This week’s episode of the Empire Podcast sees Taika Waititi, director of Hunt For The Wilderpeople, Zoom in for a cracking chat with Chris Hewitt about that movie’s tenth anniversary re-release, his feelings about the loss of the great Sam Neill, the status of his What We Do In The Shadows sequel, New Zealand PSAs, and more. Either side of that, Chris is joined in the podbooth by Helen O’Hara and John Nugent to answer a listener question about the implications of Spider-Man: Brand New Day‘s record-breaking box office open; discuss the week’s movie news, including the Violent Night 2 trailer, Mummy 4 casting and the potential of Samara Weaving in the MCU; and review The Last House, Love Me Tender, and Nimrods: A Green Day Comedy. Oh, and Chris re-ignites his bitter feud (that totally exists, honest) with genius cinematographer, Greig Fraser. Your move, Fraser!
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 #728) on the pod app of your choice. There, you’ll also find the latest episode of Empire Pod regular The Interviews, in which we bring you even more chat with the stars and filmmakers behind each week’s biggest movies. The most recent edition finds Chris Hewitt going on his own odyssean journey — to speak to the cast of The Odyssey. Yes, not only did Chris chat to other Chris (Nolan, that is) for the main pod, he also sat down with Matt Damon and Tom Holland, and then Himesh Patel and John Leguizamo. You lucky ducks!
And if you’re after even more podcasting goodness, then our newly launched Empire+ subscription awaits… go check it out! Also, if you want more of the Empire Pod live and in person, then we are returning to Kings Place on Saturday 5 September for a very special edition of the Empire Podcast as part of this year’s London Podcast festival. You can find out more about that one on the Kings Place website.
