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The Empire Film Podcast

#302 - Francis Lawrence

The Empire Film Podcast

Bauer Media

Tv & Film, Film Reviews

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2018

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

This week's Empire Podcast sees a filmmaking Lawrence, famous for an association with The Hunger Games franchise, drop by for a chat about their new movie, Russian spy thriller Red Sparrow. Yes, it's director Francis Lawrence, who chats to Ben Travis about all manner of things, from Russian accents to torture implements. What, did you think we meant another filmmaking Lawrence, famous for an association with The Hunger Games? Weird. Elsewhere, Helen O'Hara braves the snow and the wind and the snowy wind to host this week's episode, discussing the week's big film news (Wonder Woman 2! The Oscars! Tarantino!) with Ben and James Dyer, and reviewing the big releases. Oh, and a giggling idiot calls in for a brief chat. It's cold outside, so pull up that weird fireplace movie they have on Netflix, huddle over your phone's dying battery for heat, and listen to the soothing strains of the Empire Podcast. You know it makes sense.

Transcript

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MUSIC

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Bang, bang.

0:14.0

On the MPa podcast this week,

0:16.0

we talk about Jay Larry with F. Law

0:18.0

as Frances Lawrence joins us to talk about his

0:20.0

chilly, sexy spy film Red Sparrow.

0:23.0

So apart from the sexy bit,

0:24.0

it's a perfect match for the weather this week,

0:26.0

which is nice.

0:27.0

And we look ahead to this week's Oscars

0:29.0

where how many envelope jokes we can expect.

0:31.0

All this in the usual movie news, reviews,

0:33.0

and nonsense on the only movie podcast

0:35.0

that would make a sexy Russian spy

0:37.0

if only we had the cheekbones for a fur hat,

0:40.0

which is a shame.

0:41.0

Hello, pod, I'm Hell, Nohara,

0:42.0

and welcome to the MPa podcast.

0:44.0

Chris Hewitt is off this week

0:45.0

because he's writing about Avengers Infinity War

0:48.0

the jammy git, or so he claims anyway.

0:50.0

Personally, I suspect that he just didn't want

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