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THE EMPIRE SPOILER SPECIAL PODCAST • DIRECTORS SPILL THE BEANS ON THE YEAR’S HOTTEST MOVIES

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THE BIG QUESTION • THIS MONTH WE ASKED: WHAT CHRISTMAS CAROL CROSSOVER WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE NEXT?

PREVIOUSLY, IN EMPIRE… • 1995 REVIEW OF THE YEAR JANUARY 1996

A cosmic friendship defies the odds • A MAN MAKES AN EXTRATERRESTRI-PAL IN LORD AND MILLER’S STARRY BUDDY MOVIE PROJECT HAIL MARY

HUGH JACKMAN IS MIKE SARDINA • THE ACTOR PLAYS A NEIL DIAMOND TRIBUTE PERFORMER IN BIOPIC SONG SUNG BLUE

IS CLIPPING THE FUTURE OF MOVIE MARKETING? • MEET MAX PETERSON, WHO’S TAKING FILM PROMOTION TO WILD NEW LENGTHS

TRUMP’S TINSELTOWN WISHLIST • THE PRESIDENT WAS KEY IN THE GREENLIGHTING OF RUSH HOUR 4. WHAT COULD BE NEXT?

Mayhem in motherhood • ROSE BYRNE ON BRINGING MATERNAL ANGST TO HER AWARD-WINNING PERFORMANCE IN IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU

THE PIPELINE • EIGHT PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

How anime stormed the mainstream • WITH ITS EVER-GROWING FANDOM AND BOX-OFFICE HOT STREAK, THE MEDIUM HAS BECOME A GLOBAL FORCE

BEYOND THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD • WICKED’S STUDIO, UNIVERSAL, HAS CONFIRMED PLANS TO GROW THE MAGICAL FRANCHISE. HERE’S WHERE IT COULD FLY OFF TO

Meet a deadly sport’s new players • HOW READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME IS UPPING THE ANTE

FORTNITE’S WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR • THE GAMING PLATFORM THAT’S HOOKING HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD’S GIFT GUIDE FOR THE POPE • WHAT A-LISTERS BROUGHT TO THE VATICAN’S RECENT CELEBRATION OF CINEMA

Taking the plunge • KRISTEN STEWART DIVES INTO HER DRAMATIC DIRECTORIAL DEBUT, THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER

“A bold swing in an established universe is not easy. But it can be done” • JOHN NUGENT ON HOW LONG-RUNNING FRANCHISES ARE SUDDENLY FINDING NEW IDEAS

Movie threadheads are taking over • CINEMAGOERS ARE SPLASHING CASH TO WEAR DESIGNER FILM-THEMED APPAREL

THE MVP • MEET OUR HERO OF THE MONTH

CAN A FAN-DRIVEN QUEST REVIVE A VILLAIN? • INSIDE THE PLAN TO REKINDLE ADAM DRIVER’S REJECTED STAR WARS SEQUEL

The making of a ping-pong prodigy • JOSH SAFDIE BRINGS HIS BACKSPIN TO BIOPIC MARTY SUPREME

HORROR MASTERS, UNITE! • JORDAN PEELE AND SAM RAIMI ARE SET TO COLLABORATE FOR THE FIRST TIME. HERE’S WHY IT’S MEANT TO BE

A Lagos drama goes global • THE FAMILY ROOTS OF MY FATHER’S SHADOW HAVE GROWN INTO OSCAR HOPES

BEAVER DREAM • WHY PIXAR ANIMATION HOPPERS MAKES HEROES OF THESE CHISEL-TOOTHED CRITTERS

ON OUR MINDS • DAFT MUSINGS FROM THE STRANGE BRAINS OF TEAM EMPIRE

Eliminating the competition • WHY NO OTHER CHOICE DRIVES A WHITE-COLLAR WORKER TO DEADLY MEANS

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How Much Is A Pint Of Milk? Delroy Lindo • THE SINNERS ACTOR WILL TAKE A LABRADOODLE OVER LACTOSE ANY DAY

HAMNET • CHLOÉ ZHAO’S SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY

STRANGER THINGS 5: VOLUME 1 • THE UPSIDE DOWN’S FAREWELL TOUR BEGINS

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