JOSH BROLIN and AUSTIN ABRAMS talk Whalefall
Summary
Simon Poole steps in as host for Kermode & Mayo’s Take, reviewing the new Street Fighter film and the DreamWorks animation Forgotten Island. Mark Kermode discusses the UK box office, including the commercial struggles of Digger and The Social Reckoning, while Simon offers a critical take on the horror film Other Mummy. The episode concludes with an interview with Josh Brolin and Austin Abrams, who discuss their new film Whalefall and their experiences with The Goonies.
Topics discussed
Intro, autumn banter, and shop tea towel
Vanguard ad and Mark's awards recap
Mark hosts solo and Sex and the City 2
Roof expenditure and 15-year friendship
Whalefall guests and upcoming reviews
Production team snark and Roger's truth
Spooky noises and Christa Berg song
Nakali animation review and BBFC rating
Animation IP and children's horror
Vanguard ad and quick-fire quiz
Box office: The Odyssey and Digger
Digger budget and trailer disaster
Shaun of the Sheep and The Uprising
The Uprising review and Social Reckoning
Resident Evil and Heart of the Beast
Verity review and cancelled screening
Verity cast and distributor mistakes
Hex-clad and HubSpot ads
Whalefall interview: whale science and father-son
Whalefall interview: acting and Goonies
Whalefall review: survival vs. emotion
Dad joke and Digger discourse
HubSpot ad and Street Fighter intro
Street Fighter: wrestling and Ken Masters
Street Fighter review and IP fatigue
Giant Haystacks and wrestler names
What's on: Rose of Nevada and Dublin
What's on: Bath and Harlem Horror
Outro: Ali G and octo-take
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