byJordan King|Updated on24th July 2026 at 3.10pm
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On this week’s Empire Podcast, Helen O’Hara slides into the host’s chair in the Comic-Con-related absence of Chris Hewitt, and together, she, James Dyer and Amon Warmann come up with some of the greatest dog movies, suggest classic myths that could be turned into movies, swap outlandish theories about Avengers: Doomsday, talk about the movie news that broke before Comic-Con, and review The Dink, 72 Hours, and Deep Water. Guest-wise, for the first time in a while we have two in one episode, with Chris talking (via AirPods, thanks to technical difficulties) to The Dink star and all-round legend, Mary Steenburgen [26:54 — 44:27 approx.], and then to old podcast stalwart, Tom Hiddleston, who whisks Chris away to actual Pompeii to talk about Hiddleston’s new Disney+ docu-drama, Pompeii: Out Of Time, and display dazzling proficiency in Latin. [1:02:35 – 1:20:01 approx.] Enjoy.
And if all of the above isn’t quite enough Empire Podcast for you, then there’s plenty more where that came from. You can listen to this week’s episode (which, if you’re counting, is #726) on the pod app of your choice. There, you’ll also find the latest episode of Empire Pod regular The Interviews, in which we bring you even more chat with the stars and filmmakers behind each week’s biggest movies. The most recent edition finds Chris Hewitt going on his own odyssean journey — to speak to the cast of The Odyssey. Yes, not only did Chris chat to other Chris (Nolan, that is) for the main pod, he also sat down with Matt Damon and Tom Holland, and then Himesh Patel and John Leguizamo. You lucky ducks! And if you’re after even more podcasting goodness, our newly launched Empire+ subscription awaits… go check it out!
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