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The Empire Film Podcast

#314 - Alden Ehrenreich, Michael Cera & Alia Shawkat

The Empire Film Podcast

Bauer Media

Tv & Film, Film Reviews

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2018

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Here be dragons. And Hamilton references. And Supernatural chat. Yes, Chris Hewitt is away for this week's Empire Podcast, and geek queen Helen O'Hara is in charge in the podbooth. It's a top crop of guests this week, with Alden Ehrenreich talking to James Dyer and Nick de Semlyen about taking on the role of the galaxy's greatest scoundrel, controlling the Millennium Falcon, talking to Wookiees, and his history with the Winchester brothers. Then Michael Cera (call him George Michael) and Alia Shawkat (call her Maeby) popped by the studio to talk Arrested Development Season 5, disguises, that Twin Peaks cameo, and a secret celebrity tennis club. Back in the main studio, Helen is joined by James and Ben to talk this week's movie news - from John Wick 3's latest cast additions (Derek from The Good Place!), to Damon Lindelof's biblical Watchmen statement - and review The Breadwinner, Edie, and some Star Wars story featuring a classic character in a solo adventure. No idea what that o

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0:00.0

MUSIC

0:13.0

Thank you, guys.

0:14.0

On the Empire Podcast this week, we are going solo with the man who would be Han,

0:18.5

Olden Aeronike, and two people who are suffering a severe case of arrest development

0:22.5

as they return for a fifth series of the culture, a Leah Shockert and Michael Sarah.

0:26.8

Plus, the usual movie news and nonsense on the only movie podcast that cannot handle another handle joke.

0:33.3

Ye gods, please give me a break.

0:35.8

Hello, Bard, I'm Helen O'Harram. Welcome to the Empire Podcast, which is once again

0:40.1

brought to you in association with those fine upstanding folks at Sky Sinema, the dedicated

0:44.4

home for movie lovers.

0:45.8

Letter in the show, Chris will be joining us live via satellite.

0:49.4

No, wait, dead via? No, that's not right.

0:51.8

Alive, but not live via satellite.

0:54.8

To highlight a couple of the movies that you can watch on Sky Sinema, just two from the

0:58.2

thousand plus films available on demand, including a brand new premiere every day.

1:03.4

Chris himself is a way on a top secret assignment somewhere on the planet, or is he?

1:09.5

He could be off planet, I'm not saying.

1:12.4

He's probably cooking up a fresh hellscape of jokes for next week, so in the meantime,

1:17.2

you have me, I'm afraid.

1:19.2

And this week, instead, I'm joined by two colleagues of lethal cunning.

1:23.7

First up is the man who the Spanish call El Furioso, and the French try never to call

1:28.3

at all.

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