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How hard sci-fi went mainstream

Maya Hawke embraces her inner anxiety

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On A Role • THE LEGENDARY STAR ON WIGGING UP TO PLAY A FOUNDING FATHER

WHEN CREATORS GET CRANKY • A GROWING WAVE OF FILMMAKERS AND SHOWRUNNERS ARE TAKING REBOOTS OF THEIR WORK TO TASK

IN THE CUT • THREE ACTORS WHO RECENTLY HAD THEIR SCREENTIME IN MAJOR MOVIES RESCINDED

THE PIPELINE

Who ya gonna call ? • WITH FROZEN EMPIRE GETTING MIXED REACTIONS, WE DON OUR PROTON PACKS TO DEBATE THE FUTURE OF THE GHOSTBUSTERS FRANCHISE

The Spotlight • THE RISING STAR ON TRANSITIONING FROM MAN TO BEAST FOR KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

IT’S TIME TO SMELL THE GLOVE AGAIN • ROCK ’N’ ROLL’S MOST PUNCTUAL BAND ARE FINALLY RETURNING WITH SPINAL TAP II. HERE ARE TEN REASONS TO BE EXCITED FOR THE COMEDY SEQUEL

Disrupters of the galaxy • ELI ROTH INTRODUCES THE UNRULY OUTCASTS AT THE HEART OF HIS VIDEO-GAME ADAPTATION BORDERLANDS

Trailer Talk • WE DISSECT THE FIRST LOOK AT THE REBOOTED DARK AVENGER

THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE

A HORROR PROTÉGÉ HEADS INTO THE WOODS • ISHANA NIGHT SHYAMALAN ON BREAKING AWAY WITH HER DIRECTORIAL DEBUT, THE WATCHERS

Ghouls gone wild • FALLOUT’S WALTON GOGGINS ON PLAYING AN ANARCHIC, NOSELESS ANTIHERO

ON OUR MINDS

KNOW YOUR PLUMBOBS FROM YOUR WOOHOOS • READ EMPIRE’S HANDY GUIDE TO THE SIMS AHEAD OF THEIR BIG-SCREEN ADVENTURE

A new gang of rebel riders gear up • JEFF NICHOLS BREAKS DOWN THE MOTLEY MOTORCYCLE CREW AT THE HEART OF THE BIKERIDERS

“I fear that the cheesy movie speech is on the brink of extinction” • AMELIA TAIT ON WHY WE NEED A RETURN TO THE GLORY DAYS OF ROUSING, QUOTABLE DIALOGUE

A comedy classic’s number is up • STEVE PEMBERTON AND REECE SHEARSMITH ON REASONS TO BE EXCITED FOR INSIDE NO. 9’S NINTH AND FINAL SEASON

MASTER OF THE POOHNIVERSE • THE CO-CREATOR OF A NEW CINEMATIC FRANCHISE ON THE CROSSOVER EVENT THAT LITERALLY NOBODY SAW COMING

How Much Is A Pint Of Milk • THE STAR OF THE FALL GUY ON SWAPPING A-LISTERS FOR OATLY

CIVIL WAR

SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT DYING

LOVE LIES BLEEDING

MANHUNT

GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE

X-MEN ’97

MONKEY MAN

THE FALL GUY

WHAT HAVE WE HERE?

ROAD HOUSE

ALONE IN THE DARK

GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE

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BACK TO BLACK

LET THERE BE LIGHTSABERS • SET AN EVEN LONGER TIME AGO IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY, THE ACOLYTE PROMISES A GLEAMING, ECLECTIC BUNCH OF JEDI — AND A WHOLE NEW, MYSTERIOUS ADVENTURE. YOU’VE NEVER SEEN STAR WARS LIKE THIS BEFORE…

COURT BATTLE • WORDS OLLY RICHARDS JUSTIN METZ

TIME LORDS • AS THE TARDIS PREPARES TO SPIN ITS WAY AROUND THE GALAXY AGAIN, DOCTOR WHO’S NEW STAR AND RETURNING SHOWRUNNER, NCUTI GATWA AND RUSSELL T DAVIES, EXPLAIN HOW THEY’RE SHAKING UP THE UNIVERSE

KILLING IT • IN HIT MAN, GLEN POWELL PLAYS A FAKE ASSASSIN — IN FACT, MANY DIFFERENT FAKE ASSASSINS. AS HE AND DIRECTOR RICHARD LINKLATER UNLEASH THEIR ROMCOM THRILLER, THE DEADLY DUO DISCUSS THEIR BLOSSOMING COLLABORATION

AFTER THE STROM • HAVING SURVIVED A FEVERISHLY DEBATED STAR WARS TRILOGY, DAISY RIDLEY IS FORGING HER OWN...