Director Sam Levinson discusses his new film, Malcolm & Marie, with fellow director Derek Cianfrance in a spoiler-filled virtual Q&A. The film takes place as Malcolm returns home with his girlfriend Marie following a celebratory movie premiere. Their evening soon takes a turn as revelations about their relationships begin to surface, testing the stre ... Show More
Aug 22
The Fantastic Four: First Steps with Matt Shakman and Edward Zwick (Ep. 556)
Director Matt Shakman discusses his new film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, with fellow Director Edward Zwick in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses favoring practical and 60’s-style effects to align with the retro futuristic style of the ... Show More
27m 24s
Aug 15
Folktales with Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady and Ondi Timoner (Ep. 555)
Directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady discusses their new film, Folktales, with fellow Director Ondi Timoner in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, they discuss the logistics of filming in the unpredictable daylight and wilderness of Norway, creating sc ... Show More
41m 29s
Aug 12
Life of Mike with Derick Halliman and Christine Swanson (Ep. 554)
Director Derick Halliman discusses his new film, Life of Mike, with fellow Director Christine Swanson in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses finding depth in a complex and disillusioned main character, favoring small casts and sets for tight ... Show More
28m 44s
Mar 2023
#556 — Vivian Oparah & Raine Allen-Miller, Liam Neeson, Peyton Reed, Jeff Loveness
Another bumper episode of the Empire Podcast this week, folks, as Chris Hewitt chats with Raine Allen-Miller and Vivian Oparah, director and star respectively of the effervescent new rom-com, Rye Lane. This may actually be the first pod interview where one of us is on a boat. Whi ... Show More
1h 57m
Apr 2021
Melissa McCarthy & Octavia Spencer
In this episode, Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer sit down to discuss their new action comedy “Thunder Force,” in which the duo suit up as superheroes. Written and directed by Ben Falcone, who also happens to be McCarthy’s husband as well as her fellow producer on the project ... Show More
30m 35s
May 2021
#464 — Mike Rianda, Alexandre Aja, Darius Marder
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is one of those jam-packed, bumper-sized affairs. Largely because we have three incredible directors guesting on the show. First up is Mike Rianda, whose animated marvel The Mitchells Vs The Machines, is one of our favourite movies of the ... Show More
2h 11m
Oct 2021
S1E6: Mysteries and Martyrs
Jason and David break down episode 7 of Foundation, “Mysteries and Martyrs.” They discuss the concepts behind the Invictus and other Imperial spaceships—some are knife blades, others are donut holes. They also dive deep into Hari’s grand plan, Brother Day’s confrontation with Zep ... Show More
35m 41s