{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62e06099a16d940014076400/69fd75582ba0ef2ccac1cc1a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mortal Kombat II director Simon McQuoid on his made for IMAX sequel and the tournament’s dirty fighting","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e06099a16d940014076400/1778218368582-6853f317-e38f-422c-b48b-9adb470937ab.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Mortal Kombat II director Simon McQuoid returns to Popcorn Podcast! The ultimate battle that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders is the big, loud and camp sequel director Simon McQuoid set out to make and he is here to share insights into how he achieved just that. In our chat, Simon shares his goal to create a maximalist world, how the IMAX experience levelled up the sequel in big ways, why dialling up the female representation was a must for the story and the dirty fighting he revelled in bringing to live. All this and much more.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>More Popcorn: </strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://popcornpodcast.com/episodes/2021/4/25/mortal-kombat?rq=simon%20mcquoid\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Return to our interview with Simon McQuoid for Mortal Kombat</a></li><li><a href=\"https://popcornpodcast.com/episodes/karl-urban-interview-mortal-kombat-ii\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Karl Urban, Jessica McNamee and Josh Lawson on improv battles, strong female characters and Voldemort’s nutsack?</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Leigh Livingstone and Tim Iffland"}