The Empire Film Podcast #654: Ke Huy Quan, John Magaro, Chris Sanders, And The Shrek Is Broken

This week's bumper-sized edition of the Empire Podcast brings with it a hat-trick of top notch guests for your listening pleasure as Chris Hewitt sits down on Zoom for chats with a bevy of terrific talents. First up Chris chops it up with Ke Huy Quan about Love Hurts, the action movie that not only represents his first lead role, but is also the Vietnamese-born comeback king's first movie since winning an Oscar for Everything Everywhere All At Once [17:33 - 34:18 approx]. Then, in the middle of our starry sandwich, there's September 5 star John Magaro, who explains how that movie and Steven Spielberg's Munich make for a great double-bill [1:00:34 - 1:16:50 approx]. And, finally, The Wild Robot director (and creator/voice of Stitch, as in Lilo & Stitch) Chris Sanders chews the fat with Chris over the success of his new animated movie — and becoming an unexpected voice actor [1:39:10 - 1:54:10 approx].

Then, back in the podbooth, Chris is joined by Helen O'Hara, James Dyer, and Beth Webb to discuss the film stories they'd love to see turned into plays (The Marilyn Is Broken, anyone?). After exploring every possible avenue with that topic, the gang turn their attention to news, taking a look at a bunch of trailers — including The Fantastic Four: First Steps and Jurassic World: Rebirth — before chatting about the second coming of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, a bunch of reboot/remake announcements, and an update on Ben Affleck thriller Animals. All that, and we still find time to cast a critical eye over September 5, You're Cordially Invited, Dog Man, and more. As ever, please do enjoy!

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