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Empire

WELCOME

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

COMMENT

THE BIG QUESTION • THIS MONTH WE ASKED: WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE NON-HORROR SCARY MOVIE?

PREVIOUSLY, IN EMPIRE… • MILLIE BOBBY BROWN PHOTOSHOOT JANUARY 2017

The AI actor giving Hollywood the jitters • DIGITAL AVATAR TILLY NORWOOD IS BRINGING A DYSTOPIAN VISION TO THE RED CARPET

Method in the sadness • CHLOÉ ZHAO RETURNS TO THE OSCAR RACE WITH MOVING SHAKESPEARE DRAMA HAMNET

Owen Cooper is just one example of how high someone can fly if given a chance • SOPHIE BUTCHER ON ADOLESCENCE’S EMMY WINS AND WORKING-CLASS CREATIVES

Vaulting to the next level • EMPIRE GOES ON SET FOR SEASON 2 OF STREAMING SENSATION FALLOUT

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

Sydney Sweeney’s big swing • THE ACTOR GIVES US A BLOW-BY-BLOW OF BOXING BIOPIC CHRISTY

THE MVP • MEET OUR HERO OF THE MONTH

THE WEBSITE MONITORING CANINE CATASTROPHE • HOW DOES THE DOG DIE? TRACKS TRIGGER WARNINGS IN GOOD BOY AND BEYOND

How to craft an alien tongue • AS PREDATOR: BADLANDS SHOWCASES A NEW LANGUAGE, EMPIRE DELVES INTO THE WEIRD WORLD OF ‘CONLANGS’

GIVING HARRY A RUN FOR HIS MONEY • DISNEY HAS WON THE RIGHTS TO THE IMPOSSIBLE CREATURES BOOKS. HERE’S WHAT WE COULD EXPECT

A movie monument to lost souls • JULIA DUCOURNAU STRIVES TO FIND HUMANITY IN THE DARKNESS OF EPIDEMIC DRAMA ALPHA

JUDE LAW NOT INCLUDED • A HOMAGE TO THE HOLIDAY BRINGS THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE TO GEORGIA

SPRINGFIELD-ING BACK INTO ACTION • WITH THE SIMPSONS MOVIE 2 CONFIRMED, HERE’S OUR SEQUEL SUBJECT WISHLIST

He knew how to make you feel like you’d known him all your life • ROBERT REDFORD AS REMEMBERED BY HIS LATE-IN-LIFE COLLABORATOR, DAVID LOWERY

On A Role TESSA THOMPSON IS HEDDA GABLER • THE ACTOR PLAYS THE TITLE CHARACTER IN 1950s-SET IBSEN ADAPTATION HEDDA

TO INFINITY (CASTLE) AND BEYOND • HOW ANIME MEGA-HIT DEMON SLAYER IS TAKING OVER THE BOX OFFICE

WORLD-LEADING MEN • THE ACTORS ELECTED TO TAKE OFFICE PLAYING BOTH THE UK PM AND POTUS

The start of a beautiful friendship • DIRECTOR SCARLETT JOHANSSON AND STAR JUNE SQUIBB ON MAKING ELEANOR THE GREAT, A BUDDY MOVIE WITH A TWIST

The show dissecting daddy issues • NEW SERIES THE DEATH OF BUNNY MUNRO PROBES THE PERILS OF FATHERHOOD

FIGHTING FIRE WITH SATIRE • HOW SACRIFICE TAKES HOLLYWOOD GLITZ TO TASK

ON OUR MINDS • DRAFT MUSINGS FROM THE STRANGE BRAINS OF TEAM EMPIRE

How Much Is A Pint Of Milk? Cristin Milioti • THE IN YOUR DREAMS ACTOR LOVES BREAKFAST FOOD, BUT NOT ON A HOT SUBWAY

A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE • FROM STRANGE DAYS TO DOOMSDAY

PLAY DIRTY • BACK IN BLACK

ANEMONE • IN THE NAME OF THE (FUCKED-UP) FATHER

TRON: ARES • TRIP THE LIGHT-CYCLE FANTASTIC

JAY KELLY • CLOONEY GETS META ON MOVIE STARDOM

FRANKENSTEIN • FINALLY, IT’S ALIVE!

THE MAKING OF ONCE UPON A TIME… IN HOLLYWOOD • NO FLAMETHROWERS NECESSARY

BUGONIA • EMMA STONE’S BUZZY (AND BUZZ-CUT-Y) NEW SATIRE

GHOST OF YŌTEI • ONCE UPON A TIME IN FEUDAL JAPAN

MR. SCORSESE • MARTY SUPREME

RELAY • THE FIX IS IN FOR RIZ

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