Empire Podcast #503: Joe Wright, Paul Thomas Anderson, Dave Grohl

Joe Wright, Paul Thomas Anderson, Dave Grohl

by Chris Hewitt |
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There go our heroes. Watch them as they go. This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees three big names chat with us about their new projects, and as a result this pod is a little... everlong. First, Joe Wright, director of Cyrano, talks with Hanna Flint about his new musical and discloses his favourite Christmas movie along the way. Then Alex Godfrey Zooms in for a chat with the great Paul Thomas Anderson, who waxes lyrical about Licorice Pizza, Hard Eight turning 25, loving Mission: Impossible — Fallout, and more. And finally, as the Foo Fighters release their first movie, the horror-comedy Studio 666, Chris Hewitt has a chat with the one and only Dave Grohl.

Either side of those, Chris is joined by Helen O'Hara and James Dyer for an episode recorded in space. Or more accurately, the Galactic Starcruiser, the new Star Wars immersive experience/hotel at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. They also tackle a listener question about the weirdest places they've ever conducted an interview, talk about the week's movie news, and review Cyrano, Studio 666, Kimi, and The Duke. We got The Duke? We got The Duke! Enjoy.

Timings below:

Intro and chat about the Galactic Starcruiser: 0:00 - 15:16

Joe Wright: 15:17 - 33:46

Listener Question: 33:46 - 51:21

Paul Thomas Anderson: 51:21 - 1:11:30

Movie News: 1:11:30 - 1:32:28

Dave Grohl: 1:32:28 - 1:49:49

Reviews: 1:49:49 - 2:17:09

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts or the pod app of your choice – or via the PlanetRadio player above.

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