#431 — Ewan McGregor

The Empire Film Podcast

Bauer Media

Tv & Film, Film Reviews

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2020

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

In what is sure to be The Bee Gees' favourite episode of the Empire Podcast, it's Ewan again as Chris Hewitt has a chat with Ewan McGregor about returning to the small screen with Long Way Up, in which McGregor reteams with Charley Boorman for another epic motorbike odyssey. Ewan also talks about his penchant for reflective roles of late, including the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series, and dishes on the return of a fan-favourite Star Wars character. Maybe. Possibly. Then, in the virtual podbooth, Chris is joined by Helen O'Hara, James Dyer and, in the rotating fourth chair, Alex Godfrey for an episode in which they discuss the films they'd like to see directors have another crack at; talk about the week's movie news, including the first trailer for Dune (Jamesplaining ahoy!); and review The Painted Bird, The Roads Not Taken, and Les Miserables. No, not that one. This episode was recorded just before the sad death of the great Dame Diana Rigg. We'll pay tribute to her on next week's episode.

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0:00.0	All the Empire Podcasts this week, we have the higher ground as Obi-Wan himself,
0:19.2	Yume Gregor, drops by to talk about his new show, Long Way Up.
0:23.9	Plus, the usual news and nonsense on the movie podcast can't believe it wasn't cast
0:29.2	as the new Jack Reacher, just one foot short and a hundred and fifty pounds shy, so close,
0:36.2	so close.
0:37.2	Halopod, I'm Chris Eudon, welcome to the Empire Podcast this week.
0:40.4	I'm joined as ever by three colleagues of such lethal cunning over squad cast.
0:45.9	We're not meeting in groups of more than six.
0:48.2	That's for sure.
0:49.2	Not this weekend.
0:50.2	Oh no.
0:51.2	Anyway, those colleagues of such lethal cunning are our geek queen Helen Idaho.
0:56.6	What does that mean?
0:57.6	I'm a reference to Duncan Idaho.
0:58.6	It's a June reference.
0:59.6	It's a June reference.
1:00.6	Christel made the first of many.
1:01.7	Everything's a June reference this week, Chris.
1:03.3	Come on.
1:04.3	Oh yeah, isn't it?
1:05.3	Isn't it?
1:06.3	It is Helen Ohio.
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