WEBVTT - Jean interviews the cast of Mortal Kombat!

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<v Speaker 1>jean Danker drives you home on cartoons, cartoons. Hi, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>jean Denker. Welcome to the mortal kombat interview podcast in

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<v Speaker 1>case mr on it on the air. I had the

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to chat with the stars of the movie Chin

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<v Speaker 1>han Who plays the evil shang Tsung jo Jocelyn plays

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<v Speaker 1>sub zero. Jessica McNamee is sonya Blade, josh Lawson is

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<v Speaker 1>K No, there's a new character. Cole young played by

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<v Speaker 1>Lewis Tan and Jax played by macarthur brooks. The movies

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<v Speaker 1>out now, rated M 18. Alright, here's the interview.

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<v Speaker 1>Class 95. Hi joe. Hi neighbor. Listen, you are so

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<v Speaker 1>scary as sub zero. I was terrified. Just vicious and violent.

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<v Speaker 1>It was just perfect. It must have been pretty easy

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<v Speaker 1>for you to do those scenes. I mean your martial artists,

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<v Speaker 1>you represented Indonesia for many years in judo. How how

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<v Speaker 1>was it like for you? It was not that easy

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<v Speaker 1>because this movie is definitely the first time I had

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<v Speaker 1>to wear costumes and I needed to still go crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>I had 10 kg attached to my body and I

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<v Speaker 1>still need to go fast. I think I had like

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<v Speaker 1>neck pain, back pain first two weeks because my body

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<v Speaker 1>is adjusting with the weight. After three weeks, I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>feel like it's a costume anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, I bet your kids were stoked that you're in

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<v Speaker 1>mortal kombat. I mean it's sub zero. Their favorite character.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope so. Well, he encouraged me to get the part.

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<v Speaker 1>When the opera came, I asked him about it and

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<v Speaker 1>then I didn't tell him that the african Sub zero.

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<v Speaker 1>I asked him which character in mortal kombat that fits

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<v Speaker 1>me the most. And his first answer was sub zero.

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<v Speaker 1>So I was like why? Yeah, why? Because he said

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<v Speaker 1>like because you look like the guy in the game,

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<v Speaker 1>the subject in the game, you look like him. I

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<v Speaker 1>thought it was you.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh okay. Yeah, he's, he's proud. He's proud. He, he

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<v Speaker 1>brags every day. He said like you got the role

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<v Speaker 1>because I encourage you. Okay, okay, take it easy, take

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<v Speaker 1>it easy my son. And we got Chin han here, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>chignon gene, it's been a while. Hey, you have a

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<v Speaker 1>knack of playing these bad guy characters, incredibly Cheng han.

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<v Speaker 1>And this time around is this powerful warlock that's evil

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<v Speaker 1>absorbing the souls to retain youth. Did you have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of fun with that? I did. I did. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean these kinds of roles are the most fun to

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<v Speaker 1>play right? Because you know what I mean. They're so diabolical.

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<v Speaker 1>You're allowed to indulge all your, your worst instincts. So

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it was, it was a lot of fun

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<v Speaker 1>to play on top of the fact that I got

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<v Speaker 1>to wear a cool costume

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<v Speaker 1>that was very, very heavy to wear though, but it

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<v Speaker 1>was fun. Hey, I was going to ask did you,

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<v Speaker 1>did you keep anything from the set? Like some parts

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<v Speaker 1>of your costume? Maybe I keep thinking I did, but no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I mean, I think you, you will not

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<v Speaker 1>be able to get any part of the costume past

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<v Speaker 1>customs

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<v Speaker 1>by the way because then the metal detectors would just

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<v Speaker 1>go off like crazy for one thing but it is heavy.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean all the pieces, the breastplate, the shoulder plates,

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<v Speaker 1>the armor on the forearms that stuff was was you

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<v Speaker 1>know a lot of fun to wear but you know

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<v Speaker 1>I don't quite miss it josh. Did you keep anything

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<v Speaker 1>from your character keano and Jessica? Did you keep anything

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<v Speaker 1>from your character Sonya blade? I kept my neck and

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<v Speaker 1>my earrings. I was really bummed to find out that

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<v Speaker 1>like I probably should have asked to keep one of

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<v Speaker 1>my knives. Yeah honestly I didn't keep anything. I really

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<v Speaker 1>wish I had when I become unemployed and I will

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<v Speaker 1>I will I will sell I should have been able

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<v Speaker 1>to sell one of those. Yeah I did but I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't I didn't keep anything. I think other people did

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<v Speaker 1>get some souvenirs from, from set but I was not

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<v Speaker 1>smart enough.

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<v Speaker 1>I read that when you were six, Chin han your

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<v Speaker 1>parents asked you what you wanted for your birthday and

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<v Speaker 1>you said you wanted to go to the movies, How

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<v Speaker 1>do you feel about this full circle moment you wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to do all that and look at you now. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean making movies. Chin han it's very surreal you know,

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<v Speaker 1>especially with a movie like mortal kombat right? I mean

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<v Speaker 1>I think I remember going to

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<v Speaker 1>the cinema in Singapore. I think I was still in

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<v Speaker 1>school at that time. You know, watching all these guys,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, kicking as and I think I think even

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<v Speaker 1>at that time there were more asian, you know, actors

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<v Speaker 1>in that film than than most films at the time

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<v Speaker 1>in the nineties loving it and then running out, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>straight after to get myself a cassette tape from one

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<v Speaker 1>of the stores Centrepoint or something, you know, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>the type of mortal kombat. And then listening, listening to

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<v Speaker 1>it over and over again. So from that, right, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>to now talking about the movie that I just finished

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<v Speaker 1>mortal kombat playing, sharing some, it's such a meta moment.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't quite know how to describe how I'm feeling,

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<v Speaker 1>but I mean, it's very surreal.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking about the cassette tape of mortal kombat, I was

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<v Speaker 1>thrilled that the iconic techno song was in this new

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<v Speaker 1>mortal kombat movie. Do you know it would you do

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of it for us? Do do do

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<v Speaker 1>do do do do do mortal kombat. Mortal kombat. And

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<v Speaker 1>so it's very

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<v Speaker 1>how much do you remember of yourself on Masters of

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<v Speaker 1>the Sea? It was a blur. What I do remember

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<v Speaker 1>of it was that I had this very long floppy

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<v Speaker 1>hair at that time. I think Hugh Brown was a thing,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in the in the nineties, I had done

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<v Speaker 1>my four weddings and a funeral and Notting Hill and

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of did that hairstyle as a tribute to

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<v Speaker 1>Hugh Grant in four weddings and a funeral. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's what I remember of that tv series, Good hair,

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<v Speaker 1>you know

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<v Speaker 1>we got Lewistown who plays a new character, cole young

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<v Speaker 1>and mortal kombat and scott brooks who plays Jack, the

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<v Speaker 1>guy with the bionic arms, Lewis, let's start with you.

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<v Speaker 1>I heard you did 100% of your fight scenes, tell

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<v Speaker 1>us about it. I do 100% of my fights for

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<v Speaker 1>all of my films and shows up into this point,

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<v Speaker 1>especially for this film. It's crucial because as an actor

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<v Speaker 1>who also has been studying martial arts for 20 years,

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<v Speaker 1>I need to deliver that performance. It's part of the

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<v Speaker 1>emotional journey of the character and it's part of the

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<v Speaker 1>experience that I want audiences to have when they see

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<v Speaker 1>my character's arc. So it's just something that's important to

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<v Speaker 1>me and something that I've learned through my father who

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<v Speaker 1>was a stunt coordinator and a stuntman for years growing

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<v Speaker 1>up that it's rare to see that and there's only

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<v Speaker 1>a handful of actors that do that and for my

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<v Speaker 1>personal legacy and to represent martial artists and actors who

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<v Speaker 1>do martial arts, it had to be done, although it

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<v Speaker 1>was very very, very tiring. Some of the stunts I

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<v Speaker 1>did also market your character is bad, asks how weird

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<v Speaker 1>was it to shoot with those bionic arms,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not going to get into the movie magic of,

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<v Speaker 1>of of how visual effects did that only because I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if I'm allowed to, but I can say

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<v Speaker 1>that there's a lot of layers happening and I had

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<v Speaker 1>like 45 extra pounds on my body of muscle. It

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<v Speaker 1>was kind of crazy just learning how to move in

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<v Speaker 1>that physicality in and of itself. Uh this is my

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<v Speaker 1>first fight movie. It's something I definitely want to do again.

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<v Speaker 1>I had the greatest time doing it, emulating joe Frazier

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<v Speaker 1>and mike Tyson and also Jacks from the game, the

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<v Speaker 1>way he moves, the way he bounces. So it was

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<v Speaker 1>a great time for me.

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<v Speaker 1>Now let's talk about the characters in mortal kombat. If

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<v Speaker 1>they're say was a cute cat in the room, which

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<v Speaker 1>mortal kombat character do you think would be the first

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<v Speaker 1>to give it a cuddle and a little pat on

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<v Speaker 1>the head? Maybe that is the greatest question. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>I think everybody would cuddle and they would just do

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<v Speaker 1>it in different ways. Sub zero would freeze the cat score.

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<v Speaker 1>Vision would burn the cattle live Jax would try to

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<v Speaker 1>cuddle a cat and crush it by mistake. Oh my

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<v Speaker 1>hands are too strong

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<v Speaker 1>is looky looky Jessica josh. You guys agree. I was

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<v Speaker 1>just thinking it could be ludie I think yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like Luigi is luke and I feel like not

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<v Speaker 1>only cartilage but somehow figure out how to talk to it.

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<v Speaker 1>Like if you know ludie you feel like that actually

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<v Speaker 1>isn't impossible? Yeah, he would be like, you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>just look at the cat for a second and he's

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<v Speaker 1>traveled a long way. Like how do you not joe?

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<v Speaker 1>What say you? I want to say Gorrell the monster

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<v Speaker 1>with the forearms because goro is still vicious and scary,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think kat is his weakness, he cannot kill cat.

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<v Speaker 1>He just, he's just a cat person. And what about you?

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<v Speaker 1>I think Molina will be the first

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<v Speaker 1>character to cuddle it because you know, Molina would then

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<v Speaker 1>go on to eat it now, joe. Which mortal kombat

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<v Speaker 1>character do you think would be on a dating app,

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<v Speaker 1>definitely sub zero probably because he's cold. He don't know

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<v Speaker 1>how to speak with women. He needs an app to

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<v Speaker 1>just break the ice.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, mine definitely on his profile. Would be like snazzy

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<v Speaker 1>dresser sense of humor, like long walks on beaches. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that that would be, that would be Langston's profile. Alright.

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<v Speaker 1>Lewis and Mccarty, which mortal kombat character is most likely

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<v Speaker 1>to slide into someone's DM? No comment here. I have,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I'm gonna go with call on that one

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<v Speaker 1>for sure. Alright, okay, okay, Okay, Okay, Okay, okay. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>hear his name called young Mike slide inappropriately and then

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<v Speaker 1>and then it would be like, what's up? All right

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<v Speaker 1>back to you, joe. Which mortal kombat character do you think?

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<v Speaker 1>Would you know, take the most selfies,

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<v Speaker 1>cole young because he is, he's so handsome. He's just

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful creature. He has beautiful hair, beautiful skin and he's new,

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<v Speaker 1>new kid, new kid on the block. So he's probably like,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm with the boys. Hey guys, let's do this one

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<v Speaker 1>more for you guys, Lewis and like cod. Which mortal

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<v Speaker 1>kombat character would be into? Black Pink? Oh baby Jack's

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<v Speaker 1>you like, like dude, let's go. Good music is good music.

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<v Speaker 1>I knew that we were friends for a reason, man,

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<v Speaker 1>definitely me, McAda were big blinks and we want to

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<v Speaker 1>get invited to the next concert. So shout out black

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<v Speaker 1>pink meat.

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<v Speaker 1>Just blame me, jean danker drives you home on cartoons, cartoons.