{"id":14628,"date":"2026-09-25T18:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T15:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=14628"},"modified":"2026-09-25T19:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T15:46:02","slug":"the-empire-film-podcast-ft-heart-of-the-beast-director-david-ayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/09\/25\/the-empire-film-podcast-ft-heart-of-the-beast-director-david-ayer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Empire Film Podcast Ft. Heart Of The Beast Director David Ayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/the-empire-film-podcast-ft-heart-of-the-beast-director-david-ayer.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<hr class=\"preferredSourceCTA-module-scss-module__sCL6Nq__divider\" \/><span class=\"content-module-scss-module__RI8h6a__content\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s episode of the Empire Podcast is all about birthdays, folks. Partially because Chris Hewitt just had one, but also because this week&#8217;s listener question asks our Three Colleagues Of Such Lethal Cunning \u2014 Chris, Helen O&#8217;Hara, and James Dyer \u2014 to discuss the best movies released on their birthdays. The answers will shock and, in one case, depress the hell out of you. Elsewhere, our intrepid trio \u2014 joined by this week&#8217;s workie, Grace \u2014 discuss a number of trailers, including <em>The Further Mis-Adventures Of Cliff Booth<\/em>, and compare audiobook casts for starriness; and review David Ayer&#8217;s Brad Pitt-and-dog survival thriller, <em>Heart Of The Beast<\/em>, the new version of <em>Sense And Sensibility<\/em>, rom-com <em>The Love Hypothesis<\/em>, <em>Exorcist II<\/em> documentary <em>Boorman And The Devil<\/em>, and Na Hong-jin&#8217;s gonzo South Korean action movie, <em>Hope<\/em>. And speaking of <em>Heart Of The Beast<\/em>, that film&#8217;s director, David Ayer, sits down on Zoom for a lovely natter with Chris. He&#8217;s a good director, Brant.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"content-module-scss-module__RI8h6a__content\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>And if all of the above isn&#8217;t quite enough Empire Podcast for you, then there&#8217;s plenty more where that came from. You can listen to this week&#8217;s episode (which, if you&#8217;re counting, is #735) on&nbsp;the pod app of your choice. There, you&#8217;ll also find the latest episode of Empire Pod regular&nbsp;The Interviews. And this week&#8217;s instalment is, truly, different class. First up, Chris Hewitt has a lovely Zoom with Jarvis Cocker \u2014 yes, THE Jarvis Cocker \u2014 as the Pulp frontman and all-round legend talks about the band&#8217;s new movie, the Garth Jennings-directed&nbsp;<em>Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore<\/em>, which is in cinemas for ONE DAY ONLY, Friday September 18 (today, in other words), before heading to MUBI from September 25. So have a listen to this, and then catch it if you can. After Jarvis exits the building, Helen O&#8217;Hara has a one-to-one with the Danish director Susanne Bier about her new movie,&nbsp;<em>Practical Magic 2<\/em>, which is conjuring up a storm at the box office right now. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s episode of the Empire Podcast is all about birthdays, folks. 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