

Popcorn Podcast
Leigh Livingstone and Tim Iffland
Popcorn Podcast's bite-sized salty episodes will help you decide what movies to watch next. With exciting celebrity interviews, new movie reviews, giveaways, movie news and more, Popcorn Podcast with Leigh and Tim is for movie lovers everywhere. Hosted by entertainment journalist Leigh and movie expert Tim.Got a few minutes? Help us out by filling in this survey: http://bit.ly/popcornpodcast-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 1, 2025 • 13min
Michael Shannon and John Slattery on confronting Nuremberg
Popcorn Podcast brings you an extraordinary interview with Michael Shannon (Man of Steel, The Bikeriders) and John Slattery (Spotlight, Avengers: Endgame), two actors tackling one of the most morally complex historical dramas in years. Nuremberg explores the first international tribunal to hold Nazi leaders accountable, and our guests share deeply personal reflections on portraying this true story, including Slattery’s overwhelming visit to Auschwitz during production.More Popcorn: All aboard Popcorn Podcast's Bullet Train reviewOur epic, spoiler-filled Avengers: Endgame rundownKnow someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 30, 2025 • 12min
MOVIE NEWS: Moana and Sunrise on the Reaping teasers, and good news for Australian film and a booming box office
Welcome to Popcorn Podcast's salty, snackable movie news series, where we serve up freshly popped kernels from the film world. Join us for a buttery blast through first looks at the live-action Moana and The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, as well as some big changes for the Australian film and TV industry and how Wicked: For Good and Zootopia 2 are blowing up the box office!Know someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 24, 2025 • 9min
Inside Five Nights at Freddy’s 2: Emma Tammi on puppet scares and Scream reunion
Director Emma Tammi joins Popcorn Podcast to reveal how she expanded the world of Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 with bigger animatronics, deeper mythology and a Scream reunion fans won’t want to miss. The sequel explores the emotional journey of Mike (Josh Hutcherson), Abby (Piper Rubio) and Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail), opening up new corners of the FNaF mythology while also pushing practical effects to their absolute limit. With Jim Henson’s Creature Shop back in full force, this film features animatronic designs that, in Tammi’s words, “Don’t obey the laws of physics!”More Popcorn: Inside Black Phone 2 with rising star Madeleine McGrawDacre Montgomery on new film, trauma and farewelling Stranger ThingsKnow someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 19, 2025 • 41min
Wicked: For Good: A darker, bolder, devastating finale
In this spoiler-free review of Wicked: For Good, Popcorn Podcast breaks down the darker, politically charged finale to the Wicked saga. We explore the emotional stakes, the expanded world-building, stand-out performances from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, and the musical moments that define this concluding chapter.More Popcorn: Jonathan Bailey takes us behind the scenes of WickedJon M Chu talks In The Heights with Popcorn PodcastPopcorn Podcast's no-spoiler Wicked reviewKnow someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 17, 2025 • 28min
The Running Man review
Glen Powell in a towel. Lee Pace without a face... Edgar Wright trades kinetic comedy for grim dystopia in The Running Man, building a world where reality TV is literal life-or-death and 'New Dollars' decide who survives. Glen Powell rages, Colman Domingo dazzles, Josh Brolin terrifies, and Michael Cera booby-traps an entire house like an unhinged Home Alone tribute.More Popcorn: Popcorn Podcast's Twisters review promises a howling good timeReturn to Arrakis for Denis Villeneuve's Dune: Part TwoKnow someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 16, 2025 • 13min
MOVIE NEWS: Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz reunite, Gremlins return and Michael Jackson trailer
Welcome to Popcorn Podcast's salty, snackable movie news series, where we serve up freshly popped kernels from the film world. Join us for a buttery blast through the news of a new Mummy film with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz reuniting, the Gremlins officially back for a third helping, Miss Piggy is getting cancelled by Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone, and some epic trailer drops from Michael and The Devil Wears Prada 2.Know someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 10, 2025 • 57min
Wicked defies more than gravity (REVISIT)
Goodness knows you should revisit Popcorn Podcast's thrillifying Wicked review ahead of the premiere of Wicked: For Good! Leigh and Tim discuss Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande's gravity-defying performances, as well as flirty Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey), the delightful chaos of Jeff Goldblum and why you need to pay attention to the man behind the curtain (Jon M Chu).More Popcorn:Jonathan Bailey takes us behind the scenes of WickedJon M Chu talks In The Heights with Popcorn PodcastKnow someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 6, 2025 • 9min
Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi on Predator: Badlands and the first Predator you’ll root for
For the first time in Predator history, we see the world through the eyes of the hunter – played by actor Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi. In this Popcorn Podcast interview, Schuster-Koloamatangi breaks down his transformation into Dek, a young Yautja outcast fighting to prove his worth in Dan Trachtenberg’s (Prey, 10 Cloverfield Lane) latest sci-fi thriller, Predator: Badlands.Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi shares how he:Learned the brand-new Yautja language built for the filmHumanised cinema’s most feared monsterUsed drill music and reggae to control his emotional energyRepresented Pacific Islander talent on a global Hollywood stageFilmed on location in New Zealand and co-starring Elle Fanning, Predator: Badlands explores the Predator’s origins, culture and code of honour in ways fans have never seen before. Whether you’re a lifelong Predator fan or love behind-the-scenes storytelling, this is a must-listen Popcorn Podcast conversation.More Popcorn: Tango through our Venom: The Last Dance reviewAre we Kraven the Hunter?Dev Patel's big Monkey Man swingKnow someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 5, 2025 • 10min
Jonathan Bailey on Wicked and fiery Fiyero (REVISIT)
People's Sexiest Man Alive, Jonathan Bailey, takes Popcorn Podcast behind the scenes of Jon M Chu's highly anticipated Wicked adaptation. Bailey, of Bridgerton fame, portrays Winkie Prince Fiyero, alongside Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba and Ariana Grande's Glinda. Here, he delights with talk of clunky booties, Wizard of Oz Easter eggs and how to dismount a horse in style. Tune in and swoon out ahead of Wicked: For Good's worldwide premiere.More Popcorn:Catch up on Popcorn Podcast's Wicked reviewJon M Chu talks In The Heights with Popcorn PodcastKnow someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 30, 2025 • 26min
Maggie Miles and Trisha Morton-Thomas: the story behind an Australian legend’s final journey
Discover the extraordinary story behind Journey Home, David Gulpilil — the powerful new Australian documentary honouring one of cinema’s most iconic Indigenous actors. In this moving Popcorn Podcast interview, filmmakers Maggie Miles (High Ground) and Trisha Morton-Thomas (Kangaroo) reveal how David Gulpilil’s family and community fulfilled his final wish to return him home to his ancestral land in Arnhem Land, over 4,500 kilometres away. Narrated by Hugh Jackman and featuring cultural storyteller Danzal Baker, aka Baker Boy, Journey Home blends breathtaking visuals with deep emotional and spiritual resonance.Expect to hear:How the documentary came to be.What David Gulpilil meant to Maggie and Trisha – and the nation.How Hugh Jackman came to narrate the film.The impact this will have on audiences.More Popcorn: Exploring themes of grief, family and belonging in Kangaroo, with Deborah MailmanSuperstar Hugh Jackman shares a great story about filming Baz Luhrmann's AustraliaHigh Ground, a powerful historical drama that gives insight into Australia's troubled pastKnow someone who loves movies? Please share Popcorn Podcast with your friends.Keep Popcorn Podcast on the air by shouting Leigh and Tim a movie snack.Visit popcornpodcast.com for movie reviews, celebrity interviews and giveaways.Popcorn Podcast interviews the biggest stars on YouTube: Popcorn Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


