The Shameless Plug #10: The Odyssey Odyssey

The Empire Film Podcast

Bauer Media

Tv & Film, Film Reviews

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

The new episode of The Shameless Plug is here, folks, and this month sees Chris Hewitt sit down with freshly-minted award winner, Empire editor Nick de Semlyen, to delve into one of the most special issues of Empire magazine in many a moon: our world exclusive first look at Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, for which Nick went on something of an odyssey of his own, as he explains here. They also talk about what's in the rest of the January 2026 issue (on sale now in all good, evil, and virtual newsagents), including the 2026 Preview, James Cameron tackling reader questions, and the wild origins of Chris' hilarious interview with Anaconda stars, Jack Black and Paul Rudd. Oh, and Corin Hardy, director of the upcoming horror film Whistle, drops in for a chilling cameo. Your ears aren't ready for it. Enjoy.

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