Shovels at the ready, people: Digger is coming. And while the world waits for Tom Cruise’s wild new movie, the new issue of Empire is here to give you a world-exclusive sneak peek.
It’s not on shelves until Thursday August 27 (or you can order a copy online here), but here’s an early look inside its pages.
Digger
Get ready for Tom Cruise as you’ve never seen him before – literally. Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu and his cast – including Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, and of course, Cruise himself – present a first look at their wild new disaster comedy, set to be one of the year’s boldest originals.
Street Fighter
Game on! As Hollywood finally readies an adaptation of the legendary fighter game, director Kitao Sakurai and stars Andrew Koji, Noah Centineo, Callina Liang, David Dastmalchian, and Mel Jarnson talk Empire through the ultimate movie brawl.
Whalefall
You’ve never seen a film like Whalefall – in which a diver is swallowed by a whale with one hour to escape. Director Brian Duffield and star Austin Abrams take Empire into the belly of the beast.
VisionQuest
Buckle up: Marvel is getting weird again. Paul Bettany’s Vision takes centre stage in a show that plunges him into existential crisis – alongside James Spader’s Ultron, of all beings. Empire goes on set to get into Vision’s fractured mind.
The Uprising
Paul Greengrass and Andrew Garfield are ready to fight the powers that be in a dramatisation of the Peasants’ Revolt. They talk to Empire about getting down and dirty in a vital part of history.
The Frighteners At 30
It’s been three decades since Peter Jackson unleashed his spooky horror-comedy on an unsuspecting public – and in the meantime it’s become a cult classic. He revisits the film 30 years on in a major new Empire interview.
Ke Huy Quan On Temple Of Doom
How great must it be to be childhood friends with Indiana Jones? Ke Huy Quan shares an excerpt from his upcoming memoir with Empire, detailing his experiences on Steven Spielberg’s Indy sequel.
First Word
In this month’s news section, we discuss the biggest Marvel revelations from Comic-Con; prepare for The Social Reckoning with Aaron Sorkin; rev up with Matchbox: The Movie’s John Cena; pick out the Bad Apples with Saoirse Ronan; venture into the wilderness with David Ayer on Heart Of The Beast; give Murray Bartlett the Pint Of Milk interview; chase Wild Horse Nine with writer-director Martin McDonagh; and plenty more.
Final Cut
In the home entertainment section, we speak to Taika Waititi, Julian Dennison, and the late great Sam Neill on 10 years of Hunt For The Wilderpeople; revisit Nuts In May with stars Roger Sloman and Alison Steadman; rank the Indiana Jones movies; go spoiler-by-spoiler on art-heist-of-sorts The Christophers; give Get Carter the Masterpiece treatment, and much more.
Reviews
In this issue, you’ll find reviews of the DCU’s Lanterns series; medieval elegy The Death Of Robin Hood; dark comedy thriller Bad Apples; the return of Gregg Araki with I Want Your Sex; horny-purge romcom One Night Only; D-day thriller Pressure; and many more.
