The Empire Film Podcast is the official podcast of Empire, the world's biggest and best movie magazine. We bring you all the... more
Kevin Macdonald's latest documentary, One To One: John & Yoko, is out now in cinemas around the UK, folks, and... more
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is jam-packed etc. etc. Bumper-sized, and so on and so forth. But it's... more
This week's Empire Podcast sees the long-awaited return of one of our favourite guests, the wonderful British actor Will Poulter,... more
We start on a director's chair. We pull back to reveal its back. On it is emblazoned a name. That... more
Welcome to The Shameless Plug, a brand new Empire Podcast regular show, folks. As the title suggests, every month Chris... more
It's another bumper-sized edition of the Empire Podcast this week, folks, in which Chris Hewitt sits down on Zoom with... more
This week sees the release of Hans Zimmer And Friends: Diamond In The Desert, a concert film like no other,... more
Welcome to episode 659 (yes, we're keeping count) of The Empire Podcast, folks. And it's a belter, as Chris Hewitt... more
This week's Empire Podcast features two cracking interviews with two directors at different stages of their career. First, actor-turned-director Jack... more
Don't call it a comeback. This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Pamela Anderson, star of Baywatch and Barb... more
After the guestapaloozas of recent weeks, we're back to just one guest on this week's Empire Podcast. But what a... more
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight heads to the mean streets of Victorian London for A Thousand Blows on Disney+, and... more
It's a brave new world for the Empire Podcast this week, folks, as Chris Hewitt welcomes a quintet (not to... more
Another bumper-sized edition of the Empire Podcast this week, as Chris Hewitt sits down on Zoom for chats with a... more
It's another bumper, jam-packed edition of the Empire Podcast this week, folks! The great Angelina Jolie heads up our trio... more
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast brings you not one but two Oscar winners, as first Chris Hewitt sits... more
This week's Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt, Alex Godfrey and Beth Webb bid a sad, but heartfelt, farewell to the... more
Here it is, folks. The 650th episode (if you don't count all the other episodes) of the Empire Podcast, recorded... more
We're back! Yes, after a whole week off for the Christmas holidays, the Empire Podcast has returned to darken your... more
So, 2024: a year of cinematic highs, lows, and bits in the middle. And in the annual tradition that is... more
Merry Christmas, listeners! Here, as a special Christmas Eve present, is an episode of The Ranking, the show in which... more
"Four sets of guests, Jeremy? Four? That's insane!" Yes, folks, the last Empire Podcast of 2024 is an absolute barnstormer,... more
It's the penultimate Empire Podcast of the year, folks, and to celebrate the impending season of goodwill to all, we've... more
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees the team enter into the festive season spirit with our first Christmas-themed... more
Skeleton Crew is the latest Star Wars show to launch on Disney+, with a two-episode premiere dropping on Tuesday December... more
It's a shorter Empire Podcast this week, folks (blame Hollywood for shutting down for Thanksgiving, which is just plain selfish),... more
It's another epic episode of the Empire Podcast this week, folks, as Chris Hewitt sits down in person with all... more
Blimey, our guest cup continues to overflow, folks. This week's Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt sit down with Gladiator II... more
This week's Empire Podcast isn't so much jam-packed as marmaladen with great guests, as Chris Hewitt talks to Paddington In... more
Paul Reiser is a comedian, actor, writer and producer who just happens to have starred in some of Team Empire's... more
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Hugh Grant return for an in-depth chat with Mike Muncer about his... more
Happy Halloween, listeners! It's the most wonderful day of the year, if you're a spook, spectre, or masked maniac. And... more
It's a question as old as time: who ya gonna call? And an equally aged answer: Ghostbusters! Or, in the... more
Spooky season is upon us, folks, and this week's Empire Podcast is even more of a horror show than usual,... more
With the BFI London Film Festival about to shut up shop for another year after a cracking 2024 offering, it's... more
It's another belting week on the Empire Podcast, folks. On the guest front, James White — ol' Jaime Blanco himself... more
As a special treat for you, our beloved listeners, here's a bonus pod for you... an episode of Pilot TV!... more
Love that Joker? If so, you've come to the right place, folks, as this week's Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt,... more
It's another jam-packed banger on the Empire Podcast this week, folks, as Chris Hewitt sits down for a triple whammy... more
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast comes with an air of carefree celebration, as Chris Hewitt marks his birthday... more
Years after she meddled with Wanda Maximoff, sang her own wonderful earworm of a theme song, and waltzed off with... more
Is it just us, or has the Empire Podcast got more hat-tricks than Erling Haaland? We have another terrific trio... more
It's another hat-trick of wonderful guests on this week's Empire Podcast. Which is good, as there's only two colleagues of... more
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is — yes, you guessed it — absolutely jam-packed with amazing guests. Alex... more
One pod to rule them all? This Thursday (August 29) sees the return of Prime Video's epic J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation,... more
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is jampacked with joy, folks. Guest-wise, we have a big old chunk of... more
This week's Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt sit down on Zoom with Mr. Fitz, aka Paul Feig, the dapper and... more
This week's Empire Podcast is jam-packed full of goodness, including three tremendous interviews well worth your time. First off, Alex... more
It's Doomsday on the Empire Podcast, folks. In the wake of the bombshell news that Robert Downey Jr. is going... more
Let's effin' go! (We're pretty sure we're not allowed to swear in the blurbs, dagnammit!) This week sees the long-awaited... more
It's another guestapalooza on this week's Empire Podcast, as Chris Hewitt has lovely chats with Twisters stars Glen Powell, Daisy... more
This week's Empire Podcast has another brace of cracking guests, as Maika Monroe returns to the show to talk about... more
Maxxxine marks the conclusion of Ti West's horror trilogy that began with X, and continued with the prequel Pearl. Co-stars... more
We're back in the multi-guest business with this week's episode of the Empire Podcast, folks. First, Ben Travis has a... more
Vroom vroom! This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is something of a rarity, as we only have one guest.... more
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast invites you to settle into a pair of cracking interviews — first, Ben... more
It's another bumper, jam-packed edition of the Empire Podcast this week, folks, with four wonderful guests. First, legendary producer Jerry... more
The Acolyte is the latest Star Wars live-action show to hit Disney+ (its first two episodes, out of eight, drop... more
The Empire Podcast delivers yet another cracker this week, folks. Guest-wise, Chris Hewitt has a lovely Zoom chat with Rick... more
On this week's episode of the Empire Podcast, the doctor is in. Doctor George Miller, that is, as the MD... more
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast asks the question: 'what if an interview started off the rails and went... more
Ben Schwartz isn't just a terrifically funny actor (he's Jean-Ralphio in Parks & Rec, for the love of Pete!), insanely... more
Another guestapalooza on this week's Empire Podcast, folks! First up, Chris Hewitt has a lovely chat with Josh O'Connor —... more
The St. Andrews International Film Festival — or Sands, for short — is now in its third year, bringing some amazing... more
It's another cracking episode of the Empire Podcast, folks, as Rose Glass, director of Love Lies Bleeding, becomes the first... more
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is a smash, folks. First off, Alex Godfrey talks to ace actor Mike... more
Phew! After last week's single-guest situation, we're back to our bumper-sized best on this week's Empire Podcast. One of our... more
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is perhaps less jam-packed and bumper-sized than normal, as we only have one... more
This week's Empire Podcast has more guests than the Overlook Hotel, all chatting to Chris Hewitt about their new movies.... more
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is brought to you by the letter E, as Cynthia Erivo and Luke... more
Halloween isn't for another few months, but this week's Empire Podcast delivers a hat-trick of horrors nonetheless, as Chris Hewitt... more
While we're waiting patiently for Joel and Ethan Coen to reunite as the filmmaking entity known as the Coen Brothers,... more
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara and James Dyer cram into the podbooth just... more
The new issue of Empire — on sale now at all good, evil and intergalactic newsagents — is something of... more
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast is perfectly balanced, as all things should be. In the first half, Chris... more
There can be only one thing more exciting than James Clavell’s Shōgun getting a brand new TV adaptation on Disney+,... more
It's another jam-packed episode of the Empire Podcast this week, folks. Our guest cup certainly overfloweth, as Olly Richards sits... more
This week's Empire Podcast brings you a double bill of wonderful actors, nattering away about their latest projects. How lovely.... more
Another week, another packed episode of the Empire Podcast, and once again we're joined by some cracking guests. First, Jeffrey... more
The greater the spy movie, the bigger the guests. That's the motto of this week's Empire Podcast, as Chris Hewitt... more
We love the Irish animation studio, Cartoon Saloon, at Empire. And we're not alone — the Kilkenny-based marvels behind the... more
After last week's triumphant live show to mark episode 600, the Empire Podcast team — Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, James... more
Another landmark live show for the Empire Podcast saw a capacity crowd cram themselves into Hall One at our spiritual... more
We have a veritable guestapalooza this week as George Clooney and Callum Turner join us to talk The Boys In... more
Echo, the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe show to debut on Disney+, continues the story of Maya Lopez, the deaf, Native... more
Happy New Year! With just two shows until 600, The Empire podcast crashes back into your feeds this week. Well,... more
The final Empire Podcast of 2023 is here, folks, and it's a belter, with two incredible guests. First up, Michael... more
Merry Christmas, you filthy animals! Here's a little Christmas bonus for you all: the Empire Podcast's Review Of The Year.... more
The last Empire Podcast before Christmas brings you a pair of lovely interviews as our gift to you: first, Mike... more
"Say hi to your family for me!" Mark Wahlberg, star of the action comedy The Family Plan, returns to the... more
We have a veritable guestapalooza this week as George Clooney and Callum Turner join us to talk The Boys In The Boat,... more