the cupboard for caravan of garbage. Upon rewatch I found it terribly hilarious. Has Darth Vader for 3 seconds if that helps.

[@thatsmoelikeit]

It was just announced that ITV are bringing The Bill back.

[@ecytank]

The movie may have been bad but I still manage to enjoy it nonetheless. There were a few things that nearly ruined it for me as a MK fan and a movie watcher: 1. Kung Lao getting killed and Raiden not making an effort to save him. 2. There was one scene where I thought I saw a green screen which I find hilarious (Might have to watch it again to see if I wasn't going crazy) 3. Raiden's constant complaining of not having real warriors yet sat around the whole movie only to used as the Kast's uber. 4. Cole's family somehow being unbothered that he was nearly beaten to death by a walking giant. 5. Annnnd finally, Cole somehow understanding every single word that Hanzo was speaking even though they come from two different eras of the world and language has constantly evolved since then.

[@bobsandwich3431]

Raiden is the guy that's like I'm gonna sit this one out guys I'm not feeling it today. Except that's him always when it comes to literally anything. I truly believe he lies about the rule that he can't interfere because he's such a lazy dude

[@lizdevine2525]

I didn't think the movie was a masterpiece or anything, but I was really looking forward to hearing there thoughts about it...but instead I got to listen to a guy who just wanted to make jokes about other things and a girl that didn't watch it discuss their very in-depth Mortal Kombat takes. I don't personally have any issues with either of them, but I just can't finish the movie talk segment this week and I was really looking forward to it. I thought the movie avoided the Godzilla vs. Kong problem of filling the movie with characters and scenes that add nothing in between 3 cool fights. Every (at most) 15 minutes there was an entertaining fight scene, the characters were all straightforward and got shit to do, and they didn't just rehash anything from the original. Was everything it needed to be, low ambitions can sometimes make way for sticking to what works about the game.

[@Drawnartist]

Hey thanks for actually reviewing the movie for me bro

[@mr.dr0bot731]

James needs to study his mythologies.

[@kylecraig2256]

You wouldn’t download a podcast... I would actually this on right here

[@vsauce4678]

Watch out he has a laser eye now

[@jameswright672]

I think Netflix are making the smart play here because while I don't care for True Crime or Period Drama, there is a huge market for them and they are two things Disney plus will probably never have.

[@morganzhou2597]

Apply for Forged In Fire!

[@isohora]

Naomi is that one friend at meetings, who is balancing on the verge of staying in conversation and being completely clueless. Brings me back in my old good days, thank you Naomi!

[@TaylorMade4Zero]

That one Australian band is AC/DC obviously.

[@inerevaraskedforthis]

From the alien race called "Maclunky", you say?

[@wolfgangrecordings]

the greek pantheon's been in marvel since forever guys, hercules has had his own title and even became an avenger for a bit. prometheus was cursed to be tied to a rock in the searing heat, and have his liver eaten by birds over and over again