Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - BONUS: Pierce Brosnan & Aldis Hodge On The New Black Adam Film!

Episode Date: October 24, 2022

Whilst in LA we caught up with the old James Bond, Pierce Brosnan and Aldis Hodge from the new DC Black Adam film.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hits, with a bonus podcast from Jono and Ben. Speaking of anti-heroes, Black Adam. He becomes a superhero in the movie. It's a DC comic book movie. It's out now starring Dwayne The Rock Johnson. Also, Pierce Brosnan. He was James Bond in Mama Mia, Mrs. Doubtfire. We mentioned earlier today that we were lucky enough

to go over and interview Dwayne Johnson and the rest of the cast of Black Adam in America. And Pierce Brosnan just walked into the room that we were in, sat down and ate a wee dessert next to us and had a chat for 10 minutes. It was a wonderful, surreal experience for us. It was incredible. Yeah, just watching famous people eat.

It's better. They eat better than the rest of us. They really do. Yeah, so we had a few moments with Pierce and Hawkeye. Pierce plays a doctor who can see into the future in the movie. And there's Hawkman as well, Aldous Hodge as well. So we walked into the room with Pierce Brosnan and Aldous and, you know, I recounted our wonderful weird dessert session.

We had a very surreal moment with Pierce. He just sat down before at the table we were waiting at. Was it a chocolate parfait you were eating there? It was a chocolate parfait, yes. I don't know whether we should talk to you or like, what? No, no, no. Just had a craving for some chocolate. There you go.

I thought you were the gatekeepers or something like that. We can park your cars too. Yeah, because obviously you're Hawkman, great character, but you were telling us you've got chickens. So, you know, the better bird... I live in Kauai, out there on the North Shore, so we have wild chickens. I love my wild chickens. Do you love it as much as Hawkman?

Hawkman I adore. He's my brother. My brother. We became good friends on this movie. I admire this man's work from before. And then to work with him day in, day out, and see the work that he did was so impressive. It just takes a discipline and a courage and a strength.

Thank you. And also a message for The Rock. He rang you, and you didn't know it was him, and you almost hung up on him. Almost hung up, yes, I did. Is that to say you got the role? Yeah, exactly. No, I just didn't believe it, because, I mean,

how often do you feel like, oh, yeah, I'm just going to get a call from Dwayne Johnson? It would have been an unrecognisable number. Yeah, exactly. You know, I thought somebody was prank calling me, man. Somebody's playing on my phone. So I was just telling him, I don't have time for this. I'm in quarantine.

That's what we felt like when he sat next to us at dessert. But whilst reading that you were surprised that Pierce still gets excited making movies. Yeah, it's more about the fact that, you know, Pierce came to set with such warmth and such just grace and gratitude. And I was just really, you know, I wouldn't even say surprised. I was just impressed with, you know, just how you carried yourself and the fact that you were still able to appreciate all

of what we were doing and i was like you know for all that you've done in your career you know up to this point like you still get to a place where you can really fully enjoy and get excited about and you know we're talking about how to keep joy how to keep wonderment in your your being as you go from job to job to still truly love what it is that you do. What is the advice? Because I'm dying. I'm dead inside. Can you pass on that? Gratitude.

Gratitude. Okay, yeah. Being grateful for every moment. And my mum is grateful every time he's in a movie too. Oh, Jeannie. Oh, Jeannie. Here I go again. I'll tell you what.

If there was another universe and there was some undeniable chemistry, he could be calling you Dad right now. Oh, yeah. Oh, God, let's not call that, guys. Now, what sort of doctor's doctor fake? Cos I put my neck out on the flight over there. I was just wondering if you can... I'm not that kind of doctor. Just try to work out why you just had this rash down here.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's a moment. One in the morning, one in the evening. You'll be right as rain. Don't worry. Won't knock a feather out of you. Sorry. Because in the movie you can predict the future.

Yeah. Yeah. Did you predict this? I could not predict you two guys. I could not predict you two over a pavlova or whatever I was having for lunch. Pavlova is a very New Zealand thing.

Pavlova? Yeah. Well, Australia and New Zealand, we debate over who had the pavlova's a very New Zealand thing. Pavelova? Yeah. Australia and New Zealand, we debate over who had the pava. Anyway, that's not important right now. What is important is the movie is awesome. We can't wait for Kiwis to see it and we loved you guys in it.

Thank you for your time. Well, yep. Wednesday night. Yeah. Times Square. We shall be there. Are you inviting us? Yeah, sure.

You got the wrong signals again. On the list. There you go. Okay, we'll see you at the premiere, us? Yeah, sure. You got the wrong signals again. On the list. There you go. Shut up. Okay, we'll see you at the premiere, guys. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We'll call Jono and Ben. See you there.

Yes, that's Piers Brosnan and Aldous Hodge. They're in Black Adam, inviting us to Times Square to hang out with them, I think, were they?