Let's fuckin' go! (We may not be allowed to swear in podcast blurbs, but nobody ever said anything about the website!) This week sees the long-awaited release of the MCU's latest movie Deadpool & Wolverine, in which Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman team up for a swear'n'slash session for the ages alongside Britain's Ugliest Dog (We love you Dogpool!). And with the Merc With A Mouth and Wolvie about to throw down, this week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt sit down for a lovely non-spoilerific chat with the film's director, Shawn Levy [22:04 - 39:18 approx]. But that ain't all, folks. Our other guest this week is Joachim Rønning, the director of Young Woman And The Sea, which is now out on Disney+. Alex Godfrey waded into the movie's deep waters for a lovely conversation with Rønning about that, star Daisy Ridley, swimming, and more [57:33 - 1:16:50 approx].
Either side of those interviews, Chris is joined in the podbooth by Helen O'Hara and James Dyer for another fun pod in which they take on a shot-and-chaser of questions from BlueSky, including one about actual Blue Sky Studios and another on directors with the best calendar year in moviemaking. Then, in our last pre-SDCC pod, we discuss the week's movie news — A Complete Unknown's first trailer! Sharon Stone joining Nobody 2! Alien: Romulus' final trailer! And more! Then, as is our calling, we also get stuck into reviews of the aforementioned Deadpool & Wolverine, Jane Schoenbrun's also-sorta-about-legacy-franchises-and-our-relationships-with-them I Saw The TV Glow, and Guy Ritchie's not-about-legacy-franchises-and-our-relationships-with-them The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare. As ever, please do — or should that be please Hugh — enjoy. Snikt! Snikt!
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