Author: Empire

Whilst he may be about to appear on our screens in Oscar hopeful Papal conspiracy thriller Conclave, British acting heavyweight Ralph Fiennes will soon be heading into more unholy territory as one of the stars of Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s upcoming zombie franchise revival 28 Years Later. And now, as we barrel towards the 28 Days Later sequel trilogy opener’s 20 June, 2025 release date, Fiennes has started teasing more details about what we can expect from the post-apocalyptic series’ latest chapter. Speaking with IndieWire just last week, Fiennes gave some exciting updates on the new movies’ progress. “It’s…

They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and after the dramatic exits of Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, and director Christopher Landon from the Scream franchise in the last year, Kevin Williamson — OG Scream writer and soon-to-be first-time Scream director — has quite some inventing to do with his upcoming Scream 7. And having made a promising start by convincing the slasher series’ talisman Neve Campbell to get her Sidney Prescott on once again in the new movie, we’re now getting word that Williamson could be set to bring back another familiar face to go toe-to-toe with Ghostface.…

News on new Tom Holland projects is getting to be a little like buses — you wait ages and ages for something to show up and then suddenly you just can’t seem to stop ’em. It’s certainly proving to be the case right now at least. A week ago, we brought you news that the Spider-Man: No Way Home star had read a Spider-Man 4 script with co-star girlfriend Zendaya; and then, just three days later, we learned that the British actor has landed another gig of a lifetime as the lead in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Universal movie. Now, completing…

It’s a question as old as time: Who ya gonna call? And an equally aged answer: Ghostbusters! Or, in the case of this week’s Empire Podcast, not Ghostbusters but rather a Ghostbuster. And not just any old Ghostbuster, either — no sirree! The heart of the Ghostbusters and legendary co-creator of the franchise Dan Aykroyd jumps on the blower with our very own ecto one, Chris Hewitt, to talk about the upcoming Ghostbusters In Concert show at the Royal Albert Hall, webbed feet, and writing one of the greatest comedies of all time [21:55 – 41:32 approx]. Our other guest…

We’ve felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. Or, in other words, we’ve got some less-than-great news on one of our most hotly anticipated new Star Wars movies. You know that new Rey movie with Daisy Ridley that was announced at Star Wars Celebration last year? The one being directed by Ms. Marvel’s Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and written by Steven Knight? Well, according to Variety’s reporting, Knight has cancelled his trip to a galaxy far, far away and won’t be penning the picture after all. Having previously…

If you didn’t manage to see The Substance in cinemas, what excuse do you have? (Other than that, well, it’s a two-plus-hour body-horror extravaganza, which isn’t necessarily everyone’s cup of tea.) If you did manage to see The Substance in cinemas, there’s a good chance you’re dying to put yourself through it – in all its gory glory – for another round. Well, to both camps we bring glad, gooey tidings: you’ll be able to stream it on Halloween night in the comfort of your own home, where you can pause and leg it to the (starkly white-tiled) bathroom if…

There’s been a strange phenomenon in Hollywood of late – films that are song-and-dance musicals, paired with marketing that seems designed to hide that very fact. The song-packed Wonka wasn’t advertised as such; the Mean Girls musical adaptation was soundtracked by Olivia Rodrigo songs in its trailers rather than its own numbers; even Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga spent the Joker: Folie À Deux promo tour claiming the film isn’t a musical. And while that phenomenon isn’t exactly new (audiences coming to Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd back in 2007 weren’t informed by the trailers that it was a full-on Stephen…

You have to hand it to Godzilla – he doesn’t look 70. The greatest movie monster of all time continues to age oh-so-gracefully. And given the Oscar success of the astonishing Godzilla Minus One, and the gleefully colourful carnage of Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, you could even say the radioactive lizard is at the peak of his powers right now. Since the original Godzilla was released back in 1954, it’s now officially been seven decades since he first stomped his way to big-screen glory – and to celebrate, Japanese studio Toho has released an epic tribute montage to…

The last five years have been transformative for cinema, between the impact of COVID, the streaming revolution, and the rise of AI technology. Which is exactly why Empire decided to poll an array of top filmmakers in Hollywood – and beyond – on what exactly is going on in the industry, and what it all means for the movies. The result is a major new article – available to read in full in our Mickey 17 issue (order here). One of the hottest topics is the encroachment of AI, with the industry still figuring out how it could, should –…

Warning — this article and accompanying trailer definitely contains swearing and peak geezer Danny Dyer Most ordinary movie trailers don’t begin with an introduction in which the lead actor sniffs a line of coke, drops the C-bomb, and punts a passer-by in the nards. But then again, Danny Dyer is no ordinary star. Whether in Human Traffic or The Football Factory, Eastenders or Mr Big Stuff, the proud Londoner has long since proven himself one of the toughest, nuttiest, most unpredictable geezers in British media. And with his latest movie Marching Powder, a hard 18 joint that reunites the protegé…