Entertainment journalist Leigh Livingstone and movie expert Tim Iffland review the newest film releases, plus break down the latest trailers and movie news. Bite-sized, moreish and a little salty – this is Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim.
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Popcorn Podcast is thrilled to welcome Oscar-winning writer and director of The Father Florian Zeller back to discuss his new film, The Son. In a fascinating chat, Zeller reveals what compels him to tell stories often treated as taboo and how challenging it is to deliver a cinematic adaptation of another of his acclaimed plays. He also shares wonderful (and hilarious) anecdotes about working with screen greats Anthony Hopkins and Hugh Jackman…
Popcorn Podcast is thrilled to chat with 20-year-old Australian actor Zen McGrath about his starring role in Oscar-winner Florian Zeller's The Son. McGrath shares fascinating insights into the process of making The Son, including how he got into the emotional headspace of his troubled character and, equally as importantly, how he decompressed from the intense work once cameras stopped rolling…
Popcorn Podcast discusses Florian Zeller's The Son, featuring a powerful performance from Hugh Jackman as a father struggling to connect with his troubled and angry teenage son (Australian Zen McGrath). Oscar-winner Zeller once again explores the dynamics of a fractured family through the lens of mental illness in his heavy-hitting second feature film, which also boasts stellar performances from Laura Dern and Vanessa Kirby. Join Leigh and Tim for a bite-sized, but in-depth discussion into this must-see moving drama. Plus, we talk James Gunn's DCU slate announcement; Oscars buzz; Madonna's cancelled biopic; and so much more…
Shake, rattle and roll with Popcorn Podcast's review of Baz Luhrmann's ELVIS film. Join Leigh and Tim for the final episode of season seven, as they discuss everything from the incredible transformation of Austin Butler into Elvis Presley to Luhrmann's visually spectacular filmmaking style and the Oscar-worthy production design from the legend that is Catherine Martin. Plus, surprising sequel news from Joker and Knives Out; an ab-tastic first look at Ryan Gosling as Barbie's beau Ken; and the moving trailer for My Policeman, starring Harry Styles…
Special guest host Nick L'Barrow joins Tim to discuss Jurassic World: Dominion this week. Marking the end of the Jurassic franchise, Dominion reunites legacy cast members Laura Dern, Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum for one last Dinosaur adventure. Buckle up as Popcorn Podcast decides whether the franchise’s closing chapter delivers on nostalgia, action, dinosaurs and a satisfying conclusion. Plus, a long list of new trailers from Strange World, Black Adam and Nope drop; Neve Campbell will not return in Scream 6; the Joker sequel gets a title; and who's been cast as Madonna in her biopic? We hope you enjoy this special extended no-spoiler episode…
Leigh and Tim tackle tragic retelling The United States vs Billie Holiday. The biopic follows the tortured singer's battle with the FBI over her civil rights anthem Strange Fruit. Plus, Lucy Liu cast as a villain in Shazam: Fury of the Gods; Mads Mikkelsen joins the Indiana Jones sequel; and Florian Zeller's next project, The Son, secures Laura Dern and Hugh Jackman as the leads.
Leigh and Tim talk Irresistible, the surprising political satire from Jon Stewart. Plus, there are exciting movie trailers for Free Guy and The 355, big Soul news from Disney, and Whoopi Goldberg confirms Sister Act 3 is in the works – and there's still time to enter Popcorn Podcast's movie ticket giveaway
