Snakes! Why did it have to be snakes? Because St. Patrick’s Day was earlier this week, and to celebrate the man who drove all the snakes out of Ireland (“you alright in the back there, lads?”) this week’s Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt, Helen O’Hara, James Dyer, and Beth Webb discuss some of their favourite snake moments in films. (Or fillums, if you will.) Then, our intrepid quartet get their parseltongues into the week’s deluge of movie news, including the Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Dune: Part Three trailers — and they also look back at the 2026 Oscars as well. Reviews-wise, Phil Lord & Chris Miller’s Project Hail Mary, Radio Silence’s Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come, Ugo Bienvenu’s Arco, and Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire are given the once-over, while the wonderful Lord and Miller are this week’s guests, sitting down for a lovely natter about puppets, space, and much more with Chris. [55:48 — 1:10:19 approx.] Oh, and James edges closer to a new nickname. Enjoy!
And if all of the above isn’t quite enough Empire Podcast for you, then there’s plenty more where that came from. You can listen to this week’s episode (which, if you’re counting, is #709) on the pod app of your choice. There, you’ll also find the latest episode of new Empire Pod regular The Interviews, the most recent instalment of which boasts chats with Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come star Samara Weaving and directors Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Marianne Faithfull docudrama Broken Flowers filmmakers Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, and Hoppers duo Daniel Chong and Nicole Paradis Grindle.
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