This week's Empire podcast is bursting with fantastic guests, folks! Chris Hewitt starts by chatting with Hugh Bonneville and Emily Mortimer, stars of Paddington In Peru, about tarantulas, Paddington tantrums, and shooting in the wilds of Basingstoke [20:47 — 35:27 approx]. Next, Hewitt delves into the magical-social-realist drama Bird with British director Andrea Arnold, discussing working with non-actors, switching between TV and filmmaking, and shooting in Gravesend [51:56 - 1:07:39 approx]. And if that's not enough, we've got an extended excerpt from our spoiler special interview with Agatha All Along showrunner Jac Schaeffer, revealing all about [SPOILER], [BIGGER SPOILER], and shooting in [SPOILER] [1:34:29 - 1:50:10 approx].

Chris then rejoins Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and Alex Godfrey in the podbooth for a lively discussion on this week's listener question, breaking down their viewing habits and the calculated lunacy of sustaining a career in film journalism. After that thought-provoking chat, the team dives into this week's movie news, including the David Cronenberg The Fly spin-off, the Godzilla Minus One sequel, whispers of a Game Of Thrones movie, James Gray's Paper Tiger casting, and Snoop Dogg's Planet Of The Apes inspired moviemaking plans. All that, plus reviews of Paddington In Peru, Blitz, Bird, Piece By Piece, and Red One. A podcast packed with juicy segments, perfect for preserving for the ages.

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