Joel McHale and wife Sarah Williams in L.A. in March.Photo:Stefanie Keenan/GettyJoel McHalehas been spending more time at home due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike — and it’s a change for the actor as well as his wife and kids.“My family keeps bumping into me in the house, going, ‘Who are you and what are you doing here?’” he jokes to PEOPLE. “There’s been a little more downtime.”“I’m like most actors where it’s an affliction, where you want to do it all,” continues McHale, 51, who shares sons Edward, 18, and Isaac, 15, with his wife of nearly three decades, Sarah Williams. “You want to act all the time, and when you can’t, it sucks.”He’s been keeping himself busy with stand-up comedy gigs as well as promoting his new projectMortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match(an animated movie that is not part of SAG-AFTRA’s struck work), which is based on the video game series.In the action-comedy, he reprises his role as Hollywood actor Johnny Cage, who embarks on a dangerous mission to find his costar when she disappears.Set in the 1980s, the movie featuresDirty DancingandFerris Bueller’s Day OfficonJennifer Greyas the missing woman. Unfortunately for McHale, the two never actually met.“I refused to ever meet any costars,” jokes the funnyman, who’s voicing Cage for the fourth time.What keeps him coming back? “It’s made for adults,” says McHale. “We can swear. It’s violent. I like how over-the-top it is.”Though theCommunityalum and former host ofThe Soupmisses live acting, there are a few perks to recording in a sound booth: “Sweatpants, bare feet, usually soiled T-shirts, so there’s that,” he jokes.“I don’t control any of the other parts, but they let me improvise a lot, which was cool. And some of it was really awful, and they just kind of smiled at me and went, ‘No, no, no. It’s really funny. It’s great. Right? We’re all in agreement? Anyway, could you say the line?’” he continues.McHale has long been a fan of theMortal Kombatgames, which he played for decades. It’s now something he enjoys doing with his sons.Joel McHale voices Johnny Cage in ‘Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match’.Warner Bros. Entertainment/YouTube“I force them,” he says. “I’m an old man now, so my kids can play. It’s like walking onto a basketball court with a bunch of 18 year olds, where you’re like, ‘Oh, right. I don’t move as fast.’ So they humor me. It’s great.”McHale’s wife doesn’t join in on the action, however. “We have two sons, and I’m the kind of third son. My maturity level is about the same, and I think my sons would agree with that,” he says.“And to quoteMr. Momfrom 1981 with Michael Keaton when he was pulling up to school and they were like, ‘You’re doing it wrong.’ That’s usually what I get.”Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Matchis available on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital Oct. 17.
Joel McHale and wife Sarah Williams in L.A. in March.Photo:Stefanie Keenan/Getty
Stefanie Keenan/Getty
Joel McHalehas been spending more time at home due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike — and it’s a change for the actor as well as his wife and kids.“My family keeps bumping into me in the house, going, ‘Who are you and what are you doing here?’” he jokes to PEOPLE. “There’s been a little more downtime.”“I’m like most actors where it’s an affliction, where you want to do it all,” continues McHale, 51, who shares sons Edward, 18, and Isaac, 15, with his wife of nearly three decades, Sarah Williams. “You want to act all the time, and when you can’t, it sucks.”He’s been keeping himself busy with stand-up comedy gigs as well as promoting his new projectMortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match(an animated movie that is not part of SAG-AFTRA’s struck work), which is based on the video game series.In the action-comedy, he reprises his role as Hollywood actor Johnny Cage, who embarks on a dangerous mission to find his costar when she disappears.Set in the 1980s, the movie featuresDirty DancingandFerris Bueller’s Day OfficonJennifer Greyas the missing woman. Unfortunately for McHale, the two never actually met.“I refused to ever meet any costars,” jokes the funnyman, who’s voicing Cage for the fourth time.What keeps him coming back? “It’s made for adults,” says McHale. “We can swear. It’s violent. I like how over-the-top it is.”Though theCommunityalum and former host ofThe Soupmisses live acting, there are a few perks to recording in a sound booth: “Sweatpants, bare feet, usually soiled T-shirts, so there’s that,” he jokes.“I don’t control any of the other parts, but they let me improvise a lot, which was cool. And some of it was really awful, and they just kind of smiled at me and went, ‘No, no, no. It’s really funny. It’s great. Right? We’re all in agreement? Anyway, could you say the line?’” he continues.McHale has long been a fan of theMortal Kombatgames, which he played for decades. It’s now something he enjoys doing with his sons.Joel McHale voices Johnny Cage in ‘Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match’.Warner Bros. Entertainment/YouTube“I force them,” he says. “I’m an old man now, so my kids can play. It’s like walking onto a basketball court with a bunch of 18 year olds, where you’re like, ‘Oh, right. I don’t move as fast.’ So they humor me. It’s great.”McHale’s wife doesn’t join in on the action, however. “We have two sons, and I’m the kind of third son. My maturity level is about the same, and I think my sons would agree with that,” he says.“And to quoteMr. Momfrom 1981 with Michael Keaton when he was pulling up to school and they were like, ‘You’re doing it wrong.’ That’s usually what I get.”Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Matchis available on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital Oct. 17.
Joel McHalehas been spending more time at home due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike — and it’s a change for the actor as well as his wife and kids.
“My family keeps bumping into me in the house, going, ‘Who are you and what are you doing here?’” he jokes to PEOPLE. “There’s been a little more downtime.”
“I’m like most actors where it’s an affliction, where you want to do it all,” continues McHale, 51, who shares sons Edward, 18, and Isaac, 15, with his wife of nearly three decades, Sarah Williams. “You want to act all the time, and when you can’t, it sucks.”
He’s been keeping himself busy with stand-up comedy gigs as well as promoting his new projectMortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match(an animated movie that is not part of SAG-AFTRA’s struck work), which is based on the video game series.
In the action-comedy, he reprises his role as Hollywood actor Johnny Cage, who embarks on a dangerous mission to find his costar when she disappears.
Set in the 1980s, the movie featuresDirty DancingandFerris Bueller’s Day OfficonJennifer Greyas the missing woman. Unfortunately for McHale, the two never actually met.
“I refused to ever meet any costars,” jokes the funnyman, who’s voicing Cage for the fourth time.
What keeps him coming back? “It’s made for adults,” says McHale. “We can swear. It’s violent. I like how over-the-top it is.”
Though theCommunityalum and former host ofThe Soupmisses live acting, there are a few perks to recording in a sound booth: “Sweatpants, bare feet, usually soiled T-shirts, so there’s that,” he jokes.
“I don’t control any of the other parts, but they let me improvise a lot, which was cool. And some of it was really awful, and they just kind of smiled at me and went, ‘No, no, no. It’s really funny. It’s great. Right? We’re all in agreement? Anyway, could you say the line?’” he continues.
McHale has long been a fan of theMortal Kombatgames, which he played for decades. It’s now something he enjoys doing with his sons.
Joel McHale voices Johnny Cage in ‘Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match’.Warner Bros. Entertainment/YouTube
Warner Bros. Entertainment/YouTube
“I force them,” he says. “I’m an old man now, so my kids can play. It’s like walking onto a basketball court with a bunch of 18 year olds, where you’re like, ‘Oh, right. I don’t move as fast.’ So they humor me. It’s great.”
McHale’s wife doesn’t join in on the action, however. “We have two sons, and I’m the kind of third son. My maturity level is about the same, and I think my sons would agree with that,” he says.
“And to quoteMr. Momfrom 1981 with Michael Keaton when he was pulling up to school and they were like, ‘You’re doing it wrong.’ That’s usually what I get.”
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Matchis available on DVD, Blu-Ray and digital Oct. 17.
source: people.com
