All in Interviews

John Leguizamo (Violent Night)

John Leguizamo (Violent Night)

Popcorn Podcast
Bonus, Interviews, Season Eight, Special

Popcorn Podcast sits down with iconic actor John Leguizamo to chat about his new action-packed Christmas film, Violent Night, co-starring David Harbour as a disgruntled Santa Claus forced to battle mercenaries to save the holidays. Known for his memorable characters in many beloved films, Leguizamo shares his family holiday traditions, reveals why Beverly D’Angelo made him nervous and reveals his favourite shocking scenes from Tommy Wirkola's new bloody and brutal black comedy. We hope you enjoy this fun interview with the one and only John Leguizamo. It's a (nut)cracker!

Krew Boylan and Daniel Webber (Seriously Red)

Krew Boylan and Daniel Webber (Seriously Red)

Popcorn Podcast
Bonus, Interviews, Season Eight, Special

Popcorn Podcast is delighted to sit down with Krew Boylan, the multitalented star and writer of Aussie film Seriously Red, and the Kenny to her Dolly, Daniel Webber, to chat putting wings and feet on your dreams, what makes Dolly such an enduring icon, the secret world of celebrity impersonators and which celebrity Leigh could pass for. We hope you enjoy this very special episode…

Emma Holly Jones (Mr Malcolm's List)

Emma Holly Jones (Mr Malcolm's List)

Popcorn Podcast
Bonus, Interviews, Season Eight, Special

Popcorn Podcast welcomes British director – and regency-era film fan – Emma Holly Jones to chat about her new movie Mr Malcolm's List. The period-set romantic comedy puts a clever twist on the genre as a scorned woman (Zawe Ashton) enlists a friend (Freida Pinto) to exact revenge on London's most eligible bachelor, the picky Mr Malcolm (Sope Dìrísù). What unfolds is a game of intrigue with women leading the charge. Jones shares what else sets her first feature apart from its contemporaries and why it was important to challenge the historical inaccuracies of the genre with diverse representation. We hope you enjoy this special episode of Popcorn Podcast…

Hannah Barlow (Sissy)

Hannah Barlow (Sissy)

Popcorn Podcast
Interviews, Bonus, Season Eight, Special

Popcorn Podcast sits down with Hannah Barlow, co-director of AACTA-nominated comedy slasher Sissy, to discuss the Australian-made genre mash-up that tackles childhood trauma, toxic friendship, bullying, influencer culture and identity. In our chat with the talented filmmaker, we cover the finer points of Sissy and discover how Barlow and partner Kane Senes juggled their many filmmaking roles while diving into the pitfalls of social media, how that influenced the story of Sissy – and Barlow reveals her secret morning mantra. We hope you enjoy this very special episode…

Nicholas Stoller (Bros)

Nicholas Stoller (Bros)

Popcorn Podcast
Bonus, Interviews, Season Eight, Special

Popcorn Podcast is delighted to sit down with Bros director and co-writer Nicholas Stoller, who is no stranger to the rom-com genre. We find out how Stoller collaborated with comedian and star Billy Eichner to develop an authentic queer story, why he was convinced Eichner could pull off the romantic lead and explains the difference between bra and underwear sex. We hope you enjoy this special episode…

Kyle Richards (Halloween Ends)

Kyle Richards (Halloween Ends)

Popcorn Podcast
Bonus, Interviews, Season Eight

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards sat down with Popcorn Podcast to discuss her new film, Halloween Ends. Richards plays Lyndsey and shares how her character is surviving in Halloween Ends, what fans can expect from this epic conclusion to the long-running series and which of her fellow Real Housewives would meet a grisly end at the hands of Michael Myers. We hope you enjoy this very special episode of Popcorn Podcast!

Andi Matichak (Halloween Ends)

Andi Matichak (Halloween Ends)

Popcorn Podcast
Interviews, Bonus, Season Eight

Popcorn Podcast chats to Halloween Ends star Andi Matichak, who plays Laurie's granddaughter Allyson, to find out how her character is doing when we revisit Haddonfield four years after the devastating events of Halloween Kills and what we can expect from the epic conclusion of the long-running, extremely popular Halloween horror franchise. The young actress also shares some surprising news about working with the one and only fierce-as-hell Jamie Lee Curtis in this very special episode of Popcorn Podcast. We hope you enjoy!

Halina Reijn (Bodies Bodies Bodies)

Halina Reijn (Bodies Bodies Bodies)

Popcorn Podcast
Bonus, Interviews, Season Eight, Special

Popcorn Podcast sits down with director Halina Reijn to discuss her new film Bodies Bodies Bodies; a wild satirical horror-comedy that's both classic whodunnit and MTV reality show in tone. Reijn shares all the fun and drama that went on behind the scenes when a real hurricane threatened production, the creative ways she used the actors as light sources and what happens when there's no wi-fi…

Rachel Sennott, Lee Pace and Chase Sui Wonders (Bodies Bodies Bodies)

Rachel Sennott, Lee Pace and Chase Sui Wonders (Bodies Bodies Bodies)

Popcorn Podcast
Bonus, Interviews, Season Eight, Special

Popcorn Podcast interviews stars of Bodies Bodies Bodies, Rachel Sennott, Lee Pace and Chase Sui Wonders about their wild horror-comedy following a group of friends at a remote mansion whose party game turns deadly. The film from director Halina Reijn lays into the entitlement of Gen-Z brats with biting satire. Here, the killer cast share how to play dead convincingly, while revealing their surprising party tricks and who can take a punch?!

Brett Morgen (Moonage Daydream)

Brett Morgen (Moonage Daydream)

Popcorn Podcast
Interviews, Bonus, Season Eight, Special, Musical

Join Popcorn Podcast for a fascinating chat with Moonage Daydream director Brett Morgen. The award-winning filmmaker's new cinematic odyssey dives into the mind, heart and spirit of superstar David Bowie in an unconventional biopic befitting the artist's life, legacy and "perfectly imperfect" approach to his work. We hope you enjoy this special bite-sized episode…

Jordan Peele (Nope) – Special

Jordan Peele (Nope) – Special

Popcorn Podcast
Interviews, Season Eight, Special, Sci-Fi

Modern master of horror Jordan Peele joins Popcorn Podcast to chat about his latest film Nope. The complex thriller explores how violence and opportunism are inseparable from the romanticised history of the American West and from show business itself with a sci-fi twist that differs from Peele's previous filmography. In the writer and director's own words, Peele shares Nope is "scary, effed-up, weird and twisted" and reveals how the immersive sound design will leave us feeling even more unsettled. We hope you enjoy this special interview with filmmaker Jordan Peele…

Robert Patrick (What Josiah Saw) – Special

Robert Patrick (What Josiah Saw) – Special

Popcorn Podcast
Interviews, Special, Season Eight

Robert Patrick joins Popcorn Podcast to chat about his new film, What Josiah Saw, streaming on Shudder. The iconic actor behind onscreen villains including the T1000 (Terminator 2: Judgment Day), Auggie Smith (Peacemaker) and now Josiah Graham, shares what draws him to dark characters, how Josiah informed his performance in Peacemaker and the disturbing movie finale that had him wondering if they'd gone too far…

Special – Jason Blum (The Black Phone)

Special – Jason Blum (The Black Phone)

Popcorn Podcast
Interviews, Season Eight, Special

Popcorn Podcast welcomes mega-producer Jason Blum to discuss Blumhouse Productions' latest horror hit, The Black Phone, starring Ethan Hawke as a terrifying child snatcher terrorising a Colorado neighbourhood in the 1970s. Blum shares what makes The Black Phone so damn scary, the surprising Stephen King connection and why he'll say yes to anything director Scott Derrickson brings him. We hope you enjoy this special episode…

Special – Olivia Newman on Where The Crawdads Sing

Special – Olivia Newman on Where The Crawdads Sing

Popcorn Podcast
Season Eight, Interviews, Bonus, Special

Where the Crawdads Sing director Olivia Newman takes us behind the scenes of her big screen adaptation. It's no mean feat to adapt a novel into a movie, especially one as popular as Delia Owens' Where The Crawdads Sing. Newman shares the challenges and joys of bringing such a beloved story to the big screen, the moment from filming that will stay with her forever and discusses the diversity behind the scenes of making this film, plus the incredible detail that went into realising the author's carefully created world. We hope you enjoy this very special episode of Popcorn Podcast…

Special – Adam Nee and Aaron Nee on The Lost City

Special – Adam Nee and Aaron Nee on The Lost City

Popcorn Podcast
Interviews, Special, Season Seven

Popcorn Podcast chats with The Lost City directors Adam and Aaron Nee about making a romantic adventure that would provide an escape for audiences, similar to 1980s and ‘90s era Popcorn flicks like Raiders of Lost Ark, Romancing the Stone and even Goonies and Back To The Future. The sibling filmmakers also share how The Lost City touched people in surprising ways, how working with someone who always has your back is a cheat code to success and reveal one of them might not actually exist (!), while giving a little insight into their upcoming Masters of the Universe project. Enjoy this special interview episode of Popcorn Podcast…

Special – Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Michael Bay (Ambulance)

Special – Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Michael Bay (Ambulance)

Popcorn Podcast
Interviews, Season Seven

Join Popcorn Podcast for this special Ambulance interview episode where guests Jake Gyllenhaal (Spider-Man: Far From Home), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Candyman) and director Michael 'Bayhem' Bay (Bad Boys, Transformers) drop by to discuss their action-packed new film. Everything from smashing sexy cars to a burgeoning bromance is on the agenda, plus Bay reveals why he prefers a short shoot over spending years on a sound stage, like his mate James Cameron, and how he gets car companies throwing cars at him to destroy on camera…

Special – Guillermo Martinez

Special – Guillermo Martinez

Popcorn Podcast
Interviews, Special, Season Seven

Popcorn Podcast is joined by special guest Guillermo Martinez, Head of Story on The Mitchells vs The Machines, to discuss the Best Animation Oscar contender. Martinez shares insights into the creative process, getting the tone right, the unique style of the Sony Animation film and his big Oscar night plans. Find all this and more in this very special episode, we hope you enjoy!

Special – Mia Hansen-Løve

Special – Mia Hansen-Løve

Popcorn Podcast
Interviews, Season Seven, Special

Popcorn Podcast chats to Bergman Island writer and director Mia Hansen-Løve about her new film, giving ghosts of the past a second life, and how Bergman Island explores the mechanics of inspiration and helped her to understand her own creative processes as a filmmaker. It's a fascinating and insightful interview that we hope you enjoy.

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