{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8a257350-1687-4883-9a3f-04a262d6cded/678fb32d5dd9c67f1763cbbf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Cynthia Erivo on WICKED and Connor Swindells on WILLIAM TELL","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9b44742e856226c985775/1737471258728-d2d22e17-b574-4837-b2fd-39e5b959e031.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Thank you for listening to Kermode on Film.</p><p><br></p><p>At the top of the show, Mark Kermode pays tribute to the late great David Lynch who passed away this week.</p><p>He is joined by Cynthia Erivo to talk about her role as Elphaba in&nbsp;<strong>Wicked</strong>, and about one of the performances that inspired her, by Zhang Ziyi in <strong>Memoirs of a Geisha</strong>.</p><p>Next, Connor Swindells talks to Mark about playing the evil&nbsp;Albrecht Gessler&nbsp;in <strong>William Tell</strong>, and about his memories of watching <strong>Naked Gun</strong> with his dad.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode of the Kermode on Film podcast is Part 1 of the MK3D show, recorded live at the BFI Southbank on Monday 20 January 2025.</p><p><br></p><p>In next week’s episode, Mark is joined by&nbsp;<strong>Nosferatu</strong> director Robert Eggers,&nbsp;and actor Nabhaan Rizwan, nominated for this year's EE Rising Star Award for his roles in BFI release<strong>&nbsp;In Camera</strong>, and the television series&nbsp;<strong>Informer</strong>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you for listening!</p><p><br></p><p>———————</p><p><br></p><p>The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:</p><p><br></p><p>- <strong>Mary Poppins</strong>, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.</p><p><br></p><p>- <strong>Nope</strong>, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.</p><p><br></p><p>- <strong>Withnail &amp; I</strong>, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.</p><p><br></p><p>- <strong>The Exorcist</strong>, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.</p><p><br></p><p>We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.</p><p><br></p><p>They are masterpieces!</p><p><br></p><p>Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.</p><p><br></p><p>Cover photo by Julie Edwards.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.</p><p><br></p><p>———————</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p><p><br></p><p>#MarkKermode #MK3D #KermodeOnFilm #BFI #BFISouthbank #CynthiaErivo #Wicked #MemoirsOfAGeisha #ConnorSwindells #WilliamTell #NakedGun #LeslieNielsen&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Films and TV series mentioned in this episode:</p><p><br></p><p>Inland Empire</p><p>Emilia Pérez&nbsp;</p><p>Wicked&nbsp;</p><p>The Substance&nbsp;</p><p>Hard Truths&nbsp;</p><p>All We Imagine as Light</p><p>Anora</p><p>La Chimera&nbsp;</p><p>Blink Twice</p><p>Bad Times at the El Royale</p><p>Harriet</p><p>Widows</p><p>Blade Runner</p><p>Memoirs of a Geisha</p><p>William Tell</p><p>Barbie</p><p>Scoop</p><p>Paris, Texas</p><p>Airplane</p><p>Naked Gun</p><p>Forbidden Planet</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Television Series:</strong></p><p>Sex Education</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Events:</strong></p><p>Girls On Film Awards</p><p><br></p><p><strong>People mentioned:</strong></p><p>David Lynch</p><p>Cynthia Erivo</p><p>Ariana Grande</p><p>Jon M. Chu</p><p>Alice Brooks ASC</p><p>Connor Swindells</p><p>Rutger Hauer</p><p>Zhang Ziyi</p><p>Claes Bang</p><p>Wim Wenders</p><p>Leslie Nielsen</p><p>Buster Keaton</p><p>Charlie Chaplin</p><p><br></p><p>© Copyright HLA Agency</p>","author_name":"Mark Kermode"}