Minced Grogu (ft. guest, Sigourney Weaver)
The Empire Film Podcast
Bauer Media
4.6 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2026
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Summary
All hail the Alien Queen! For the legendary Sigourney Weaver, star of some of the finest sci-fi films of all time, is our esteemed guest on this week's episode of the Empire Podcast, as she tells Chris Hewitt all about starring in her first Star War, The Mandalorian & Grogu. [44:47 - 58:17 approx] Then, Chris is joined in the podbooth by Helen O'Hara and James Dyer to discuss their predictions for the biggest movies of the year, cast their eye over the week's movie news, including a shocking development in the hunt for the new James Bond, and review The Mandalorian & Grogu, Jack Ryan: Ghost War, and Finding Emily. Oh, and the team eat some burgers, but thankfully they don't bang on about it. Enjoy.
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| 1:05.7 | We have Sigourney Weaver for reasons unknown. |
| 1:09.1 | Not for reasons unknown. |
| 1:11.3 | She's the star of the Mandalorian and Grogu. |
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