Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.
Cover image for Empire

Empire

Sep 01 2026
Magazine

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+ THE EMPIRE PODCAST. ENHANCED.

Empire

WELCOME

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

PILOT TV podcast

COMMENT

THE BIG QUESTION • THIS MONTH WE ASKED: WHAT SHOULD CHRISTOPHER NOLAN TACKLE NEXT?

PREVIOUSLY, IN EMPIRE… • PUBLIC ACCESS MAY 2000

AN OFFER YOU CAN’T REFUSE

A filmmaker’s new dawn • WITH KLARA AND THE SUN, TAIKA WAITITI GETS SERIOUS ABOUT HUMANITY

Dare you brave Hollywood’s hot seat? • PREMIUM FORMAT 4DX IS GETTING EVER BUZZIER. WE INVESTIGATE THE CINEMA CHAIRS CAUSING A STIR

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

Perils of the sea • WHALEFALL TAKES THE PLUNGE TO TERRIFYING DEPTHS. HERE BE MONSTERS AND MALE TRAUMA

TURNING MINIONESE • YES, THERE’S A MINIONS SINGING CONTEST. WE SPEAK TO THE GOLDEN BANANA WINNER

When Callum met Monica • IN ONE NIGHT ONLY, MONICA BARBARO AND CALLUM TURNER CHANNEL A LIFELONG LOVE OF ROMCOMS

“It’s the decompression window in which I leave the outside world behind” • AL HORNER ON WHY LENGTHY PRE-MOVIE TRAILERS AND ADVERT RUNS MIGHT NOT BE A BAD THING.

So much more than dinosaurs • EMPIRE WRITER CHRIS HEWITT REMEMBERS THE LATE SAM NEILL, WHOSE LEGACY REACHES FAR BEYOND PREHISTORIC BLOCKBUSTERS

SAM THE WISE • WORDS OF WISDOM FROM HIS EMPIRE INTERVIEWS

How to survive extreme suburbia • THE LAST HOUSE PITS ITS HARDY STARS AGAINST WATER, GRAVITY AND SQUIRRELS

NEED TO KNOW • GET UP TO SPEED ON… ALLY

On A Role BELLA RAMSEY IS IVY • THE STAR PLAYS A LEUKAEMIA SURVIVOR IN TEEN DRAMA SUNNY DANCER

IT’S A BRITNEY BIOPIC, BITCH • WHAT LIES IN STORE FOR THE POP PRINCESS’ BIG-SCREEN LIFE STORY

LIFE-SAVING HOLLYWOOD HEROES • THE ACTORS WHO RISKED IT ALL FOR THEIR CO-STARS

A bone-crunching breakthrough • HOW JAPANESE ACTION MOVIE THE FURIOUS MADE KENJI TANIGAKI A HOT NAME IN HOLLYWOOD

TINTIN TAKE TWO • PETER JACKSON REVEALS THE LATEST ON A LONG-AWAITED NEW ADVENTURE FOR THE PLUCKY YOUNG REPORTER

Reaching new heights • FALL 2: DEADPOINT PUSHES ITS VERTIGO-INDUCING PREDECESSOR’S PREMISE INTO BOLD NEW TERRITORY

THE CREEPY MEME MAKING IT RAIN • WHY THE ZACH CREGGER-BACKED SIREN HEAD MOVIE SPARKED A FIERCE HOLLYWOOD BIDDING WAR

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

YOUR SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER SEASON IS HERE • 3 issues of Empire for £3*

How Much Is A Pint Of Milk? Miriam Margolyes • THE HOLY DAYS STAR USUALLY CARRIES ONIONS AND NEVER OFFENDS A HOST

THE ODYSSEY • IT’S ALL GREEK TO CHRISTOPHER NOLAN

MOANA • RECONSIDER THE COCONUT!

LADY

ISH

STOP! THAT! TRAIN! • A (DRAG) RACE AGAINST TIME

TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA • A SAPPHIC SLASHER SATIRE WITH SUBSTANTIAL BLOOD-SPLATTER

COYOTE VS. ACME • BEEP BEEP!

LUCKY • LUCKY BE A LADY TONIGHT

HEARTSTOPPER FOREVER

RIDE OR DIE

& SONS • BILL NIGHY IS KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY

A SUDDEN FLICKER OF LIGHT • FILM HISTORY BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT

STRANGER THINGS: THE OFFICIAL STORY

LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG DREAMS: HAYAO MIYAZAKI

PRODUCTION 02074 (MOBILE APP)

SUPERGIRL • MEET THE NEW GUARDIAN OF THE...

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English