If you weren't lucky enough to snag a ticket for our latest live podcast extravaganza, then fret no longer — for here it is. A couple of weeks ago, we held a very special screening of Rocketman, the Elton John musical biopic, at Picturehouse Central in London. Why was it special? Well, because afterwards the film's star, Taron Egerton, and director, Dexter F ... Show More
May 23
Christopher McQuarrie on The Final Reckoning, Benicio del Toro & Michael Cera on The Phoenician Scheme, Tony Gilroy on Andor s2 (spoilers), and Cannes You Dig It?
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt mark the release of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning by doing a non-spoiler, non-epic (less than 20 minutes!) chat with that film's director, the legendarily loquacious Christopher McQuarrie, [26:00 - 43:06 appr ... Show More
1h 58m
May 22
The Shameless Plug #3: Jurassic World Rebirth And Other Animals
The Shameless Plug — the show in which Chris Hewitt and Empire editor, Nick de Semlyen, sit down and talk you through the latest issue of Empire — is back for its third episode, folks. This one is dedicated to issue 441 of Empire (on sale now at all good, evil, and virtual newsag ... Show More
39m 22s
May 17
The Extraordinary Miss Flower: An Empire Podcast Interview Special
Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard's The Extraordinary Miss Flower is part-concert film, part-performance art piece inspired by the life of its subject, a woman called Geraldine Flower. When she passed away a few years ago, her daughter Zoe discovered a number of letters, written over ... Show More
30m 31s
Dec 2023
In The Bleak Midwinter (aka A Midwinter's Tale) live, with Kenneth Branagh, Michael Maloney, Julia Sawalha, Nicholas Farrell, Gerard Horan and Mark Hadfield
In 1995, Kenneth Branagh - between the giant projects of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and his film version of Hamlet - made an utterly charming low budget comedy called In The Bleak Midwinter. He paid for the film himself, bringing together a bunch of actors to tell the story of, ... Show More
55m 52s
Jul 2022
Taron Egerton, Thor: Love and Thunder, Brian and Charles, Black Bird, Futura
Simon interviews actor and singer Taron Egerton best known for his work in the ‘Kingsman Franchise,’ and ‘Rocketman’ about his role in Apple TV+ new drama series ‘Black Bird – based on true events about a convict trying to help catch a serial killer. Mark reviews the much anticip ... Show More
1h 19m
Jan 2012
Meet the Filmmakers: Richard Curtis and Tom Hiddleston
Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones) and actor Tom Hiddleston (Midnight in Paris, Thor) discuss the new epic adventure by Steven Spielberg. Moderated by Chris Hewitt at the Apple Store, Regent Street in London.
50m 50s
Jun 2019
S9 Ep425: Episode 425 - Deep Rising (with Jamelle Bouie)
On this week's episode, the 2019 Summer Blockbuster Extravaganza rolls on as the gang welcomes journalist and friend of the show, Jamelle Bouie in-studio to chat about the 1998 big-budget b-movie, Deep Rising! What's with Kevin J. O'Connor's riffing? How did Famke Janssen's Catwo ... Show More
1h 48m
Aug 2018
S8 Ep371: Episode 371 - The Emoji Movie (Live in New York)
Recorded live at the Abrons Art Center on the Lower East Side of Manhattan— Part of the 2018 NYC Podfest. On this week's Summer Vacation Live, the gang chats about the abhorrent, feature-length commercial for a keyboard add-on you can download for free, The Emoji Movie! How does ... Show More
1h 22m