Author: Empire

Pedro Pascal remains a busy, busy man. This year alone, he has The Fantastic Four: First Steps coming up, as well as The Last Of Us Season 2. Those two come hot off the heels of Gladiator II and a voice role in The Wild Robot last year, and somewhere in the mix he’s also armouring up again for 2026’s The Mandalorian & Grogu. But that’s not all: this year, we’ll also see him in Freaky Tales, an anthology action-comedy heist film from director duo Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, their first feature since Captain Marvel. Set in the late…

When you’ve already taken to the skies and put the pedal to the metal for your craft, what comes next? Well, if you’re Joseph Kosinski, the adrenalised director behind high flying legacy sequel Top Gun: Maverick and upcoming, asphalt chewing Brad Pitt vehicle F1, then the answer is… er… aliens. Naturally. Yes, THR are reporting that Kosinski is gearing up to reteam with his Maverick producer Jerry Bruckheimer on a UFO conspiracy thriller that’s sparked major interest across Hollywood. According to THR, Amazon, Apple, Lionsgate, Paramount, and Warner Bros. are all locked into a “quickly and aggressively” escalating bidding war…

Boom. Fresh off the back of the Oscar-sweeping Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan is ready to venture on a new cinematic odyssey. By which we mean, his next film is The Odyssey – a new adaptation of Homer’s epic Greek poem, likely sending the filmmaker into fantastical territory for the first time. In recent weeks, we’ve seen various updates come in on Nolan’s next project – largely, a gigantic swathe of casting, with Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Elliot Page, Anne Hathaway, Jon Bernthal, Charlize Theron and more among the impressively sprawling ensemble. But now, we have our very first…

The EE BAFTA Film Awards happened this evening at the Royal Festival Hall in London, hosted once more by David Tennant. Poking fun at Trump during his monologue, Tennant also offered the usual celebrity gags and had several stars singing part of The Proclaimers’ “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” (though no cameo from Peter Mullan, which will no doubt disappoint Empire Podcast fans). Cautioning audience members that there would not be an intermission as with nominated epic The Brutalist, Tennant also admonished winners to “keep your speeches the opposite of your films: nice and short.” A somewhat surprising addition to…

The fuse is lit, and the countdown is on – Ethan Hunt is about to burst back onto screens in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, sending Tom Cruise to even greater lengths in the name of our entertainment. But before we do, the new issue of Empire is coming to newsstands, delivered via exploding rocket (ok, maybe not) from Thursday 13 February. You can, for your own safety, order a copy online here too. Before it lands, here’s a sneak peek inside its pages: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie are back with a…

It’s been almost a decade since The Accountant first introduced the world to Ben Affleck’s autistic hitman Christian Wolff. A modest success when it came out in 2016, Gavin O’Connor’s financial thriller has enjoyed a renaissance on streaming in the years since its release, with the exploits of the calculated, calculating killer winning the movie a loyal fanbase — and a full-blown sequel. Yes, 2025 is set to see The Accountant 2 hit our screens, with O’Connor back in the director’s chair, Bill Dubuque once again handling the script, and Affleck returning alongside on-screen brother Brax (Jon Bernthal), U.S. Treasury…

Earlier this week, the internet was abuzz with excitement as we got our first proper look at the return of Ben Affleck’s autistic hitman Christian Wolff in The Accountant 2. And now, having had our appetite for more digit-based danger whetted by the sight of Affleck and on-screen brother Jon Bernthal being reunited in Gavin O’Connor’s long-gestating sequel, today Amazon and Warner Bros. dropped the real payload — the first full trailer for the upcoming financial thriller. We’ve run the numbers and we think it adds up to an inbound banger from O’Connor and writer Bill Dubuque, but check out…

Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin, and Guy Pearce are three actors who’ve had a pretty damn solid last twelve months. As stars of The Substance, Dune: Part Two, and The Brutalist respectively, the trio have each seen their movies land with fans and critics alike, leading to their presence being keenly felt during this year’s awards run-in. And now, according to Deadline’s reporting, the three are in final talks to join forces and feature alongside Jacob Elordi in Sir Ridley Scott’s upcoming apocalyptic thriller The Dog Stars. Back in November we first shared word that Scott was eyeing an adaptation of…

Max Barbakow is well on his way becoming Hollywood’s go-to guy for a good ol’ odd couple comedy. His Palms Springs gave us a rom-com for the ages with Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti’s time-loop trapped wedding guests Nyles and Sarah, while recent Prime Video caper Brothers offered up Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage on fine comedic form as criminal twins tackling one last job. And for his next project, Epiphany, Barbakow is bringing together another inspired pairing to tickle our funny bones. Per Deadline’s reporting, Kristen Wiig and Bill Murray have been snapped up to star in the up-and-coming…

Robert De Niro knows a thing or two about playing mobsters. He’s done it multiple times across his legendary career – but as it turns out, The Alto Knights might just be the most De Niro mobster movie. That’s because he’s playing both central mob boss roles in the film, penned by none other than Nicholas ‘GoodFellas’ Pileggi, and directed by Barry Levinson. As well as mafia don Frank Costello, De Niro also plays… well, mafia don Vito Genovese, former friends who find themselves going head-to-head in mid-20th Century New York. Roll up for double De Niro. For the actor,…