Empire

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Empire

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

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PREVIOUSLY, IN EMPIRE • 28 DAYS LATER FEATURE NOVEMBER 2002

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Ready to go back? • WE’VE LEARNED THE WAY OF WATER. NOW, JAMES CAMERON IS TURNING UP THE HEAT WITH AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH

It’s the end of the world and they know it • CHRISTOPHER McQUARRIE INTRODUCES THE NEW TEAM AT THE HEART OF MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE — THE FINAL RECKONING

NEED TO KNOW • GET UP TO SPEED ON… MOTHER MARY

Hollywood gets the faith • EMPIRE INVESTIGATES WHY CHRISTIAN CINEMA IS ON THE RISE

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

An insider’s guide to Tinseltown • IN NEW SERIES THE STUDIO, SETH ROGEN DELVES INTO THE CHAOTIC WORLD OF MOVIEMAKING

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S MOST EPIC EPIC YET • IN SURPRISE NEWS, THE FILMMAKER IS TAKING ON THE ODYSSEY — YET THE MATERIAL IS BAKED INTO HIS DNA

The Spotlight Geraldine Viswanathan • THE STAR OF YOU’RE CORDIALLY INVITED IS THRIVING WITH SOME HELP FROM HER COMEDY HEROES

BATTLE OF THE SAFDIES • WITH THEIR FIRST SOLO DIRECTORIAL VENTURES INCOMING, A BROTHERLY SHOWDOWN AWAITS. WHO WILL EMERGE TRIUMPHANT?

On A Role JOHN MAGARO AS GEOFFREY MASON • THE ACTOR PLAYS A TV PRODUCER FACING A CRISIS IN MUNICH OLYMPICS DRAMA SEPTEMBER 5

THE RECORD-BREAKING ACTOR TAKING BIG SWINGS • MART SANDER ON PLAYING 48 CHARACTERS IN HIS ANTHOLOGY, DR. SANDER’S SLEEP CURE

THE REIGN OF ROTTA • JABBA THE HUTT’S SPAWN IS HAVING A BIG-SCREEN RENAISSANCE. BUT WHAT’S HIS DEAL?

What does Trump’s return mean for cinema? • EMPIRE INVESTIGATES HOW THE PRESIDENT-ELECT COULD IMPACT THE FUTURE OF FILMMAKING DURING HIS SECOND TERM

THE MONTHY MIXTAPE • EMPIRE MIXMASTER AMON WARMANN SELECTS THIS MONTHS ESSENTIAL TUNES

FROM HARD-HITTING DOCS TO JAZZ HANDS • JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER MAKES HIS FICTION DEBUT WITH MESSAGE-PACKING MUSICAL THE END

The TV show handling the truth • ERIC NEWMAN ON ZERO DAY, HIS ROBERT DE NIRO-FRONTED SERIES ABOUT POWER, POLITICS AND PERCEPTION

“LISTENING TO MYSELF IS THE HEART OF THIS FILM” • WALTER SALLES WRITES FOR EMPIRE ABOUT THE JOURNEY THAT LED TO I’M STILL HERE, BRAZIL’S ACADEMY AWARDS SUBMISSION

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

Finding love in a hopeless place • SCOTT DERRICKSON ON MAKING THE GORGE, A VALENTINE’S DAY MOVIE LIKE NO OTHER

“The monsters are here. And not a moment too soon” • ALEX GODFREY ON THE STRANGE COMFORT OF BIG-SCREEN BEASTS IN THESE TRYING TIMES

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

How Much Is A Pint Of Milk? Lucy Liu • THE PRESENCE STAR LOVES BREAKFAST, BUT NOT ON A BOAT

reviews • FLIMS, TV, BOOKS, GAMES - ALL THE BIG RELEASES, RATED

HERE • ROBERT ZEMECKIS GOES BACK TO THE PAST

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SECRET LEVEL • THE VIDEO-GAME ANTHOLOGY MADE UP ENTIRELY OF NPCs

SATURDAY NIGHT • LIVE FROM NEW YORK, IT ’S…

KRAVEN THE HUNTER • A FILM WHICH LEAVES US KRAVIN’ BETTER-QUALITY SUPERHERO MOVIES

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3 • THIRD TIME AROUND FOR THE LORD OF THE RINGS

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