This week's episode of the Empire Podcast largely takes the form of a heartfelt tribute to Sir Patrick Stewart, who passed away on Thursday at the ag
This week’s episode of the Empire Podcast largely takes the form of a heartfelt tribute to Sir Patrick Stewart, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 86. In an extended news section, Chris Hewitt is joined remotely over Riverside by Helen O’Hara and James Dyer to share their memories of, and affection for, the great man, as well as some other greats who left us this week, including fellow Star Trek legend Walter Koenig and Alien star Tom Skerritt. Either side of that you will find the recording we made in the studio this week, in which Chris and Helen are joined by Alex Godfrey to talk about their favourite body horror movies (just in time for Halloween), and review Primetime, Wicker, I Love Boosters, Gentle Monster and Animol. And speaking of Primetime, Chris sits down in person with that film’s star and producer, Robert Pattinson, and director Lance Oppenheim for an interview that covers everything from the origin of their movie, about the US TV show To Catch A Predator and its host, Chris Hansen, to working with Creed from The Office, and the greatest spit-take in many a year. Enjoy.
And if all of the above isn’t quite enough Empire Podcast for you, then there’s plenty more where that came from. You can listen to this week’s episode (which, if you’re counting, is #739) on the pod app of your choice. There, you’ll also find the latest episode of Empire Pod regular The Interviews. In the most recent instalment, Chris Hewitt sits down on Zoom with Tom Rhys Harries, who plays the title role in Clayface as a hotshot actor who goes on a rip-roaring rampage of revenge armed with a newfound ability to perfectly mimic anyone he meets. But they also talk torn ACLs, an inability to grow beards, and Chris’ dreadful golf game. Then Chris sits down in person with Klara And The Sun writer/director, Taika Waititi, for an insight into Taika’s writing process as he adapts the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. And finally Dan Jolin has a lovely chat with the newborn stars of Travis Knight’s five-star Laika epic, Wildwood, Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Jacob Tremblay. (Don’t worry though, they move at normal speed.)
