The Empire Film Podcast Voorhees, A Jolly Good Fellow? (ft. guest Tim Roth)
Mar 13, 2026
Tim Roth, veteran actor known for Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, chats about improvising his film’s opening line and why he rarely watches his own work. He talks reshaping his character into a working‑class figure, shooting period action with horses and machine guns, and his love of British comedy shows like Would I Lie To You?. The conversation is full of on‑set anecdotes and filmmaking grit.
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How They Define Movie Astronauts For Mount Rushmore
- The hosts defined an astronaut narrowly for their Mount Rushmore: grounded, helmet-wearing, realistically-trained space travelers rather than sci-fi space operatics.
- That rule excluded characters like Luke Skywalker, Star Wars figures, and many Star Trek crews while including Mark Watney, Cooper, and Robert Capa.
Mount Rushmore Picks Reflect Survival And Solitude In Space
- The final Mount Rushmore they agreed on emphasized practical, solitary space stories: Mark Watney, Cooper, Robert Capa, and Dave Bowman.
- The selection skewed heavily male but reflected classic cinematic portrayals of survival, exploration, and existential transformation.
Watch Casting Choices For Tarantino's West End Play
- Expect Quentin Tarantino's West End play to be a theatrical experiment rather than a conventional film translation, and anticipate intense ticket demand.
- The hosts advise watching casting and staging choices closely because Tarantino may mix unknown stage actors with big names.