I like the Carry On films but the lore is too confusing, impossible for modern audiences to accept these people could play a major part in the French Revolution AND lose their bras on camping holidays

Here is a podcast. Ain’t that enough?

Get your tickets for our next amazing live show! I’ll stop banging on about this when there are no more tickets left!

Do not Ban The Bangily Bang.

Episode 700 of the Empire Podcast is coming, and we would be delighted if you could join us! Friday January 9, Kings Place! You, me, some colleagues of such lethal cunning, a couple of great guests, and about 400 other Bangily-Bangers. Film-related fun awaits. www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...

Episode 700 of the Empire Podcast is coming, and we would be delighted if you could join us! Friday January 9, Kings Place! You, me, some colleagues of such lethal cunning, a couple of great guests, and about 400 other Bangily-Bangers. Film-related fun awaits. www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...

Hey folks! Any horror/Halloween-related questions for this week’s even more terrifying than usual episode of the Empire Podcast?

Having a vaguely shitty day. Decided to cheer myself up by treating myself to a slice of Leto (not that one) tiramisu. Had a coughing fit after choking on the chocolate dust. Now need to cheer myself up again by ordering a second dessert.

Any questions for this week’s Empire Podcast, folks?

Any questions for this week’s Empire Podcast, folks?

Reply to Connor’s emails, London venues!!!

Stacked. Talking to Brett and Emma Thompson was an absolute joy. And if you ever wanted to know how I would win The Long Walk, the answer lies within. But is not for the faint of heart, or nose.

Any questions for our final ALIEN EARTH spoiler special, folks? Recording it this afternoon. Can be about anything and everything, not just the final episode. Slide into my DMs!

It’s live Empire Pod time tonight! Tickets should be available on the door, should you fancy popping along to Kings Place this evening. For those of you coming: 6.30pm — doors open 7pm — show starts (Helen! James! Tim Key! Tom Basden! Film-related fun!) 8.45pm — Meet & Greet See you there!

- you clean up that banksy? - sure did, your honour, leaving a perfect, permanent outline, imbuing the work with real fuckin gravitas while making its point better than the artist did himself just like you asked

Final tickets here! shop.kingsplace.co.uk/31628/31629

In case you missed it, our guests for the live show on Saturday are the wonderful Tim Key and Tom Basden, stars/writers of my favourite film of the year, THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND. So, if you’re coming on Saturday and you haven’t seen it, now’s your chance to rectify that.

Singing drummers terrify me. Witchcraft. Not saying we should burn them at the stake, but I’m not not saying that.

Any more?

Ditto. I’d have to ask ChatGPT to even know how to open ChatGPT.

Any questions for this week’s Empire Podcast, folks? Fire away!

Any more, folks?

Hit me with your questions and comments on Alien Earth and Fantastic Four/the MCU!

Recording two spoiler special podcasts tomorrow: our first ALIEN EARTH show, covering episodes 1&2, and as promised, the listeners’ questions special for THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS. So have at it. Slide into my DMs with questions for one or both!

FPL? FML, more like. Join me for another season of abject misery: fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto...

I would be very open to a Mount Rushmore question, by the way.

Any questions for this week’s Empire Podcast, folks?

Any more, folks?

Recording the latest Shameless Plug with @NickdeSemlyen later today. We’ll be talking about his incredible Avatar adventure with James Cameron, but I did also say we’d take questions about all things Empire and magazine making. So, fire away.

If someone can show me the logic in declaring that you’re going to ‘boost focus on core areas like Hollywood’ while simultaneously getting rid of some of the best Hollywood writers in the business, I’m all ears. Eejits.

Still some tickets left for our live show on September 13th at Kings Place. I hate writing these pluggin’ posts as much as you hate reading them. So buy all the remaining tickets, and we’ll call it a draw. www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...

Going to start eating more healthily, and exercising. But I’m going on holiday in a week, so I’ll probably wait until I’m back. But then there’ll only be a month until my birthday, which might undo all my good work. So I’ll wait until after that. But then it’s only three months until Christmas, so…

BlueSky just verified my age simply by looking at my face. I could have sworn I heard some laughter and a muffled ‘Jesus!’ as well, but perhaps it was just my imagination.

Any questions for this week’s Empire Podcast, folks?

Hey, what are you doing nine Saturdays from now? No, cancel that, it sounds ghastly. Instead, come and see the Empire Podcast live at the London Podcast Festival. It will be a blast. You will enjoy yourself. Tickets are selling fast, so be quick. See you 13/09! www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...

Obsessed.

Hey, what are you doing nine Saturdays from now? No, cancel that, it sounds ghastly. Instead, come and see the Empire Podcast live at the London Podcast Festival. It will be a blast. You will enjoy yourself. Tickets are selling fast, so be quick. See you 13/09! www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...

Here etc. Ain’t etc.?

Any questions for this week’s Empire Podcast, BSers?

We’re live! Or we will be, on September 13 at Kings Place. Join us for film-related fun — tickets on sale now! www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...

We’re live! Or we will be, on September 13 at Kings Place. Join us for film-related fun — tickets on sale now! www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/com...

My annual gatecrashing of the pod is here, joining @chrishewitt.bsky.social @jamescdyer.bsky.social and Sophie Butcher. Talking Brian Eno, James Bond, shark repellent bat spray and more. Everyone should go to a cinema and see M3GAN 2.0 now!

Thanks for the questions, folks. Here, listen to this load of BS.

Any questions for this week’s Empire Podcast, folks? Reply to me or send me a DM. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #TotalBS.

Yes, @chrishewitt.bsky.social and I are shamelessly plugging again, in another episode of The Shameless Plug, talking about the highlights of our new issue - and some tales from various sets. Have a listen. And please check out the issue: it’s - yep - fantastic. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Really loved talking to Kyle MacLachlan for this. What a damn fine gent. And @mikemuncer.bsky.social’s Mark Frost interview is aces!

Here’s a thing I did that might be of some interest to some of you.

Warning: this podcast contains relentless gushing over The Ballad Of Wallis Island, a discussion of the best films that start in media res (but we didn’t mention your favourite film, probably), and Al Pacino yelling in German.

Heads up: John Virgo’s favourite film is on TV this Sunday.

I’m back from holiday/mainly illness, and kicking things off with our THUNDERBOLTS* spoiler special. Any questions/comments for our team of scrappy underdogs? Slide into my DM void…