Author: Empire

You could never accuse David Lowery of being one-note. The filmmaker began his career with a riff on Bonnie and Clyde in Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, and has since given us arthouse spookfests (A Ghost Story), Earthy-toned Disney remakes (Pete’s Dragon, Peter Pan & Wendy), and existential epic fantasies (The Green Knight). Oh, and he directed episodes of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew too. Next up? He’s going full pop star psychodrama in Mother Mary, starring Anne Hathaway as a legendary pop icon, reconnecting with Michaela Coel’s mysterious dressmaker after they parted ways years previously. The film boasts true pop cred,…

You know the old saying about how today’s news is tomorrow’s fish and chip wrappers? Well, turns out, it still holds up today actually. Barely a week since we first learned that Ryan Gosling had been set to lead The Daniels’ new sci-fi movie, the duo’s first feature since Oscar-winning smash Everything Everywhere All At Once, Variety is reporting that Gosling has exited the buzzy blockbuster project. Though neither Daniels Kwan or Scheinert — or Ryan Gosling himself — have commented on the Canadian actor’s sudden departure, Variety cites ‘a scheduling conflict’ as the cause for Gosling’s exit. With RG…

There’s nothing quite like a Steven Spielberg action sequence. Think those incredible Indiana Jones setpieces (the Raiders boulder! The Temple mine-cart chase!), Jurassic Park’s dino mayhem, or Minority Report’s jetpack brawl. And while his new summer blockbuster Disclosure Day is many things – a sci-fi movie; a conspiracy thriller; an alien flick – it’ll also see the legendary director once again put pedal to metal. “It’s an action movie,” the director tells Empire in a major new interview. “It has a large scale. It comes out of the gate very fast. I think this is a very experiential story.” And,…

This week’s episode of the Empire Podcast is an Easter bonanza, folks, that sees Chris Hewitt, Helen O’Hara, and James Dyer (with new honorific firmly in place, at least for now) discuss the best resurrections in movies, wax lyrical about Richard Kind in The Producers, and cast their learned eyes over a glut of movie trailers, including the new one for Supergirl. The gang also review Fuze, The Drama, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice. Speaking of Fuze, Chris even finds time to have a lovely chat with that film’s star and director,…

Move over Rocky, Grogu, Yoshi, and that little capybara from Flow — there’s a new lil’ guy (well, gal) on the block and her name is Ally. Having wooed us last year with Mickey 17’s inaccurately named cuties the Creepers, Bong Joon Ho is going all in on the charm with the protagonist of Ally, the director’s debut animated movie. And now, having spent the best part of the last seven years developing his ocean-based odyssey alongside co-writer Jason Yu, director Bong has revealed a first proper look at the piglet squid at the centre of his latest film. Check…

For decades now, alien enthusiasts have theorised that evidence of extra-terrestrial life has been hidden by authorities, filed away from prying eyes in Area 51 and secret military bases. If the truth is out there, it’s redacted. A similar secrecy applies to Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day. This is a blockbuster of the ‘top-secret’ variety – a mysterious conspiracy thriller that sees the Hollywood legend return to the science-fiction genre he’s revolutionised many times over. His latest is all about the big questions: do aliens exist? How long have we known for? And should humanity at large know about it? These…

Sure, One Battle After Another and Sinners might’ve taken home the lion’s share of the awards, but in many ways the 2026 Oscars really belonged to a singular figure: Aunt Gladys. It was she who Conan O’Brien centred his incredible opening skit around, it was she who Amy Madigan won the Supporting Actress Oscar for so indelibly playing in Weapons, and now it is she who’s getting the full-on prequel treatment. Yes, following buzz about an Aunt Gladys movie last summer, Deadline has now confirmed that Weapons writer-director Zach Cregger will pen the prequel — tentatively titled Gladys — with…

Supergirl’s dog is in danger in Craig Gillespie’s DC Universe entry – following James Gunn’s Superman. Watch the trailer at Empire.

This week’s Empire Podcast sees us clamber into the Magic Faraway Tree to talk with Simon Farnaby and Ben Gregor, the writer and director respectively of the brand new Enid Blyton adaptation. Together, the duo tell Alex Godfrey all about how they, er, branched out with the fantastical new film. Either side of that, Chris Hewitt hosts Helen O’Hara, James Dyer, and Kobi Omenaka to discuss their favourite movie trees and competence porn; run their eye over the week’s movie news, including the revelation that Stephen Colbert is co-writing a new Lord Of The Rings movie; and review Splitsville, They…

The Radio Silence boys, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, may be soaking up the critical and commercial success of Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come right now as their horror sequel continues to thrill and chill audiences worldwide, but as the saying goes, there’s no rest for the wicked. And with that being said, it looks like Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett are already turning their attention towards their next chiller: The Mummy’s legacy sequel. Following last month’s confirmation that Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are returning for more supernatural swashbuckling action, THR has now confirmed John Hannah will also be…