The Empire Podcast Preview Of The Films Of 2026
The Empire Film Podcast
Bauer Media
4.6 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 1 January 2026
⏱️ 98 minutes
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Summary
With the Empire Podcast team still in hibernation until the first show of 2026 (our live show at Kings Place, London, on Jan 9 — check kingsplace.co.uk for last-minute tickets), we're plugging the gap where the regular podcast would usually be with something a little different: a look ahead to the films of 2026, in which Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, and James Dyer sit down in the podbooth and, armed with nothing but a calendar, scant research, and some terrible opinions, talk about the films they're excited to see in the year ahead. It's all here, from the unexpected proliferation of sheep-based movies to the biggest box office double date since Barbenheimer: Dunesday. Enjoy — and Happy New Year to all our listeners!
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| 1:35.2 | Hello, Pod, I'm Chris Hewitt. Welcome to a very special edition of the Empire podcast, the first one of 2026 folks, the year. |
| 1:44.4 | 2026, the year of our Lord, 2026 AD. There is no regular edition of the Empire podcast this week because of the Christmas break. |
| 1:47.8 | We would find it impossible, sadly, to get together in the studio. |
| 1:51.7 | And we have our big live show, episode 700 coming up. |
| 1:54.9 | I don't know, because this is going out. |
| 1:56.8 | When's this is going out? |
| 1:57.6 | Jan 1st, Jan 2nd, something like that. |
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