Angelina Jolie, Jason Reitman, David Jonsson & An SNL Mount Rushmore
The Empire Film Podcast
Bauer Media
4.6 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2025
⏱️ 122 minutes
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Summary
It's another bumper, jam-packed edition of the Empire Podcast this week, folks! The great Angelina Jolie heads up our trio of amazing guests, as she talks to John Nugent about taking on the challenge of playing the legendary opera singer, Maria Callas, in Pablo Larrain's Maria. [20:48 - 34:02 approx] Plus, Chris Hewitt has a fascinating chat with Jason Reitman about how, exactly, he recreated Saturday Night Live's opening night for Saturday Night, [56:33 - 1:15:42 approx] and finally Chris sits down on Zoom with EE Rising Star Award nominee, the wonderful David Jonsson, for a natter about that, Rye Lane, the difference between a stroll and a strut, and tackling a very complex role in Alien: Romulus, which is now on Disney+. [1:38:23 - 1:56:21 approx] Meanwhile, back in the podbooth, Chris is joined by Helen O'Hara and James Dyer to share their thoughts on the recent West End version of The Tempest, put together a Mount Rushmore of SNL stars, discuss the week's movie news, and review Saturday Night, Companion, and Mike Leigh's Hard Truths. Enjoy.
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| 0:04.0 | Chloe and the kids on the school run and their new hybrid |
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| 0:56.0 | live from London. |
| 0:57.9 | It's Friday night. |
| 1:01.4 | Yes, we speak to Jason Reitman, |
| 1:03.2 | director of S&L origin movie Saturday Night. |
| 1:06.5 | Plus, we have a lovely natter with Maria Star, |
| 1:09.7 | an all-round legend, Angelina Sholi, |
| 1:12.8 | and catch up with a rising star in the shape of Alien Romulus's David Johnson. |
| 1:18.0 | All that, plus usual news and nonsense on the movie podcast, |
| 1:21.5 | I saw Sigourney Weaver in The Tempest the other day on the London stage, |
| 1:25.7 | and now knows what Shakespeare meant when he wrote, |
| 1:28.4 | Misery Acquaints a Man with Strange Bedfellows. |
| 1:31.5 | In this case, it acquainted me |
| 1:33.6 | with the rest of the audience. |
| 1:35.4 | Oh, I have suffered with those that I saw suffer. |
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