This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is jam-packed, bumper-sized, stuffed to the gills, rammed etc. etc. and so on and so forth. But, perhaps t
This week’s episode of the Empire Podcast is jam-packed, bumper-sized, stuffed to the gills, rammed etc. etc. and so on and so forth. But, perhaps this week more than any other, we really do mean it as we have a whopping five — yes, FIVE! — guests on the pod. For starters, Chris Hewitt sits down for chats with two pairs: first, there’s Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche, who reunite almost 30 years after The English Patient for this week’s quite literally Odyssean drama The Return [24:05 — 38:32 approx]; then, he’s back on the junket beat with Rami Malek and Laurence Fishburne, stars of the fresh spy thriller The Amateur, who reflect upon where they met, their working relationship, and the influence of Event Horizon upon current cinema. [1:03:32 — 1:17:24 approx.] Finally, making a triumphant return to the Empire pod interviewing fray, Ben Travis has a lovely chat with Christopher Landon, the always affable director of this week’s thriller Drop. [1:38:53 — 1:53:53 approx.]
Either side of those, Chris welcomes Ben and James Dyer into the podbooth, as well as our returning geek queen, Helen O’Hara, who’s back after that compact business of getting married. They talk about that, discuss the great movie weddings they’d like to attend, and run their eye over a busy week in the world of movie news. Among the articles of interest are trailers for Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, M3GAN 2.0, Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme, and The Naked Gun, and reports that R-Pattz is going to star in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune 3. All that, and the team still find time to review The Amateur, The Return, Holy Cow, Drop, and One To One: John & Yoko. Also, Chris unleashes a fresh and almost instantly unwanted impression, and the question is asked: who is the funniest person Helen knows? The answer may shock you. Enjoy.
You can listen to this week’s episode (which, if you’re counting, is #663) on the pod app of your choice.
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