The Empire Podcast

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. may be out on August 14, but one of the men from The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is on the podcast this week, namely Mister Hugh Grant esquire. He talks toy cars, the Cold War and having spies in the family, while the Empire Podcast team stick to the new Fantastic Four movie and answer very important questions, such as this: which is the best Chris: Pine, Pratt, Evans or Hemsworth?

You might know him as the voice of Olaf from Frozen, or you could be a big Wedding Ringer fan, or you could love his work with Billy Crystal in The Comedians... but however you know him, he's Josh Gad, and here's on the show this week to talk about Pixels (out August 12). Every single one of them. Ever.

The inside story on Inside Out, hand-wringing over the announcement of an Emoji movie and Dan Jolin being habitually wrong on the subject of spoilers. All that and more in this week's podcast, guest hosted by geek queen Helen O'Hara. She ran pell mell straight from an interview with Hugh Grant to get to the podbooth on time. It was terribly dramatic.

Whether you loved Paul Rudd's take on Marvel's miniature superhero or thought its third act was a bit of an, ahem, anticlimax, you've got to listen to this Empire Podcast spoiler special in honour of the little guy. If you've already watched Ant-Man, that is - if you haven't, you better get to your nearest cinema. Waste, otherwise.

The ferociously talented Jake Gyllenhaal is the guest on this week's podcast - in honour of next week's Southpaw - as is the ghost of San Diego Comic Con, which haunts this episode like a, um, ghost. In short: the team wraps up the biggest headlines from the con, and reviews the likes of True Story and Ant-Man. Plus! What's the best hotel in movie history? It's a tougher question than you might think...

Just two members of the podcast team appear on this week's episode, namely Phil De Semlyen and Ali Plumb, both of whom are at the San Diego Comic-Con to show off their impressive cosplay costumes. Expect to hear signs of severe sleep deprivation and some seriously lame jokes.

The charming and wonderful Hayley Atwell stops by the Empire Podcast booth for a lengthy chat about her Marvel TV series, Agent Carter, touching on mid-audition nausea and how she'd fight Empire if need be. Elsewhere, the team comes to terms with Terminator Genisys and the fourth Indiana Jones film (remember that?). Be warned, though - there is a 20 minutes spoiler special for Terminator Genisys tacked on at the end of this podcast, so if you haven't seen the film, do stop listening before then!

You're not going to believe this, but the Edinburgh International Film Festival invited the Empire Podcast team back for the second year in a row, and this is the result: over two hours of silly questions, silly answers, movie news and reviews, featuring not one, not two, but three interviews. We spoil you, we know.

Ian McKellen and the cast of Entourage: not your typical gathering of famous folk, but then again, the Empire Podcast is not your typical film programme. Be sure to tune in to hear Gandalf singing songs from Beauty And The Beast, as well as Johnny "Drama" Chase talking about dinosaur heads. It'll make sense in context, promise.

The director of the indomitable Jurassic World, Colin Trevorrow, stopped by the Empire Podcast booth recently to spill some T-Rex-sized beans about the box office record-breaking blockbuster, and here is the fascinating result. Topped up with near an hour of in-depth discussion from the podcast team, if you've already seen the movie, stop everything you're doing and get listening sharpish.

Two interviewees this week, both of them undeniable legends. First up is David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff, here to talk about his new TV show, Hoff The Record, which airs June 18 at 9pm on Dave. Then there's Richard E. Grant, here to talk about Queen And Country (in cinemas now), as well as - you guessed it - Withnail And I.

Espionage comedy Spy offers up two interviewees this week, with both director Paul Feig and star Peter Serafinowicz stopping by to reveal everything we ask of them (as all good spies should).

Simon Pegg appears on the Empire Podcast for a record-breaking fourth time this week, talking about everything from his new Star Trek script (Star Trek: Beyond) to his latest, the Brit rom-com Man Up, which just so happens to be out in UK cinemas today.

Dare you unearth the secrets of Tomorrowland? If you're reading this, and you've seen Tomorrowland, chances are you do indeed dare. So for interviews with the director, Brad Bird, and his co-writer, Damon Lindelof, as well as half an hour's chat from the Empire Podcast team on just what happened in the land of tomorrow, click play straight away.

The Prince Regent, Bertie Wooster, Gregory House, Viscount George Bufton-Tufton, Frederick Little and Jasper from 101 Dalmatians - Hugh Laurie's played them all, and been very funny with it. He continues that funny streak with his Empire Podcast interview for Tomorrowland: A World Beyond, explaining how how he achieves that pitch-perfect English accent.