Empire Podcast #504: David Koepp, Paul Dano

David Koepp, Paul Dano

by Chris Hewitt |
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Riddle us this, riddle us, erm, shimmy, who's the man who wrote Steven Soderbergh's Kimi? Why, that would be David Koepp, one of our cracking guests on this week's Empire Podcast. The legendary screenwriter sits down on a Zoom with Chris Hewitt and tells him all about that, being a writer on set, and much more. And riddle us this, riddle us, um, drano, why does nothing rhyme with Dano? Yes, Ben Travis and Chris have a fun audience with Paul Dano, the actor who plays The Riddler in Matt Reeves' The Batman.

Either side of that, in the virtual podbooth this week, Chris and Ben are joined by Helen O'Hara and James Dyer for an episode in which they discuss how difficult it is to voice Paddington, nominate the movies they'd like to see become immersive hotel experiences, talk about movie news including the Bullet Train and Fantastic Beasts: The Wotsit Of Thingummy trailers, and review The Batman, Ali & Ava, The Desperate Hour, and A Madea Homecoming. Enjoy.

Timestamps!

Intro/Listener Question: 0:00.00 - 26:05

David Koepp: 26:05 - 43:52

Movie News: 43:53 - 1:11:44

Paul Dano: 1:11:45 - 1:29:04

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

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