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Mar 3 David Wenham and Jonathan Teplitzky interview (Spit)

Australian superstar David Wenham (The Lord Of The Rings, Australia, Van Helsing) stops by Popcorn Podcast to talk revisiting his iconic character Johnny 'Spit' Spitieri with director Jonathan Teplitzky (The Railway Man). The pair discuss what mateship really means and why the mess of a character Spit remains so beloved 20 years later.

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Eric Bauza interview (Looney Tunes: The Day The Earth Blew Up

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It's time to get Looney as we chat to the voice actor behind Daffy Duck and Porky Pig from Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up. Eric Bauza is best known for being one of Mel Blanc's successors for Looney Tunes characters such as Bugs Bunny, Tweety, Marvin the Martian and Woody Woodpecker. But now the Emmy Award winner is starring in the first fully animated Looney Tunes feature-length film to be released theatrically. In our chat, Bauza discusses balancing the insanity and heart of a Looney Tunes story, why Porky and Daffy make a brilliant pair on screen, the art to the Daffy splutter and Porky stutter, and his adoration of all the voice actors who came before him.

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Ashley Zuckerman interview (In Vitro)

Mar 26, 2025

Popcorn Podcast is delighted to welcome American born-Aussie raised actor Ashley Zukerman to chat his new thoughtful sci-fi, In Vitro. Set on a struggling synthetic cattle farm some years in the future, a woman discovers the unsettling consequences of her husband's animal breeding experiments. The AACTA Award winner and star of Succession and Apple Cider Vinegar is here to talk about his In Vitro character Jack, whose coercive control of his wife reveals an even more sinister secret on their isolated farm. Zukerman shares what it was like working with pals Howarth McKeith and Zucker, the important themes of the film, the unique resourcefulness of Australian productions and his love of complicated characters.

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Mar 25, 2025

The Alto Knights review

Mar 25, 2025

We're seeing double as we review Robert De Niro's new gangster flick, The Alto Knights. From legendary director Barry Levinson, De Niro plays two of New York’s most notorious organised crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese in a dual role. Tensions are high in the Mafia world and on Popcorn Podcast as Leigh and Tim navigate the complex moral codes, thick accents and narrative choices of the film. Is it another classic from Levinson and De Niro? Listen to find out.

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