Mortal Kombat II is A Huge Improvement Over The Previous Movie (with Karl Urban, Director Simon McQuoid, and More), and The Sheep Detectives Is One of 2026's Most Pleasant Surprises (with Writer Craig Mazin and Director Kyle Balda)
/Film Weekly
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4.4 • 942 Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2026
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
On the May 13, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson talks about the latest film and TV news, and then is joined by multiple people to talk about Mortal Kombat II and present interviews with the film’s director and stars, and The Sheep Detectives and present interviews with the movie’s director and screenwriter.
(~00:25) News
- https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/conan-obrien-host-2027-oscars-1236593897/
- https://deadline.com/2026/05/superman-2-man-of-tomorrow-matthew-lillard-1236883112/
- https://www.slashfilm.com/2166521/hocus-pocus-3-second-movie-biggest-mistake-disney-plus-release/
- https://deadline.com/2026/05/charlize-theron-baltasar-kormakur-six-clean-kills-1236886310/
- https://deadline.com/2026/05/shailene-woodley-joins-mothers-helper-movie-mrc-1236881863/
- https://deadline.com/2026/05/imogen-poots-john-reynolds-sex-criminals-series-comic-1236887276/
- https://deadline.com/2026/05/deathstroke-and-bane-greg-mottola-1236888282/
- https://deadline.com/2026/05/x-files-reboot-cast-amy-madigan-steve-buscemi-ryan-coogler-1236890236/
- https://www.slashfilm.com/2169818/fast-and-furious-tv-series-peacock-vin-diesel-executive-producer/
- https://deadline.com/2026/05/westworld-remake-david-koepp-script-michael-crichton-1236898275/
- https://deadline.com/2026/05/jessie-buckley-paul-mescal-cast-in-hold-on-to-your-angels-1236886943/
- https://deadline.com/2026/05/planet-of-the-apes-movie-matt-shakman-fantastic-four-writer-1236883151/
(~05:38) Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat II Review: A (Mostly) Flawless Victory For Video Game And Martial-Arts Fans
(~23:15) Ludi Lin, Jessica McNamee, Mehcad Brooks interview
(~28:45) Simon McQuoid interview
(~33:40) Karl Urban and Josh Lawson interview
(~37:56) The Sheep Detectives
(~49:43) Craig Mazin interview
(~01:02:39) Kyle Balda interview
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