Author: Empire

Is it even considered a break-up if one party literally doesn’t remember the other’s existence? No, we’re not talking Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind – this is the fate of Tom Holland’s Peter Parker and Zendaya’s MJ as we enter Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Due to the reality-altering events of previous film No Way Home, the MCU at large no longer remembers Parker, nor that he’s the civilian counterpart to New York’s friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man. And that includes Peter’s best mate Ned (Jacob Batalon), and his girlfriend MJ too – who each ventured off to college while the newly-anonymous…

Things get awkward on this week’s Empire Podcast, folks. Not just because Chris Hewitt seems to be wearing a Skeletor mask for some of it, nor because he’s so heat-addled that he forgets to introduce James Dyer properly. No, things get awkward because the team — Chris, James, Helen O’Hara, and Ben Travis — discuss whether it ever gets awkward for them when visiting film sets. Then, our intrepid quartet also discuss the week’s movie news, including the shocking news of Paddington 4’s potty-mouthed writers, and review Daniel Roher’s Tuner, John Carney’s Power Ballad, Kane Parsons’ Backrooms, and Kristin Scott…

It’s been 10 years since Tom Holland first entered the MCU as Spider-Man, thwipping his way into Captain America: Civil War. Across a decade which brought an entire Spider-Man trilogy and several super-sized Avengers team-ups, Holland really got to know what makes his Spidey tick. And so, after taking a break from the character after the world-conquering Spider-Man: No Way Home, when the time came to return for the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Holland became instrumental in creatively contributing to the next era of Peter Parker. Who better to help steer Spidey’s new adventures than the guy in the…

And away we go! While we still can’t quite wrap our heads around the fact that David Fincher has directed a full-on, Quentin Tarantino penned and Brad Pitt starring sequel to QT’s 2019 alt-history Tinseltown epic Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, we are incredibly excited for it. And following that fleeting, never-to-be-seen-since Super Bowl trailer for the movie unofficially known as The Adventures Of Cliff Booth, Netflix has today confirmed that the Hawaiian shirt sporting stuntman’s return is getting an IMAX cinema release and hitting Netflix this year. Check out the announcement below; There you have it! Booth’s big-screen…

We were all thinking it: Paddington – and Paddington 2, and Paddington In Peru – were all pleasant watches, but they could have done with more swearing. Maybe Paddington could have told Mr. Gruber, “Fuckity-bye” as he left the antique shop; or Mrs Brown could have called the kindly bear an “omnishambles” after he wrecked their Windsor Gardens house for the umpteenth time. Well, good news: Paddington 4 officially has a writing duo, and none other than Armando Iannucci – of The Thick Of It, and Veep, and The Death Of Stalin pedigree – is one half of it, the…

Good news for anyone who loves Maika Monroe in scream queen mode: there’s more where that came from. Ever since the double-whammy of It Follows and The Guest made her a genre favourite – continuing more recently in the likes of Watcher and Longlegs – it’s been clear that Monroe has an affinity for tales of terror. And in Victorian Psycho, it seems she’s the one unleashing bloody havoc on polite society, in a 19th Century-set horror thriller. Check out the trailer here: The film – from Sanctuary director Zachary Wigon – sees author Virginia Feito adapt her own novel…

Middle-earth is no stranger to the world of video games. Back in the era of Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy, the films received a series of tie-in hack-and-slash games that were surprisingly above the bar for licensed movie games at the time (and allowed you to gleefully tear through orcs as Gandalf). In more recent years, the franchise has seen the highs of the Shadow Of Mordor series, which blended Assassin’s Creed-style gameplay with Monolith’s (RIP) incredible Nemesis System. Then there were the lows, namely The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, which the less said about, the better.…

All hail the Alien Queen! For the legendary Sigourney Weaver, star of some of the finest sci-fi films of all time, is our esteemed guest on this week’s episode of the Empire Podcast, as she tells Chris Hewitt all about starring in her first Star War, The Mandalorian And Grogu. [44:47 — 58:17 approx] Then, Chris is joined in the podbooth by Helen O’Hara and James Dyer to discuss their predictions for the biggest movies of the year; cast their eye over the week’s movie news, including a shocking development in the hunt for the new James Bond and a…

Over the last two decades, Jason Clarke has quietly staked his claim as one of Australia’s greatest acting exports. From Lawless and Zero Dark Thirty to Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes and Mudbound, and from First Man to Oppenheimer to A House Of Dynamite, the man virtually never misses (shh, Terminator Genisys never happened!) And now, per Deadline’s reporting, it looks like Clarke may be reuniting with the director of one of his formative films, Public Enemies. Yes, Clarke is currently circling a role in Michael Mann’s hotly anticipated crime sequel Heat 2. While no cast deals have…

You are a visitor to the Empire website. You are here for some exciting movie news. You must find a buzzy announcement regarding two in-demand filmmakers and a globally beloved book series they are set to adapt. If you decide to go with this article’s gimmick, read on. If you think it’s already run its course, read on anyway because it’s actually pretty cool news. Yes, as you may have figured out, Deadline is reporting that Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett — aka Ready Or Not and Abigail directorial duo Radio Silence — are tackling a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’…