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Empire
Aug-22
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EMPIRE
THIS MOTTH
WELL, THIS IS a big one. In fact,
TALK TO US
COMMENT TO THE MONTH
TAKE 20
No./1 Hang on tight for Star Wars’ grittiest adventure yet
Telling a five-year story across 24 episodes, ANDOR will delve into the franchise’s legacy like never before
No./2 How Ahsoka is launching a new wave of Rebels
ROSARIO DAWSON and more tell us what to expect in their live-action spin-off
No./3 Where Star Wars goes next…
Expect fresh stories and familiar faces from the upcoming slate of adventures
No./4 RETURN OF THE FRIK
Babu Frik (or at least, his Anzellan species) will return in The Mandalorian Season 3. Here’s why we’re Frikkin’ excited
No./5 “Emily is sad and dark. Barbie is funny and silly and pink”
[ THE Q&A ] From the school corridors of Sex Education to Parisian biopics and Hollywood comedies, EMMA MACKEY is making waves
No./6 Why Bradley Cooper was destined to make Maestro
The actor-director’s Leonard Bernstein biopic is the perfect showcase for his sensibilities
No./7 OFF-BRAND ICONS
These warped movie riffs on classic, much-loved figures are the stuff of chaos and nightmares
Black Adam
Unfiltered, uncensored, uncompromising trailer reactions from team EMPIRE
No./8 NEXT IN THE SERIES
You fell in love with that incredible new TV show. And then it ended! Don’t despair — Boyd Hilton recommends the sibling shows to watch next
No./9 Joker Face
With rumours of Lady Gaga playing Harley Quinn in a musical Joker sequel, we compile a list of the pop star’s suitable megahits
No./10 She-Hulk is ready for her close-up
TATIANA MASLANY on stepping up as Marvel’s brainy, brawny new addition
No./11 “Ray was just fucking magnetic”
Joe Carnahan remembers his longstanding collaborator and friend, the late RAY LIOTTA
No./12 How Totoro made his stage debut
Director Phelim McDermott on the daunting challenge of adapting My Neighbour Totoro for the theatre
No./13 Inside Henry Selick’s demonic return
The stop-motion master is back with WENDELL & WILD, with help from Jordan Peele
No./14 The stories breaking motherhood taboos
A group of rising fiction-makers are using horror to present unexpected tales of the expecting
No./15 Wholesome fantasy is back!
Willow sees Warwick Davis return for family-friendly, wizardy fun
No./16 The Gen Z fable with a killer edge
BODIES BODIES BODIES puts a fresh spin on the slasher film
Ben Ashenden & Alexander Owen
THE BRITISH COMEDY DUO THE PIN STEAL SCENES AS TYLER AND ANGUS IN JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION
No./17 Jon Snow’s next chapter
The brooding Game Of Thrones character is getting his own sequel series. Here’s what he could get up to
No./18 How to teach an old monster new tricks
Director Dan Trachtenberg is breaking new ground with his Predator companion film, PREY
No./19 The art of creating dark and devious characters
THE FORGIVEN showcases John Michael McDonagh’s flair for shady personalities
No./20 TOM CRUISE TAKE TWO
AS TOP GUN: MAVERICK CONTINUES TO
BLACK IN FOCUS
AMON WARMANN chews over the main moment in Black film and TV this month
PINT OF MILK
JOHN CHO When in your life were you
ON SCREEN
LIGHTYEAR
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JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION
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WESTWORLD: SEASON 4
Back in black: Ed Harris. Top to bottom:
MS. MARVEL
Clockwise from main: Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan/Ms.
OBI-WAN KENOBI
Lightsabers at dawn: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS
“I like what you’ve done with the place”:
THE OFFER
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THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH
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WE OWN THIS CITY
Police and thieves: Jon Bernthal as Sergeant Wayne
FEATURES
GOING DEEPER
PRAISE EYWA! THIRTEEN YEARS AGO, JAMES CAMERON GAVE US THE BIGGEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME. NOW, AS WE RETURN TO PANDORA WITH AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, HE EXPLAINS WHY HE’S QUADRUPLING DOWN — AND HOW HE’S SET TO CHANGE CINEMA ALL OVER AGAIN
AVATAR: THE NEXT GENERATION
MEET PANDORA’S BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS
FLUID DYNAMICS
JAMES CAMERON HAS ALWAYS HAD A WAY WITH WATER
PUPPET MASTER
After the one-two sucker punch of Get Out and Us, Jordan Peele is back to terrify us with UFO thriller NOPE. He tells us why he keeps flipping horror on its head
GOD OF FUN
Think Thor: Ragnarok was nuts? Well, THOR: LOVEANDTHUNDER — flying goats and all — may well out-nut it. Yet, as director Taika Waititi and his cast tell us, this one wants to make you cry, too. Let the cosmic romcom commence
SCENE OF THE CRIME
NEARLY 30 YEARS AFTER UNLEASHING HIS EPIC CRIME DRAMA HEAT, DIRECTOR MICHAEL MANN IS BACK WITH A SEQUEL - IN B0OK FORM. HE TELLS US WHY THESE CHARACTERS ARE A LIFELONG OBSESSION... AND WHY NOT EVEN DEATH CAN REEP THEM DOWN
LIVING THE DREAM
AFTER THREE DECADES OF FAILED ATTEMPTS, NEIL GAIMAN’S SEEMINGLY UNFILMABLE FANTASY-EPIC SAGA THE SANDMAN IS FINALLY MATERIALISING ON OUR SCREENS. EMPIRE REVEALS HOW IT BECAME A REALITY
BACK IN BUSINESS
DECADES AGO, TWO NOBODIES CALLED ROGER AVARY AND QUENTIN TARANTINO WORKED AT VIDEO ARCHIVES, A VHS EMPORIUM IN LA’S MANHATTAN BEACH. NOW, AS DEFINITE SOMEBODIES, THE OLD FRIENDS WITH A NEW PODCAST REUNITE TO TELL EMPIRE HOW THEY’RE REKINDLING THOSE MAGNETIC-TAPE GLORY DAYS
GODS AMONG US
In our regular series, we pay tribute to the towering, mega-watt stars who still roam Hollywood
REVIEW
Get Back
As GET CARTER is reissued in 4K, writer-director Mike Hodges reflects on the making of a British crime classic
THE VIEWING GUIDE
A deep dive into the must-see moments from the month’s big release
The Magnificent Ambersons
We reassess the greatest films of all time, one film at a time
WELLES, WELLES, WELLES
NO FILM DIRECTOR HAS BEEN PORTRAYED ON SCREEN
In the pink
John Waters on PINK FLAMINGOS’ slow climb from cult controversy to classic status
MOVIE PLAYLIST
THE CRITIC AND SCALA RADIO PRESENTER CHOOSES SCORES HE’S BEEN PLAYING ON HIS WEEKLY SHOW
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= 1 WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE
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The Brody Bunch
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Throne Of Blood
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