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No./1 “I love getting to play with naughty humour” • In an exclusive interview, Ryan Reynolds explains how his latest actioner 6 UNDERGROUND is only the latest in his growing action-comedy empire
No./2 Once upon a time in… 2019 • The films. The stories. The stars. The debates. The cats. From Avengers to Zombieland, Team Empire reflect on the highs and lows of another thrilling, memorable and occasionally perplexing year in movies
No./3 Top 10 of the year • The cream of the cinematic crop, as voted for by us
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No./4 Telling a love story (with, er, amputations) • Prolific Japanese director Takashi Miike is back with his 104th film. He explains why FirsT Love could be his wildest, most violent yet
No./5 Marvel’s next move: an all-female team • Talk of an all-female MCU team-up has reached fever pitch. Here’s what you need to know about its potential
Morfydd Clark • BREAKS THROUGH IN DAVID COPPERFIELD , SAINT MAUD AND ETERNAL BEAUTY
No./6 Why we need Sam Raimi directing horror again • Empire’s resident Sam Raimi superfan Chris Hewitt rejoices that the filmmaker is back where he belongs: directing horror
No./7 The good, the bad, the bonkers • Your guide to the metric ton of films about to land on DISNEY+ — from beloved favourites to the super weird outliers
No./8 Five films that would benefit from a director’s cut • Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is due for a re-release with ten more minutes of footage. Here are five other 2019 films that could use the same treatment
No./9 FLAME-THROWING FUN • From the multiplex to the arthouse, the flamethrower is this year’s cinematic weapon of choice
No./10 The fight to make the first #MeToo movie • Director Jay Roach on how his Fox News drama
No./11 “I want to push it as far as possible” • Robert Pattinson speaks to Empire on making his upcoming Batman just as interesting and weird as his recent roles
No./12 “That journey recalibrated me as a human” • [THE Q&A] DEV PATEL on bringing a new take to a 169-year-old novel in David Copperfield — plus medieval fantasies and directorial debuts
No./13 THE CAGE RAMPAGE • Four films, four foes: here’s what Nicolas Cage will be raging against next (and yes, these are real films)
No./14 The man who could save Fantastic Beasts • You may not know his name, says Empire’s Ben Travis. But screenwriter Steve Kloves could be just what the Potter franchise needs
No./15 How Marvel and Doctor Who were a film school • The lessons from a blockbuster career that helped Karen Gillan move into directing with her debut, The Party’s Just Beginning
No./16 The adorable yeti (that caused a diplomatic incident) • THE STRANGE STORY OF ABOMINABLE’S FAUX PAS — AND THREE OTHER FILMS THAT INADVERTENTLY TRIGGERED A POLITICAL FALLOUT
No./17 Farewell to a Hollywood hellraiser • Legendary producer Robert Evans died at the end of October. We remember a notorious, larger-than-life Hollywood figure
Star Wars: The Mandalorian • Unfiltered, uncensored, uncompromising trailer reactions from team EMPIRE
No./18 [FIRST LOOK] The Invisible Man...