The Convergence Is Here (ft. Gareth Evans, Christian Gudegast, and Gavin O'Connor), And Mount Rushmoreapalooza

The Empire Film Podcast

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Tv & Film, Film Reviews

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 120 minutes

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Summary

It was foretold by the Ancient Ones: The Convergence (or Gunvergence, if you will), the day on which three absolutely slamming action movies will be released at the same time in the UK (albeit on different formats), ushering in a new era of sweaty dad bods, car chases, and many scenes where people die in a hail of bullets. And that day is today, folks. April 25, which sees the release of Gareth Evans' HAVOC on Netflix, Christian Gudegast's Den Of Thieves: Pantera on Prime Video, and Gavin O'Connor's The Accountant 2 in cinemas across the country. The Convergence has been keeping our Chris Hewitt going for some time now, and he gets to sit down with the directors of all three films on this week's episode: Evans at 22:24 (approx), O'Connor at 1:03:23 (approx), and Gudegast at 1:39:48 (approx). But that's not all. Chris is joined in the podbooth this week by Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and Beth Webb to run their eye over the week's movie news (sadly, last week's Fantastic Four trailer fell through the cracks), review the aforementioned action holy trinity, and tackle a whole bunch of Mount Rushmore scenarios in our listeners' questions section. And yes, we're very aware that we forgot to mention Close Encounters. Anyway, enjoy! ALL HAIL THE CONVERGENCE!

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0:00.0	The Empire podcast is brought to you in association with National Rail. Tweet's, posts, reels,
0:05.3	WhatsApp, voice notes, TikToks. People today are more connected than they've ever been. But no matter how
0:09.7	many different ways exist to communicate via your phone, there's nothing quite like doing it face to face.
0:15.1	Take this podcast, for example. Could we dial in from our respective homes and bring you all
0:18.8	this film-related fun remotely pandemic style?
0:21.3	Of course we could.
0:22.2	But why would we pass up the opportunity to bang on about the MCU and wax lyrical about June Messiah in the flesh?
0:28.2	Especially when our colleagues of such a lethal cunning are just a train ride away.
0:32.4	But that's not all trains are good for.
0:33.9	After all, if Chap Reacher can explore the furthest corners of America with nothing but a
0:37.5	folding toothbrush in his pocket, there is no reason why you can't use the rail network to see
0:41.7	some of the UK's hidden gems. Perhaps you've always wanted to visit some of the great British
0:45.5	landmarks, or maybe you're itching to take a tour of some of the nation's iconic movie locations.
0:51.1	Wander the halls of Thor's Asgard, or, as it's known on Earth, Durham Cathedral,
0:55.6	take a trip to the planet Takadana to reenact the fight with Kylo Wren in the Forest of Dean,
1:00.4	or even make your own Batcave in the gardens of Nedworth House, as Tim Burton did in
1:04.3	1989's Batman. The nation is your cinematic playground, so what are you waiting for?
1:08.9	Get up off that sofa, hop on a train, and explore the wide world around you.
1:12.9	Nothing beats being there.
1:29.6	Our podcast this week.
1:32.5	The Convergence is here at last.
1:40.2	And we celebrate by talking to the directors of the three action movies that have made Chris a very happy boy indeed.
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