This week’s Empire Podcast sees us clamber into the Magic Faraway Tree to talk with Simon Farnaby and Ben Gregor, the writer and director respectively of the brand new Enid Blyton adaptation. Together, the duo tell Alex Godfrey all about how they, er, branched out with the fantastical new film. Either side of that, Chris Hewitt hosts Helen O’Hara, James Dyer, and Kobi Omenaka to discuss their favourite movie trees and competence porn; run their eye over the week’s movie news, including the revelation that Stephen Colbert is co-writing a new Lord Of The Rings movie; and review Splitsville, They Will Kill You, and The Magic Faraway Tree. 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 #710) on the pod app of your choice. There, you’ll also find the latest episode of Empire Pod regular The Shameless Plug, which takes a deep-dive into the latest issue of the world’s biggest film magazine. The most recent instalment sees Nick de Semlyen and Chris Hewitt talk about the origins of the first ever cover shoot with Star Wars characters, as we celebrate The Mandalorian & Grogu, and get stuck into many more stories about the brand new issue while also taking listener questions on what it takes to make a movie magazine.
Want to make sure you never miss out on the latest movie news, reviews, and Empire exclusives again? Click here to add Empire as your go-to source on Google Feed.
