EMPIRE

Editor NICK DE SEMLYEN Creative Director CHRIS LUPTON

DISPATCHES

TEAM EMPIRE ON A FEW OF OUR HIGH POINTS THIS MONTH

EMPIRE COMMENT

LETTER OF THE MONTH DESERT POWER The latest

EMPIRE WELCOME

LONDON, FILMS AND festivals are all indisputably good things.

The love story that will break you

ANDREW HAIGH ON HIS TENDER, TEAR-INDUCING ROMANCE, ALL OF US STRANGERS

The cat that gave Matthew Vaughn paws for thought

THE ARGYLLE DIRECTOR INTRODUCES THE FAMOUS FELINE WITH FAMILY TIES

THE PIPELINE

EIGHT PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

All busy on the Western front

THE MULTIFACETED VIGGO MORTENSEN ON HIS MANY ROLES IN BRINGING THE DEAD DON’T HURT TO THE SCREEN

TOM HANKS’ LUNAR LOVE LANGUAGE

A NEW EXHIBITION IS JUST THE LATEST COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE ACTOR AND THE MOON

AN OUTBACK THRILLER DRIVING WOMEN TO THE EDGE

THE ROYAL HOTEL DIRECTOR KITTY GREEN ON THE TOILS OF TRAVELLING AND TOXIC MASCULINITY

John Waters’ treasure trove of trash

THE INFAMOUS DIRECTOR NOW HAS HIS OWN MUSEUM EXHIBITION. HE TALKS US THROUGH SIX KEY ITEMS

A MONGOOSE FILM WITH NO MONGOOSE?

NANDOR FODOR AND THE TALKING MONGOOSE PROMISES A SNAKE-ANTAGONISING CRITTER BUT DOESN’T DELIVER. WE VENTURED ON SET TO FIND OUT WHY

Creating a new rhythm for a radical classic

BLITZ BAZAWULE ON BRINGING HIS MUSICAL ROOTS TO A NEW ADAPTATION OF THE COLOR PURPLE

“It’s time to start seeking out new high concepts”

HELEN O’HARA ON WHY HOLLYWOOD NEEDS TO MOVE ON FROM ENDLESS REBOOTS AND FIND SOME FRESH IDEAS

On A Role

JASON ISAACS AS CARY GRANT

WE WISH WOO A MERRY CHRISTMAS

MASTER OF MAYHEM JOHN WOO IS RETURNING WITH FESTIVE ACTIONER SILENT NIGHT. HERE ARE FOUR THINGS WE’D LIKE TO SEE…

WHEN HITCHCOCK MEETS H AT H AWAY

WILLIAM OLDROYD ON HIS ’60S-SET PSYCHOSEXUAL THRILLER EILEEN

Reuniting the TARDIS dream team

DAVID TENNANT AND RUSSELL T DAVIES ON A DOCTOR WHO COMEBACK LIKE NO OTHER

THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE

EMPIRE MIXMASTER AMON WARMANN SELECTS THIS MONTH’S ESSENTIAL TUNES

THREE WOMEN IN A WORLD OF PRIVILEGE AND PAIN

LULU WANG INTRODUCES THE TRIO OF CHARACTERS HEADING UP HER NEW SHOW, E XPATS

Brace for a new one-man army

EMPIRE SPEAKS WITH THE FILMMAKER BEHIND WILD SAM RAIMI-PRODUCED THRILLER BOY KILLS WORLD

THE DISNEY SIDEKICK AIMING TO BE THE G.O.A.T.

WISH’S DIRECTORS BREAK DOWN HOW THEY CREATED A NEW MATINÉE IDOL IN VALENTINO

ON OUR MINDS

DAFT MUSINCS FROM THE WARPED MINDS OF TEAM EMPIRE

An education in Alexander Payne

THE FILMMAKING OUTSIDER CHANNELS HIS LONG AND WINDING ACADEMIC JOURNEY INTO THE HOLDOVERS

NEED TO KNOW

GET UP TO SPEED ON DARREN ARONOFSKY’S SPHERE MOVIE

Welcome to high-school Fight Club

EMMA SELIGMAN ON HOW HER TEEN COMEDY BOTTOMS I SCRACKING SKULLS

FINN WOLFHARD GOES HARD

THE STRANGER THINGS STAR TURNS FILMMAKER FOR HORROR-COMEDY HELL OF A SUMMER

ARE YOU TIKTOKING TO ME?

MARTIN SCORSESE: THE KING OF CINEMA AND SOCIAL MEDIA, AS RECENT VIDEOS PROVE

How Much Is A Pint Of Milk ?

Henry Winkler

THE KILLER

I AM JACK’S COMPLETE ELATION AT A NEW DAVID FINCHER FILM

LOKI: SEASON 2

THE GOD OF MISCHIEF IS BACK — AND HE’S ANYTHING BUT LOW-KEY

SALTBURN

EMERALD FENNELL IS BACK FOR A SPOT OF BRIDESHEAD REANIMATED

SAW X

DO YOU WANT TO PLAY (YET ANOTHER) GAME?

PAIN HUSTLERS

SIDE EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE DIZZINESS, CONSTIPATION AND A DESIRE TO WATCH SOMETHING ELSE

MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS

★★★ OUT NOW (APPLE TV+) / EPISODES VIEWED

THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER

★★★ OUT NOW / CERT 15 / 111

BOTTOMS

THE SHIVA BABY TEAM ARE BACK — AND THEY’VE COME OUT ON TOP

MCU: THE REIGN OF MARVEL STUDIOS

THERE WAS AN IDEA… TO GATHER A GROUP

EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF AND GOD AGAINST ALL

★★★★ AUTHOR WERNER HERZOG / OUT NOW /

SPIELBERG: THE FIRST TEN YEARS

★★★ AUTHOR LAURENT BOUZEREAU / OUT 24 OCTOBER

PANDORA’S BOX

★★★★ AUTHOR PETER BISKIND / OUT 11 NOVEMBER

MAY DECEMBER

Elizabeth (Natalie Portman, right) channels Gracie (Julianne Moore)

CYBERPUNK 2077: PHANTOM LIBERTY

FROM GAMING’S BIGGEST LETDOWN TO ITS GREATEST REDEMPTION

LIES OF P

★★★★ MAC / PC / PS4 / PS5

MORTAL KOMBAT 1

★★★ NINTENDO SWITCH / PC / XBOX SERIES

STARFIELD

★★★★ PC / XBOX SERIES X|S / OUT

THE CREATOR

John David Washington’s Joshua is faced with a

HOW TO HAVE SEX

Tara (Mia McKenna- Bruce), angel in holiday hell

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER

Roderick Usher (Bruce Greenwood), father of seemingly doomed

also out

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END OF THE UNIVERSE

HE DIDN’T KNOW IT AT FIRST, BUT JAMES WAN’S AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM WOULD BE THE DCEU’S FINAL FILM. THE DIRECTOR TALKS NAVIGATING CHOPPY WATERS, AND GOING FOR BROKE WITH HIS DRUMMING OCTOPUS

CAUGHT IN ATRAP

PRISCILLA PAINTS A PORTRAIT OF A LONELY YOUNG WOMAN IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP. DIRECTOR SOFIA COPPOLA TAKES US BEHIND THE CURTAIN

In the MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS

IN 1972, A PLANE CRASH IN THE ANDES SAW DOZENS OF PEOPLE STRANDED AND STARVING. STEEL YOURSELF FOR THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF SOCIETY OF THE SNOW

PURE IMAGINATION

AS PADDINGTON’S PAUL KING SPRINKLES HIS MAGIC ON WONKA, HE REVEALS THE SECRET INGREDIENTS HE’S USED TO WHIP UP A CHOCOLATEY CONFECTION

House Rules

FOR HER PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN FOLLOW-UP, DIRECTOR EMERALD FENNELL WAS INSPIRED BY THE SCORCHING DRAMAS SHE GREW UP ON. WRITING EXCLUSIVELY FOR EMPIRE, SHE EXPLAINS HOW SHE BUILT SALTBURN

THE WAKING DREAMS OF WERNER HERZOG

AS HE PUBLISHES HIS MEMORIES, WE SPEAK TO THE LEGENDARY DIRECTOR ABOUT A LIFE AND FILMOGRAPHY IN EXTREMES

JIMMY THE RAVEN

IN OUR REGULAR SERIES, WE EXPLORE A SLICE OF CINEMA LORE

GO FIGURE

JIMMY THE RAVEN’S VITAL STATS

Shark tale

BEN WHEATLEY TELLS EMPIRE HOW HE WENT FROM LOW-BUDGET INDIES TO TAKING A BITE OUT OF MEG 2: THE TRENCH, AND LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT

A matter of Powell and Pressburger

THE GREAT EDITOR THELMA SCHOONMAKER ON WHY THE LEGENDARY FILMMAKERS STILL ENDURE

KARINA LONGWORTH, BOB DUCSAY AND ODESSA YOUNG

WHY THEY GET A MENTION AT THE END OF FAIR PLAY

The Transforming Man

TRANSFORMERS PRODUCER LORENZO DI BONAVENTURA ON THE FRANCHISE’S PROS AND (DECEPTI)CONS

The Ranking

Billion-dollar movies

THE TOP TEN

1 JURASSIC PARK (1993) 2 AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR

Freaks

TOD BROWNING’S MISUNDERSTOOD MORAL DRAMA CONTINUES TO PROVOKE

PICKS OF THE MONTH

1 HOUSEBOUND (OUT NOW, DVD/BR) Everyone knows M3GAN,

Elemental

DIRECTOR PETER SOHN O NTHE EMOTIONAL HIGH POINTS OF HIS PIXAR MOVIE

TALES FROM KIM'S CRYPT

THIS MONTH

CRYPT KEEPERS

KIM'S PICK OF THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL

Time Capsule

THE SEASONED BRITISH ACTOR ON HIS FILM (AND PANEL SHOW) LIFE IN PICTURES

The Ultimate Empire Quiz

EVERY MONTH, WE WILL TEST YOUR MOVIE KNOWLEDGE. ARE YOU READY?

Signs

BRIAN DUFFIELD [director, No One Will Save You]: