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October 2021
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THIS MONTH
SO, THIS IS IT: my final letter to
EMPIRE
WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO THIS MONTH
TALK TO US
COMMENT ON THE MONTH
TAKE 20
Marvel’s most risky movie yet
THIS MONTH’S FILM MOMENTS THAT MATTER
The Game Of Thrones guy goes sci-fi
He shot GOT’s biggest episodes — now Miguel Sapochnik is swapping dragons for robots (and Tom Hanks) in FINCH
BLACK IN FOCUS
AMON WARMANN chews over the main moment in Black film and TV this month
The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain
[ ON-SET REPORT] BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH stars as the Victorian oddball artist with a penchant for pussycats in Will Sharpe’s off-kilter biopic
Revealed: Taika’s surprise cameo
Empire exclusively reveals Taika Waititi’s secret role in Louis Wain
Inside the year’s most unlikely spin-off
How a minor character became the star for surprise ArmyOfTheDead prequel ARMY OF THIEVES
House of Gucci
Unfiltered, uncensored, uncompromising trailer reactions from team EMPIRE
Swords, ghosts — and an exploding body part
With PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND, Nicolas Cage finds an equally wild spirit in subversive Japanese director Sion Sono
From Fear Street — to real horror
Why the director behind the Netflix smash is taking on a real-life scare story
MEMORIA
TILDA SWINTON HEADS TO THE JUNGLE FOR A FEVER DREAM OF AN ART FILM
Yep! It’s Nope
Six clues from the NOPE poster that hint at the mystery behind Jordan Peele’s next horror
Jaden Michael
MEET THE TEENAGE ACTOR HAND-PICKED BY AVA DUVERNAY TO STAR IN HER NEW MINISERIES
When civil war breaks out in Hollywood
Unprecedented lawsuits and a public war of words — why are A-list stars and studios going head-to-head?
“I wanted it to make people angry”
The three filmmaking methods that ensure Covid care-home drama HELP will pack an emotional punch
Emilia Clarke’s comics career change
The Game Of Thrones actor on writing M.O.M: Mother Of Madness, her first comic book, about a superpowered single mum
Dealing with a fanfavourite horse god
And four other challenges facing the showrunner of new fantasy series THE WHEEL OF TIME
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
INANIMATE OBJECT ROMANCES
The course of true love never did run smooth — especially for these weird cinematic love stories
Finding new shades to Jamie Dornan
With Kenneth Branagh’s BELFAST (after that scene-stealing turn in Barb &StarGoTo VistaDel Mar), the Northern Irish actor is finding different dimensions to his career
“Big stars, big action... big budget!”
With a near $200 million budget, Red Notice is one of Netflix’s biggest blockbusters yet. What did they splash the cash on?
PREDATOR FILM AIN’T THE NEW GOT TIME TO BLEED
Four ways that prequel Skull will be a fresh start for the franchise
A new master of British brutality
BULL, which screens at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, sees filmmaker Paul Andrew Williams on savage form
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN
Jill Furmanovsky, Getty Images, Shutterstock Hello, Mr Walken.
Jake Scott goes back to his roots
The filmmaker (and son of Ridley) revisits the band who kickstarted his career with Oasis Knebworth 1996
ON SCREEN
ANNETTE
BIG SCREEN. SMALL SCREEN. YOUR REVIEWS BIBLE STARTS HERE
THE STORY OF LOOKING
★★★★ 17 SEPTEMBER / CERT 15 / 90
GAGARINE
★★★★ OUT 24 SEPTEMBER / CERT 12A /
GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE
“Anyone got Uma’s number?” ★★ OUT 17 SEPTEMBER
CANDYMAN
Clockwise from main: Michael Hargrove as the hook-handed
BOSS LEVEL
★★★ OUT NOW / CERT 15 / 94
CINDERELLA
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COPILOT
★★★★ OUT 10 SEPTEMBER / CERT 15 /
MISHA AND THE WOLVES
★★★★ OUT 3 SEPTEMBER / CERT TBC /
PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND
★★★ OUT 17 SEPTEMBER / CERT TBC /
SHORTA
★★★★ OUT 3 SEPTEMBER / CERT 15 /
RESPECT
Soul sisters: Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin with
FREE GUY
The wool falls away from Guy’s (Ryan Reynolds)
LOCAL HERO
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WILDFIRE
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PEOPLE JUST DO NOTHING: BIG IN JAPAN
★★★ OUT NOW / CERT 15 / 97
ROSE PLAYS JULIE
Rose-tinted Julie (Ann Skelly). ★★★★ OUT 17 SEPTEMBER
REMINISCENCE
Paul McKenna would have to watch his back.
SNAKE EYES: G.I. JOE ORIGINS
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OASIS KNEBWORTH 1996
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SEE: SEASON 2
Here: Jason Momoa grumps up as warrior Baba
WHAT IF...?
“Super-soldier serum? Don’t mind if I do!” Agent
THE NORTH WATER
“You got a light, old pal? Didn’t think
ON SCREEN CHECKLIST
Your at-a-glance view of this month’s reviews
FEATURES
FAROUT
EDGAR WRIGHT IS BACK WITH INTENSE THRILLER LAST NIGHT IN SOHO. SO WE TOOK THIS CHANCE TO LOOK INSIDE HIS LATEST (AND MOST SURPRISING) FILM, PLUS ALSO CELEBRATE HIS ECLECTIC, ELECTRIC CAREER
MIRROR MIRROR
OTHER MOVIES THAT HAVE USED REFLECTIVE GLASS TO OUTSTANDING EFFECT
THE WRITER'S TALE
FROM PULLING PINTS IN SOHO TO OSCAR NOMINATIONS AND STAR WARS, KRYSTY WILSON-CAIRNS’ ASCENT HAS BEEN AS ACTION-PACKED AS HER SCRIPTS. THE LAST NIGHT IN SOHO CO-WRITER TALKS US THROUGH HER UNLIKELY STORY
HORROR
IT LASTS 93 SECONDS AND IS A TRAILER FOR SOMETHING THAT DOESN’T EXIST, YET THE GORY, CAMEO-PACKED DON’T IS AS INVENTIVE AS EDGAR WRIGHT’S ACTUAL FILMS. WE DIVE DEEP INTO THE MADNESS
MAKING A SCENE
FROM MUSICAL DOG BARKS TO GUEST-STAR PILE-UPS, EDGAR WRIGHT SEQUENCES ARE ALWAYS FULL OF SURPRISES. CAST AND CREW FROM THREE OF OUR FAVOURITES SHARE THEIR MAKING-OF STORIES
SOUND AND FURY
EDGAR WRIGHT AND GEORGE MILLER ARE FILMMAKING TITANS WHO BOTH CONTINUALLY PUSH THE ENVELOPE. HERE, IN A WARM, FRANK CONVERSATION, THEY DISCUSS THEIR FRIENDSHIP AND HOW THEY CONTINUALLY INFLUENCE ONE ANOTHER —
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SEX EDUCATION HAS BLAZED A TRAIL OVER T WO STUNNING S ERIES. AS THE THIRD ARRIVES, WE ASSEMBLE THE KEY PLAYERS TO DIS COVER HOW IT WILL CONTINUE GOING PLACES OTHER SHOWS DARE N’T
ORIGINAL GANGSTERS
BLOODY HITS. GOOMARS. MADE MEN IN A PORK STORE. WHILE THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK MAY HAVE ALL THE INGREDIENTS YOU’D HOPE FOR FROM A SOPRANOS PREQUEL, IT’S NOT, SAY ITS CAST AND CREW, THE FILM YOU’RE EXPECTING
MICHELLE PFEIFFER
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INDISPENSABLE HOME ENTERTAINMENT
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Night Moves
THE WIT AND WISDOM OF ALAN SHARP
NIGHT MOVES IS AS QUOTABLE AS ANY THRILLER YOU’D CARE TO NAME. HERE ARE A FEW OF ITS MOST MEMORABLE EXCHANGES
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CULT HERO OF THE MONTH
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THE STORY OF THE SHOT
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