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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’…

Now here’s one for you: as a director, how do you recast an Oscar-nominated actor who’s just starred in an Odyssean epic for your secret new sci-fi blockbuster? The answer, at least if you happen to be Everything Everywhere All At Once directorial duo The Daniels anyway, is you find yourself an Oscar-winning actor who’s just about to star in the Odyssean epic. Yes, according to Deadline, The Odyssey star Matt Damon is reportedly in talks to replace Ryan Gosling in Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s upcoming Universal sci-fi joint. Fresh off the back of his winning turn in Phil…

If you’re something of an online cinephile – and if you’re here, then you surely tick both of those boxes – chances are you’ve heard all the hype around Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie. The big-screen outing of Canadian comedians Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol has been one of the most acclaimed movies of 2026, a hugely-hyped comedy film that hit cinemas in the US and Canada at the start of the year. But it’s been all quiet on the UK release front – until now. Finally, Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie has a confirmed release…

Cannes 2026 is in full swing and, with it, comes one hell of a line-up of films. One of them is the latest feature from South Korean director Na Hong-jin, who previously brought us the serial killer thriller The Chaser, the action thriller The Yellow Sea, and the haunting horror epic The Wailingback in 2016. Now, after a 10-year absence, he returns with an all-new sci-fi actioner, Hope, which debuted at Cannes last night alongside the release of its first trailer, which you can watch below: Now, there’s a lot to unpack here: aliens, shoot-outs, some incredibly intense horseback chases,…

Marvel Studios’ latest Special Presentation, The Punisher: One Last Kill, may have only hit Disney+ just this morning, but our *ahem* vision is already being directed towards the MCU’s next major small-screen outing. At Disney’s latest Upfront presentation in New York’s Javits Center, the House of Mouse confirmed that long-gestating, Paul Bettany led series VisionQuest — the final part of a trilogy that began with 2021’s WandaVision and continued with 2024’s Agatha All Along — is officially set to start streaming on Disney+ on 14 October, 2026. Hailing from showrunner Terry Malala’s (Star Trek Picard) and starring Paul Bettany as…

When Sam Raimi makes a new horror movie, it’s a kind of magic. But when Sam Raimi makes a new horror movie that’s also a remake of a Richard Attenborough directed, Anthony Hopkins starring 1978 cult classic about a ventriloquist who finds himself at the mercy of his diabolical puppet? Well, in that case, it’s a kind of Magic. All of which is to say that, per Deadline’s reporting, Sam Raimi is remaking Magic… or, more accurately, adapting anew William Goldman’s original 1976 novel. And, what’s more, he’s bringing Send Help writers Damian Shannon and Mark Swift along for the…

Fly, you fools! Yes, that’s right, Ian McKellen — the legendary English actor who is Gandalf and Magneto, get over it — is our guest on this week’s Empire Podcast. John Nugent pops over to McKellen’s own pub, The Grapes in Limehouse, for a lovely chat about his new film, Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers, in which he plays a bitter artist who’s a ‘one-off half-monster’. [46:32 – 1:00:02 approx] Speaking of Christophers, back in the podbooth Chris Hewitt is joined by Helen O’Hara, James Dyer, and Harry Stainer for a fun episode in which they discuss the greatest characters who joined…