Author: Empire

Something wicked this way comes! No, it’s not another clip of a singing Reform MP — even we wouldn’t be so dastardly as to inflict that upon you, dear reader. Rather, it is the brand spanking new official trailer for Rian Johnson’s hotly anticipated Knives Out threequel Wake Up Dead Man, which is set to see everyone’s favourite Southern sleuther Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) tackle ‘a miraculous church-based murder,’ aided it would seem by one Josh O’Connor. Ahead of the murder mystery’s UK premiere at the 69th BFI London Film Festival next month, Netflix has just dropped our first proper…

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the *checks notes* perilously tall, climber unfriendly landmark… along comes Fall 2. Yes, following the runaway streaming success of Scott Mann’s teeth-sweatingly tense thriller Fall back in 2022, producers Tea Shop Productions wasted no time putting in an order for a sequel, promising more high altitude to come. Now, three years on, we’re finally learning more about what incoming directors Peter and Michael Spierig’s sequel has in store. Per Deadline’s reporting, Fall 2’s new trio of young, soon-to-be-imperilled leads are Outlander: Blood Of My Blood and Pennyworth star Harriet…

This week’s episode of the Empire Podcast is not only a cut above the rest — it is The Cut above the rest. Yes, we’re delighted to be joined on this week’s pod by Sean Ellis and Orlando Bloom, the director and star of searing new boxing drama The Cut, who sat down with our very own prizefighter Chris Hewitt on Zoom to chat about the extreme lengths, physical and otherwise, the duo went to for the film. [1:08:37 — 1:25:12 approx.] And that’s not the only knockout guest we have in store for you, no sirree: Chris also sits…

Can you believe it’s been eight years since Lynne Ramsay last hit our screens with the hammer-wielding, Joaquin Phoenix-led You Were Never Really Here? In the meantime, her bold, visually striking, and often bleak storytelling has been sorely missed. The good news? Ramsay is back, and it looks like we’ll soon have the chance to leave the cinema feeling miserable (in a good way) all over again with her new film, Die My Love. Watch the trailer here: The trailer opens with the upbeat ‘The Clapping Song’, introducing us to Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson’s on-screen couple, but it’s very…

With our first look at Black Phone 2, the definite-article-free sequel to The Black Phone, we got confirmation of a strong premise for Scott Derrickson’s follow-up: since serial killer The Grabber (Ethan Hawke) was killed at the end of that film, and the black phone in his basement destroyed, this time he returns from beyond the grave to wreak Freddy Krueger-style revenge. Now, with the film’s release not too far away, we have another trailer teasing more mayhem for youngsters Finny and Gwen (Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw) as they realise their nightmare isn’t over. Check it out: Brrr, it’s…

Ask anyone for the acting all-time-greats, and one name is highly likely to appear: Daniel Day-Lewis. The legendary British actor has always disappeared into his roles – but in recent years, he really has disappeared in general, taking a step back from screen roles. Until now. Day-Lewis returns, for the first time in eight years, in the upcoming Anemone, a drama he co-wrote along director (and son) Ronan Day-Lewis, starring alongside Sean Bean as brothers reunited after a significant absence. We’re pleased to announce that not only will the film be playing at the BFI London Film Festival 2025, but…

It’s been a while since we’ve had a Chloé Zhao film, let alone one of her calm, meditative gems such as the Oscar-winning Nomadland or the quiet and contemplative The Rider. Now, after a stint in the world of Marvel with Eternals, she’s back with something that feels more in line with her earlier features — though this time, she’s adapting a hit novel. The first trailer for her new film, Hamnet, has dropped, and for those who’ve read the book, you’ll know this one is going to be an emotional gut-punch. Watch the trailer here: Adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s…

It’s the first day of September, and that can only mean one thing: summer is gone, spooky season is officially underway, and the countdown is on to Halloween. That also makes now the perfect time to get excited about the re-release of a stop-motion beauty from the master of gothic charm himself, Tim Burton. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, his dark fantasy romance Corpse Bride is officially heading back to cinemas this autumn, with a stunning 4K restoration. Get a taster by watching the exclusive new trailer below. Corpse Bride follows the shy Victor (voiced by Johnny Depp), who is…

It’s been six years now since Benny and Josh Safdie unleashed Uncut Gems on the world. Their ultra-stressful thriller – following Adam Sandler’s Howard Ratner as he makes possibly disastrous financial decisions around the procurement of a precious diamond – was a hugely acclaimed cinematic adrenaline-shot, following up their previous hit Good Time. In the meantime, the brothers have been working on separate projects. Not only has Benny starred in the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, but he’s been hard at work on The Smashing Machine, his biopic of MMA fighter Mark Kerr…

Longlegs and The Monkey fans, rejoice! News has broken about a new project from director Osgood Perkins, the man behind some of the biggest horror hits of the past few years. It’s been announced that he will helm new feature The Young People as part of his deal with distributor Neon, and two of the cast have been confirmed – Nico Parker and Lola Tung. You’ll recognise Parker from her role as Astrid in this year’s live-action remake of How To Train Your Dragon, or as Joel’s daughter Sarah in The Last Of Us, and Tung is best known for…