Author: Empire

Praise be to Muad’Dib! Thank the heavens for Dune: Part Three! Because, frankly, without the launch this week of the trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s latest, and last, venture into Frank Herbert’s sandy world, Helen O’Hara and James Dyer (for they are in charge this week, in Chris Hewitt’s absence) would have had very little to talk about in terms of movie news on this latest episode of the Empire Podcast. Thankfully it came along in the nick of time, and they bang on about it accordingly — yippee! Elsewhere, Helen and James have plenty to talk about as they discuss…

It’s a good year for Godzilla fans. Earlier this year, MonsterVerse fans got some delicious morsels of cinema’s greatest kaiju when he popped up in Monarch Season 2. But that was just an amuse-bouche for the real main course: the much-anticipated arrival of Godzilla Minus Zero, the latest ‘zilla film from Japan’s Toho studio, and the sequel to 2023’s outstanding Godzilla Minus One. As the film (from Minus One’s returning writer-director-VFX-supervisor Takashi Yamazaki) stomp-stomp-stomps closer to release, there’s good news for UK fans – with release details officially confirmed, and some shiny new stuff to look at too. First up:…

On a day where one President Donald J. Trump has lost a bid to have his name added to Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center, along comes a stonking new trailer for Dune: Part Three — and with it a warning from star Timothée Chalamet that this film serves as a warning to be wary of charismatic leaders. Funny how these things work, isn’t it? But if reality is a little too much to handle right now, then Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming trilogy capper to his grand cinematic dream, a colossal three-part adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune, is just what the doctor ordered.…

When a high profile filmmaker manages to make a new movie in secret, especially in this day and age, you’ve got to respect it. But when a high profile filmmaker manages to make a new Ali G movie in secret, well, you’ve really gotta give it some serious respek. And that’s exactly what Sacha Baron Cohen, the man responsible for West Staines’ finest shell-suit sporting hip-hop interviewer, has done. Yes, per Deadline’s reporting, Cohen has just wrapped filming on a surprise follow-up to 2002’s Ali G InDaHouse. Booyakasha! In recent weeks, there have been rumblings and rumours doing the rounds…

Slowly but surely, Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse is coming. It’s been three years now since Across The Spider-Verse arrived, taking everything that made Into The Spider-Verse such a delight and maximising it – not only sprawling across multiple universes, but delivering the first half of a huge two-part narrative for Miles Morales. There’s a lot riding, then, on Beyond – which will not only bring the entire story home, but could secure the series a place in the list of ‘best trilogies of all time’ if it manages to stick the landing. As Spider-Verse writer-producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller…

The latest episode of the Empire Podcast sees the team — Chris Hewitt, Helen O’Hara, Alex Godfrey, and James Dyer — go simply ga-ga for Olivia Wilde’s new film, The Invite. In fact, Wilde is this week’s guest, along with her co-star, Edward Norton, who have a lovely natter with Mr. Godfrey. Either side of that, the team talk about movies in which people bounce back after being made redundant, discuss the week’s movie news, including the new trailer for Robert Eggers’ Werwulf and Supergirl’s somewhat disappointing box office debut, and review not just The Invite, but also Nirvanna: The…

Stop The Clocks! Dig Out Your Soul! Be Here Now! Yes, those are Definitely Maybe all titles of albums by Mancunian rockers Oasis — but they’re also all things that fans of the Gallagher brothers, Liam and Noel, should do at this very moment. Why? Because the supersonic first teaser trailer for Don’t Look Back In Anger, creator Steven Knight and directors Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace’s (Meet Me In The Bathroom) access all areas, IMAX-bound Oasis Live ’25 reunion tour documentary just dropped — that’s why! And you can check it out below; C’mon you know that looks like…

For an art still in its relative infancy, cinema has had a great many New Waves — French, German, Australian, Indian, British, Japanese… you get the idea. Now it seems we’re entering the era of the Welsh New Wave, with exciting projects like Madfabulous, Effi O Blaenau, Mr. Burton, and upcoming Aimee Ffion Edwards led western Lluest thrusting Cymru into the cinematic spotlight. And it’s a trend that’s set to continue with the newly announced Mountain, a coming-of-age yarn directed by Madfabulous’ Celyn Jones and starring Peter Mullan, Iwan Rheon, newcomer Seth Isaac Thomas, and — making her cinematic lead…

@Studio Ghibli / Studiocanal Good news for UK-based Studio Ghibli fans – the legendary Japanese anime studio has found a new home on these shores. In recent years, Ghibli films (including recent releases Earwig And The Witch, and The Boy And The Heron) have been distributed in the UK by Elysian Film Group. But after that banner went into liquidation earlier this summer, it’s been unknown who will take over those rights. Now we have an answer: GKIDS, a major player in the animation space, is now overseeing the Ghibli library in the UK and Ireland – and there are…

Ready to go back to the Backrooms? Well, A24 certainly is. As Kane Parsons’ creepypasta inspired liminal space chiller Backrooms soars past the $330 million mark at the global box office, further cementing the horror movie’s status as A24’s highest grossing movie yet, the studio has dug around its own backrooms and pulled out 15 more minutes of hazy horror goodness for fans. Yes, Backrooms: Everything Must Go Edition is coming to UK and US cinemas this weekend — as the below social media announcement from A24 shows: Neither truly an extended or director’s cut of Backrooms, Parsons’ Everything Must…