Empire

NEWS! Empire brings you world-exclusive movie news and first-look pictures of the films you want to watch and care about. REVIEWS! Empire delivers the most independent and authoritative movie reviews in the world - period. ACCESS! Empire's incredible insider-access brings you the interviews with A-list Hollywood stars that no-one else can get. All served with an irreverent sense of humour and unparalleled movie knowledge...

Empire

WELCOME

DISPATCHES • TEAM EMPIRE ON A FEW OF OUR HIGH POINTS THIS MONTH

COMMENT

PREVIOUSLY, IN EMPIRE… • STEVEN SPIELBERG’S JAWS ARCHIVE JUNE 2014

AN OFFER YOU CAN’T REFUSE

The villain who goes off-grid • THE DIRECTOR OF TRON: ARES ON CRAFTING A DIGITAL ROGUE

Making a bigger splash • HOW AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH IS TAKING TULKUN TO THE NEXT LEVEL

THE PIPELINE • EIGHT PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

Two greats brave the elements • GILLIAN ANDERSON AND JASON ISAACS GO BACK TO BASICS IN THE SALT PATH

“Horror can reflect the anxieties of the time and still be a hoot” • LEILA LATIF ON WHY HER FAVOURITE GENRE SHOULD BE MADE FUN AGAIN

Take your seats • FOR ITS BIGGEST MOVIE YET, AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY, MARVEL DELIVERED THE MOST EPIC CASTING ANNOUNCEMENT OF ALL TIME. HERE’S HOW IT WENT DOWN

The popcorn bucket explosion heats up • EMPIRE INVESTIGATES HOW THEMED SNACK CONTAINERS HAVE BECOME BIG BUSINESS FOR CINEMAS

KEANU REEVES’ MOST VIOLENT FRANCHISE YET? • WE DIVE INTO THE WORLD OF THE ACTOR’S BRUTAL CREATION, BRZRKR

On A Role RALPH FIENNES IS ODYSSEUS • THE ACTOR PLAYS THE MYTHICAL KING IN ITHACA-SET DRAMA THE RETURN

THE ONE-TAKE WONDER THAT HIT HARD • ADOLESCENCE DIRECTOR PHILIP BARANTINI ON MAKING THE NETFLIX PHENOMENON

HOLLYWOOD TEES OFF • PREPARE FOR BIRDIES AND BUNKERS, VIA A TRIO OF INCOMING GOLF TALES

Scarlett Johansson meets her dino destiny • THE STAR REVEALS HER LONG JOURNEY TO JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH

THE BOYS ARE BACK • WITH A THIRD YOUNG GUNS FILM INCOMING, WE REVISIT THE FRONTIER FRANCHISE’S ORIGINS

An alien sensation sweeps the globe • LILO & STITCH DIRECTOR DEAN FLEISCHER CAMP ON WHY WE CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF ITS KNEE-HIGH AGENT OF CHAOS

HOW REDDIT BECAME HORROR’S FUTURE • THE SOCIAL-MEDIA PLATFORM IS NOW A GO-TO SOURCE FOR ALL THINGS SCARY

ON OUR MINDS • DAFT MUSINGS FROM THE WARPED MINDS OF TEAM EMPIRE

The world of Wes gains an off-kilter comic • MICHAEL CERA TURNS NORWEGIAN FOR THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, WES ANDERSON’S LATEST OUTING

THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE • EMPIRE MIXMASTER AMON WARMANN SELECTS THIS MONTH’S ESSENTIAL TUNES

AN OSCAR-WINNING DOC’S BIG-SCREEN BATTLE • WHY NO OTHER LAND HAS YET TO SCORE A MAJOR AMERICAN RELEASE DESPITE ITS PERILOUS JOURNEY AND MULTIPLE AWARDS

Bringing fresh mojo to the dojo • THE FILMMAKER BEHIND KARATE KID: LEGENDS ON INJECTING AN ICONIC FRANCHISE WITH NEW ENERGY

NEED TO KNOW

Your ticket to Hollywood • 3 issues of Empire for £5*

How Much Is A Print Of Milk? Antony Starr • THE G20 AND THE BOYS BADDIE ON THE JOYS OF A SIMPLE SANDWICH

WARFARE • ALEX GARLAND HEADS BACK TO A CONFLICT ZONE

HOLLAND • NICOLE KIDMAN’S PERFECT LIFE IS SHATTERED (AGAIN)

DOPE THIEF • THE DRUGS DON’T WORK

SNOW WHITE • NOT THE FAIREST DISNEY REMAKE OF THEM ALL

THE ALTO KNIGHTS • ROBERT DE NIRO: AM I TALKING TO ME?

GANGS OF LONDON: SEASON 3 • BIG SMOKE, BIG ACTION, BIG BUCKETS OF CLARET

BLACK BAG • THE NAME’S WOODHOUSE. GEORGE WOODHOUSE

I AM McLOVIN • THE SOUP-TO-NUTSACK STORY OF SUPERBAD

FREAKY TALES • BODEN AND FLECK’S ANTHOLOGY OF INTEREST

SPLIT FICTION • THE...