The Interviews (ft. Richard Kind; Regé-Jean Page & Halle Bailey; Ian Tuason & Nina Kiri)
The Empire Film Podcast
Bauer Media
4.6 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 9 April 2026
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
This week's episode of The Interviews is a one of a kind, as the legendary Richard Kind pops in to the podbooth to tell Chris Hewitt all about his role as Max Bialystock in the West End production of Mel Brooks' The Producers. Also popping into the podbooth this week are Regé-Jean Page and Halle Bailey, the ridiculously charming pair who headline new rom-com You, Me & Tuscany. They tell Chris about shooting that film in Tuscany, meeting at the Met Gala, getting splashed by sprinklers, and more. And finally, Mike Muncer has a lovely chat over Zoom with Ian Tuason and Nina Kiri, the director and star of Undertone, a new horror movie all about a podcaster undergoing a terrifying ordeal. That's us every time Adobe Audition decides to update in the middle of an edit. Enjoy!
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| 0:47.1 | The Pilot TV podcast, because you can't watch everything. Hello Pod, I'm Chris Hewitt and welcome to the latest episode of The Interviews, the show that rounds up our chats with the cream of the cinematic crop. |
| 1:14.8 | Well, actually this week we're going to start not with cinema, but with some culture. |
| 1:19.3 | Theatre, darlings, in case you didn't know, the producers is the hugely successful award-winning. |
| 1:25.3 | It has more Tonys than any other show. Fact fans' adaptation |
| 1:28.4 | of Mel Brooks' classic 1967 film about a couple of hapless Broadway producers, played in the film |
| 1:35.3 | by Cyril Mostel and Gene Wilder, who decided to mount the worst play ever in an oh-so-clever get-rich-quick |
| 1:42.3 | scheme. The show, which has catchy numbers written by Brooks, |
| 1:47.7 | who also co-wrote the book, debuted in 2001, |
| 1:51.2 | and it's currently enjoying a joyous revival at the Garrick Theatre in London, |
| 1:55.6 | with the role of Max Bialystok, the Letcher's Old Stager, |
| 1:59.1 | who forms one-half of unnoted production company Bialystok |
| 2:02.4 | and Bloom, has been taken over for a few weeks by the wonderful Richard Kind stepping in for |
| 2:08.1 | Andy Nyman. You know Richard Kind, he's one of the kings of the 27 percenters club, who enhances |
| 2:13.8 | everything he's in, whether it's Spin City, Kirby Enthus, a serious man, or even Inside Out, where he played Bing Bong, |
| 2:22.2 | with his beautifully broad comedic performance style and unforgettable speaking voice. |
| 2:29.1 | And Richard was kind enough, yes, to pop into the pod booth last week, |
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