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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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THE BIG QUESTION • THIS MONTH WE ASKED: AFTER IS THIS THING ON?, WHICH BRITISH COMEDIAN SHOULD GET THE HOLLYWOOD TREATMENT?

PREVIOUSLY, IN EMPIRE… • JAMES McAVOY’S EMPIRE AWARDS WIN MAY 2008

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Game adaptations go next-gen • ARE VIDEO-GAME MOVIES THE NEW SUPERHERO MOVIES? AN ARRAY OF FILMMAKERS ARE PLUGGING IN AND LEVELLING UP

The end of the world begins • THE RUSSO BROTHERS BREAK DOWN THE FIRST GLIMPSES OF AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY, THEIR MAMMOTH RETURN TO THE MCU

RYU SEONG-HIE • THE DESIGNER OF NO OTHER CHOICE’S ASPIRATIONAL HOME

THE UNLIKELY SHOWS BRINGING TEENS JOY • OLD-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING LIKE THE ROOKIE HAS BECOME TODAY’S YOUTH’S HAPPY PLACE

Return to Woodsboro • BACK TO THE SCREAM FRANCHISE, THIS TIME AS DIRECTOR, KEVIN WILLIAMSON REFLECTS ON A LEGACY OF SHRIEKS

A SIGN FOR ALL TIME • THE HOLLYWOOD LANDMARK CONTINUES ITS HEADLINE-MAKING LEGACY AFTER PLAYING A ROLE IN A LINGERIE STUNT

Lisa Kudrow’s big red revival • THE STAR OF THE COMEBACK, RETURNING FOR SEASON 3, ON CREATING HER ENDURING ICON VALERIE CHERISH

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

Hollywood’s major manga moment • SERIES LIKE ONE PIECE ARE HAILING A BUZZY NEW ERA FOR THE MEDIUM

WHY FANS GO LOCO FOR LOBO • WHO IS THE BURLY, FANG-BARING BOUNTY HUNTER THAT JASON MOMOA IS UNLEASHING IN SUPERGIRL?

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

How to bring soul to sci-fi • PROJECT HAIL MARY SCRIBES ANDY WEIR AND DREW GODDARD ON A TEAM-UP WRITTEN IN THE STARS

“Was that step towards parity just a knee-jerk reaction to an industry being held to account?” • BETH WEBB ON HOLLYWOOD LETTING FEMALE-DIRECTED FILMS DROP TO A FRUSTRATING LOW

The science behind bringing the pain • HOW THEY WILL KILL YOU DIRECTOR KIRILL SOKOLOV WENT FROM PHYSICS TO FILMMAKING

A NEW DAWN FOR THE FORCE • THE MAJOR EVENTS THAT ARE SHAKING UP STAR WARS

À-HA! • ALAN PARTRIDGE HIMSELF, STEVE COOGAN, HAS JOINED THE WHITE LOTUS SEASON 4 — HOW WOULD HIS FAMOUS CREATION GET ON?

Going Upside Down again • STRANGER THINGS: TALES FROM ’85 BRINGS AN ANIMATED TWIST TO A FAMILIAR WORLD

NEED TO KNOW • GET UP TO SPEED ON… THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR

On A Role AMANDA SEYFRIED AS ANN LEE • THE ACTOR PLAYS A RELIGIOUS VISIONARY IN PERIOD MUSICAL THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE

THE NOTORIOUS P.I.G. • AFTER A LONG-TIME ROMANCE WITH HOLLYWOOD, MISS PIGGY’S SOLO MOMENT IS UPON US

A NEW FILM TREND KICKS OFF • FORGET RED CARDS — THIS RISING SPORT IS GETTING GREEN LIGHTS. HERE’S WHAT’S IN STORE

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How Much Is A Pint Of Milk? Jon Hamm • THE HOPPERS STAR TRADES BEAVERS FOR OUR BOVINE QUESTIONNAIRE

THE SECRET AGENT • A BRAZILIAN POLITICAL THRILLER WITH HEART AND SOUL

SEND HELP • SAM RAIMI, BACK ON GROOVY FORM

THE RIP

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SIRĀT • EAT, SLEEP, RAVE REVIEW

WASTEMAN • LIFE BEHIND BARS HAS RARELY BEEN THIS BRUTAL

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