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He's the man behind some of the characters we love to hate (in Bad Sisters, The Northman and The Affair, just to name a few)... Great Dane Claes Bang joins Popcorn Podcast to talk about his new film, William Tell, a historical epic about the legendary folk hero who shot an apple from his son's head. Bang shares why he’s drawn to complicated characters and how he finds a piece of himself in all of them, and what you didn’t know about William Tell.
More Popcorn: Jason Scott Lee on the personal project close to his heart
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Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) gets his first solo superhero outing in Marvel's 300th film, while a new sidekick takes flight and Harrison Ford Hulks out – strap on the shield, Cap, because it's time for another Popcorn Podcast episode, as we cover Captain America: Brave New World.
More Popcorn: Cravin' another salty review? Join us for Kraven The Hunter
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Are we still mad about Bridget Jones? Popcorn Podcast explores how this enduring rom-com heroine stands the test of time as Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy hits cinemas. Renée Zellweger returns to her iconic role, alongside Hugh Grant as the roguish Daniel Cleaver, and new love interests Chiwetel Ejiofor (strait-laced Mr Walliker) and Leo Woodall (toyboy Roxster) in what could be the final diary entry in this long-running franchise. Does the fourth film deliver on the heart and humour we've come to expect from Bridget's adventures in love and life? Join us to find out.
More Popcorn: Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall talk Mad About The Boy with Popcorn Podcast
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Director Michael Morris is here to take us behind the scenes of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy. From practical tricks of the trade to working with Oscar-winner Renée Zellweger and walking the line between hope, love, grief and laughter, the To Leslie filmmaker demonstrates why he was the man to helm the supposed final entry in Bridget Jones' cinematic diary.
More Popcorn: Climb our magical man tree with Mad About The Boy stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall
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Ding-dong, Bridget! Leo Woodall and Chiwetel Ejiofor drop by Popcorn Podcast to talk vying for Bridget Jones's heart in new instalment Mad About The Boy, as well as who has a better shot with the former spinster (played once again by Renée Zellweger), confiscated whistles and getting in and out of tricky situations. Come and climb our magical man tree, it's a hell of a ride.
More Popcorn: Director Michael Morris shares Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy BTS insights
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Frankie Muniz and director Robert Rippberger take us behind the scenes of their new sci-fi thriller Renner, about a computer genius who invents an AI life coach (voiced by Marcia Gay Harden) that evolves with shocking consequences. Malcolm in the Middle star and professional race car driver Muniz reveals the nerves he felt taking on his first leading role in years, while Rippberger shares his thoughts on AI in filmmaking – all while we reminisce over retro fashion and Malcolm in the Middle reboot updates.
More Popcorn: We talk AI gone rogue with Companion filmmaker Drew Hancock
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Sometimes, a titan of filmmaking drops by Popcorn Podcast and it's a treat for the ears. David Koepp – the screenwriting legend behind iconic movies Death Becomes Her, Mission: Impossible, Jurassic Park and the upcoming Jurassic World Rebirth – joins us to discuss his supernatural thriller, Presence, starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan and Callina Liang. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Presence follows a family that moves into a new home and becomes convinced they're not alone. Koepp shares the freedoms and restrictions he faced with building the story, his own skin-crawling supernatural encounter and what makes him a better writer.
More Popcorn: Revisit our Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny collab review with Raiders of the Lost Podcast
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Grab a glass of milk and drink up friends because Popcorn Podcast goes all the way with our Babygirl review. Starring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson, Babygirl follows a high-powered CEO (Kidman) who puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much-younger intern (Dickinson). In this deep-dive into one of the most anticipated films of the summer, Leigh and Tim discuss everything from brilliant performances, to chavvy twinks and the electric soundtrack. But will audiences get "exactly what they want" and be satisfied with the climax? Listen to find out.
More Popcorn: Babygirl writer/director Halina Reijn talks Bodies, Bodies, Bodies with Popcorn Podcast
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Don't let the trailers fool you, Companion is no light-hearted skip through the woods, it's a twisted take on toxic masculinity from writer and director Drew Hancock that pokes fun at romantic comedies while adding a fresh addition to the concept of AI gone rogue. The Palm Springs International Film Festival ‘Director to Watch’ joins Popcorn Podcast to discuss his sci-fi tweaked horror, starring Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Harvey Guillén, Megan Suri and Lukas Gage. In our chat, Hancock talks meet cutes, bad boyfriends and the relatable fear of facing your new lover’s judgy friends.
More Popcorn: Popcorn Podcast chats with horror visionary Leigh Whannell
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Maria, Maria, let's review a film called Maria... Angelina Jolie embodies the OG diva, legendary opera singer Maria Callas, in Pablo Larraín's third instalment of his unofficial 'Iconic Women of the 20th Century' trilogy. We're talking Paris glow-ups, piano punishments and operatic tragedies in an unmissable episode of Popcorn Podcast.
More Popcorn: Revisit Pablo Larraín's Spencer with Popcorn Podcast
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