Author: Empire

Comeback narratives have driven Comic-Con 2026 so far. But if the noise that greeted Johnny Depp’s surprise appearance as Ebenezer Scrooge yesterday was largely the scratching of heads and raising of eyebrows, the only thing that was raised today during the Spaceballs: The New One panel was the roof. That’s because the damn thing nearly came off when comedy legend Rick Moranis — back as Dark Helmet in the forthcoming sequel to the 1987 Mel Brooks Star Wars spoof — was unveiled to a rapturous reception and a standing ovation. All of which seemed to convince the 73 year old that coming out of retirement (“I wasn’t retired, I was just negotiating,” he…

In the wake of Supergirl’s box office disappointment, it was perhaps surprising to learn that DC Studios weren’t putting on a panel at this year’s Comic-Con, passing up the opportunity to show footage or present the cast from James Gunn’s currently-shooting Man Of Tomorrow as a show of strength in the still-fledgling DCU. However, it turns out that the studio was represented in San Diego after all at Thursday’s Jim Lee & Friends panel, which rapidly turned into a case of Clayface & Chums, as director James Watkins and star Tom Rhys Harries joined Lee – the superstar artist and…

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey may be dominating the cultural conversation and packing out the IMAX cinemas of this world just now, but while the boldest blockbuster filmmaker in the West is entrancing the masses with Cyclops, Sirens, and Circe, in the East another outsized action epic is getting ready to rock our world. Yes, S.S. Rajamouli — director of Telegu-language Tollywood juggernaut RRR (one of Empire’s favourite movies of 2022) — is back back back next year with Varanasi, a sci-fi spectacular spanning multiple millennia and continents, from the Arctic to Africa to the titular Indian city bracing itself for…

Did you ever watch Barney back in the day and fear that somewhere beneath the “I love you, you love me” sing-song bravado and big hugs, deep in that purple dinosaur’s cold, unblinking eyes, there could be something more sinister afoot? Well, firstly, Barney was and forever will be a total sweetheart, you monster! But also second, Buddy — the nightmarish new horror from Too Many Cooks creator Casper Kelly — may just be the cinematic vindication you crave. Prepare to meet the titular Buddy, a bright orange unicorn from a forgotten, fictitious 90s kids’ TV show whose cheery look…

It is with great sadness that we bring you the news Kaylee Hottle, child star of Godzilla Vs Kong and Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, has tragically died at the age of just 18. The young, deaf actor, who announced herself as an exciting new talent — and industry trailblazer — with her performances as Jia Andrews in Adam Wingard’s two most recent MonsterVerse movies, was killed in a car accident on Monday. News of Hottle’s death was first shared by her father Joshua Hottle in an emotional video posted to Facebook, with the Texas School For The Deaf…

I have the power… to share some pretty exciting news about one of the low-key most fun movies to hit cinema screens in 2026. Yes, we are of course talking about Travis Knight’s toyetic blockbuster Masters Of The Universe, which has brought Mattel’s iconic 80s He-Man toyline — and its associated classic cartoon series and 1987 Dolph Lundgren flick — to a whole new generation. And the news? Well, despite having only hit cinemas just last month, Knight’s movie is set to hit Prime Video this week, right on cue for the summer holidays! Check out the announcement teaser below;…

Everything about Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has been, in a word, big. Big cast. Big budget. Big cameras. Big canvas. Big buzz. And now that the Oscar-winning Oppenheimer filmmaker’s Homeric epic is finally playing in cinemas, this outsized trend has continued with a massive opening weekend for the movie at the global box office. Per Variety’s reporting, Nolan’s newest blockbuster — the first movie ever shot entirely on IMAX cameras — has set sail with a Cyclops-dwarfing $264 million worldwide open. To put the first frame performance of The Odyssey into context, the movie — which follows Matt Damon’s Trojan…

Ever since we first learned that Gina Prince-Bythewood would be following up her bone-crunching 2022 historical action epic The Woman King with a blockbuster take on Tomi Adeyemi’s brilliant, bestselling YA Afro-fantasy novel Children Of Blood And Bone, we’ve been chomping at the bit to see what the multi-talented filmmaker has been cooking. And that bit’s been getting chomped even more since the reveal of the movie’s all-star line-up — including *deep breath* Viola Davis, Regina King, Cynthia Erivo, Idris Elba, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tosin Cole, Damson Idris, Bukky Bakray, Lashana Lynch, Amandla Stenberg, and young lead Thuso Mbedu. Happily then,…

It’s been three years since we learned that David Robert Mitchell’s seminal 21st century horror movie It Follows would officially be getting a sequel, They Follow, with the first movie’s star Maika Monroe on board to return. Since then, updates on the project — set a decade after the events of that iconic first STC (that’s Sexually Transmitted Curse, obvs) chiller — have been few and far between. But after learning last month that Naomi Ackie was in final talks to star in Mitchell’s movie, today Deadline has revealed ten new names joining the call sheet — including Michael Gandolfini,…

Look out the window, it’s another day of sun. Look to the multiplex, and soon it will be ‘Another Day Of Sun’. “How?” we hear you cry. Well, because modern classic movie musical La La Land is — brace yourself for suddenly feeling very old — turning 10 (!) this summer, and to celebrate the anniversary of Damien Chazelle’s love letter to Los Angeles, Lionsgate is bringing its all-singing, all-dancing spectacular about two star-crossed LA dreamers back to cinemas for a very limited time. Check out the re-release trailer below; There you have it: La La Land, back in cinemas…