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LETTER OF THE MONTH A MESSAGE FROM THE

WELCOME

“THERE WAS AN IDEA,” said Nick Fury back

Reliving a nightmare in real-time

ALEX GARLAND AND THE TEAM BEHIND WARFARE ON CAPTURING THE MINUTE-BY-MINUTE HORRORS OF CONFLICT

Sprint to the finish

IN A WORLD-FIRST, EDGAR WRIGHT TELLS EMPIRE ABOUT SHOOTING HIS EPIC SCI-FI THE RUNNING MAN

THE STRANGE EVOLUTION OF BARNEY

CHARTING THE RISE, FALL AND RESURGENCE OF THE DIVISIVE DINOSAUR AHEAD OF A NEW BIG-SCREEN ADVENTURE

The crime comedy that says, “Yes, and...”

DEEP COVER SEES THREE IMPROV ACTORS TRY TO INFILTRATE THE LONDON UNDERWORLD. EMPIRE GOES ON SET TO WITNESS THE MAYHEM

MIDDLE-EARTH PREPARES TO TIME-JUMP

WE ASK — AND ATTEMPT TO ANSWER — QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RINGS OF POWER ’S IMMINENT LEAP FORWARD

Is AI-powered acting inevitable?

EMPIRE HEARS FROM BOTH SIDES IN THE TECH DISPUTE THAT’S SPLITTING HOLLYWOOD

THE PIPELINE

EIGHT PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT YOU NEED ΤΟ KNOW ABOUT

From codebreaker to widow-maker

RAMI MALEK AND CO ON HOW THE AMATEUR IS BREAKING THE VIGILANTE MOULD

“Sunnydale may be ashes, but from them a new Buffy is rising ”

BETH WEBB ON WHY A BELOVED VAMPIRE SHOW DESERVES A FRESH START

Bolts from the blue

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH CO-WRITERS JAMES CAMERON, AMANDA SILVER AND RICK JAFFA ON POOLING IMAGINATIONS TO BUILD A SCI-FI COLOSSUS

A LEGACY SHAKEN, A FUTURE STIRRED

EMPIRE ASSESSES THE FUTURE OF AN AMAZON-OWNED BOND

ON HER MAJESTY’S STREAMING SERVICE

WE PITCH POTENTIAL SMALL-SCREEN SPIN-OFF IDEAS FOR BEYOND BOND

NICOLAS CAGE AS THE SURFER

THE ACTOR PLAYS A PRIVILEGED MAN WHOSE LIFE FALLS APART IN THE SURFER

HOW A CHINESE ANIMATION PUMMELLED PIXAR

HOW NE ZHA 2 BECAME THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MOVIE OF ITS MEDIUM IN A MATTER OF WEEKS

SEEING DOUBLE

A RISING HOLLYWOOD TREND IS SEEING HOLLYWOOD ACTORS CO-STAR WITH… THEMSELVES

The genius of Gene

IN LATE FEBRUARY, A SCREEN TITAN LEFT US. CHRIS HEWITT, ONE OF THE LAST TO INTERVIEW GENE HACKMAN , PAYS TRIBUTE TO HIS LEGACY

Dial meme for murder

HOW CHRISTOPHER LANDON AND MEGHANN FAHY PULLED OFF APP-BASED THRILLER DROP

THE MONTHLY ΜΙΧΤΑΡΕ

EMPIRE MIXMASTER AMON WARMANN SELECTS THIS MONTH'S ESSENTIAL

HOLLYWOOD FOLLOWS THE FOLLOWERS

FOR ACTORS T O DAY, SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BECOME A SURVIVAL TOOL

Kathryn Hahn

THE STAR OF THE STUDIO ON EXTRATERRESTRIALS AND EXTORTIONATE DAIRY

FLOW

Cat Grylls. Top to bottom: The boat heads

ZERO DAY

Below: George and Chief Of Staff Valerie (Connie

THE GORGE

Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy as chasmcrossed lovers.

CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD

Is it a bird...? Anthony Mackie prepares for

OPUS

Ayo Edebiri amid the creepy goings-on. A reassuringly

THE STUDIO

Here: Bossing it: Seth Rogen as studio mogul

THE WHITE LOTUS: SEASON 3

★★★★ OUT NOW / SKY/NOW / EPISODES WATCHED

Y2K

★★ OUT 21 MARCH / CERT 18 /

Bridget Jones: it’s a miracle she passed her driving test.

BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY THE BIG

CINEMA HER WAY: VISIONARY FEMALE DIRECTORS IN THEIR OWN WORDS

Jane Campion sits and surveys her epic set

NOVOCAINE

Head over heels — Jack Quaid as Nathan;

AVOWED

IS THERE MUSHROOM FOR ANOTHER FANTASY RPG? ★★★★

THE ELECTRIC STATE

Michelle (Millie Bobby Brown) and Keats (Chris Pratt)

MICKEY 17

Below: Tyrants Kenneth (Mark Ruffalo) and Ylfa (Toni

THE END

Below: Going for a song. “Here’s one I

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MANiACS

THEY’RE NOT SUPER. THEY BARELY HAVE POWERS. BUT IN MARVEL’S THUNDERBOLTS* , A RAG-TAG GROUP OF UNHINGED MISFITS TEAM UP FOR A BERSERKER MISSION. BRACE YOURSELF

TOWER OF POWERS

LANDMARK MOMENTS FROM A LANDMARK BUILDING

TRIGGER POINTTRIGGER POINT

BRUTAL POST-APOCALYPTIC DRAMA THE LAST OF US WAS A SPECTACULAR SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM. BUT AS WE FIND OUT ON SET OF SEASON 2, ALL HELL IS ABOUT TO BREAK LOOSE…

SET MENU

WHEN COLIN FARRELL THANKED CRAFT SERVICES IN HIS GOLDEN GLOBE SPEECH IN JANUARY, HE SHONE A LIGHT ON POSSIBLY THE MOST OVERLOOKED PEOPLE ON SET: THE CATERERS. KNIVES — AND FORKS — OUT, THEN, AS WE GET COOKING…

SCREEN BITES

PRESENTING THE TENUOUS WORLD OF MOVIE AND TV COOKBOOKS

CONFIDENCE MAN

FROM BREAKING BAD TO THE MANDALORIAN AND NOW THE ELECTRIC STATE , GIANCARLO ESPOSITO ’S CHARACTERS ARE AS STRONG-WILLED AS IT GETS. AS WE DISCOVER OVER A NO-HOLDS-BARRED CONVERSATION, THIS IS NO ACCIDENT — AND NO COINCIDENCE…

FUTURE PAST

AS CHARLIE BROOKER’S SCI-FI ANTHOLOGY SERIES BLACK MIRROR RETURNS, WE GO ON SET OF ONE OF THE SHOW’S MOST EPIC EPISODES YET TO WITNESS THE WORLD-BUILDING FROM THE INSIDE…

APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION

YEARS IN THE MAKING, GARETH EVANS’ HAVOC IS FINALLY UPON US — AND IT’S TAKING NO PRISONERS. HERE, THE DIRECTOR TELLS US HOW HE PUT TOGETHER A BRUISING, BLOODY BONANZA

The EMPIRE Deep Dive

VAMPIRA

GO FIGURE

VAMPIRA’S VITAL STATS

Nightbitch and other animals

WRITER-DIRECTOR MARIELLE HELLER ON A CAREER WITHOUT COMPROMISE

From Here To Eternity

FRED ZINNEMANN’S RICH, ROMANTIC WORLD WA R II EPIC

PICKS OF THE MONTHPICKS OF THE MONTH

1 THE PENGUIN (OUT 17 MARCH, DVD/BR)

How to tame your robot

DIRECTOR CHRIS SANDERS ON HOW A LOVE OF STORYTELLING INSPIRED THE WILD ROBOT

Tony Scott movies

EMPIRE ’S ART IS RANKING, AND IT’S ABOUT TO PAINT ITS MASTERPIECE

Back In Action

DIRECTOR SETH GORDON ON HIS STARRY NETFLIX ACTIONER

TALES FROM KIM'S CRYPT

THE CREEP FRANCHISE

CRYPT KEEPERS

KIM'S PICK OF THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL

Blue Velvet

THE INSIDE TRACK ON DAVI D LYNCH’S MOST TERRIFYING SCENE

EDGAR WRIGHT

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — DEAD RECKONING DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER Mc QUARRIE ON HOW WRIGHT ENHANCED THE ENTITY

Ron Perlman

THE FORMER HELLBOY ON ONE HELL OF A CAREER

The Ultimate Empire Quiz

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

CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Kevin Smith movie with John Goodman

WIN!

CRITERION TITLES ON 4K UHD

Mrs. Doubtfire

“YOU’RE GOING TO BE ALRIGHT”