At the Movies Edition: Simon McQuoid's Mortal Kombat (2021) – Collateral Cinema x Collateral Gaming Kombat Special (Spoiler-Free)

Title: Mortal Kombat [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Director: Simon McQuoid Producers: James Wan, Todd Garner, Simon McQuoid, E. Bennett Walsh Writers: Greg Russo (screenplay/story), Dave Callaham (screenplay), Oren Uziel (story), Ed Boon (original game), John Tobias (original game) Stars: Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada Release date: April 8, 2021 (int'l) PROMO: Too Many Captains (@ItsaFilmPodcast) COLLAB: Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (@CGamingPodcast) SHOWNOTES: The Collateral Media Podcasts unite once again, this time for a spoiler-free review of the latest video game movie adaptation, now showing in theaters and HBO Max: MORTAL KOMBAAATTT!!! That's right, ladies and gentlemen; Collateral Cinema and Gaming team up to discuss the hyped cinematic reboot of the classic video game franchise. How does it compare to the original 1995 film adaptation (which we covered in an episode earlier this season)? Where does it stand among video game movies? Ash, Beau, and Zach endeavor to indulge you! Collateral Cinema and Collateral Gaming are on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Chill Lover Radio, iHeartRadio, Podbean, and wherever else you get your podcasts. Also, find us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Podchaser, and find us on Patreon! (Collateral Cinema and Collateral Gaming are Collateral Media Podcasts. Intro song is a license-free beat. All music and movie clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)