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No./1 Why this douche got his own TV show • In a world exclusive, James Gunn and John Cena talk The Suicide Squad’s TV spin-off PEACEMAKER
No./2 Meet Tom Hardy’s most trusted ally • Screenwriter KELLY MARCEL on the writing process of Venom: Let There Be Carnage — and a two-decade collaboration
BLACK IN FOCUS • AMON WARMANN chews over the main moment in Black film and TV this month
No./3 Loki’s rewriting of the MCU • The hit Disney+ show is making us rethink everything we thought we knew about the Marvel Cinematic Universe
No./4 The best of IRL Cannes • It’s back! Here are our top six picks from the festival
No./5 MOSQUITO STATE • GET TO KNOW THE INSECTOID BODY HORROR SET DURING THE LAST WALL STREET CRASH
Pig • Unfiltered, uncensored, uncompromising trailer reactions from team EMPIRE
Gregory Diaz IV • THE 16-YEAR-OLD NEW YORKER MAKES A SCENE-STEALING APPEARANCE IN IN THE HEIGHTS
No./6 QT’s Hollywood gets a full-on shake-up • The five most surprising things about Quentin Tarantino’s first book — the novelisation of Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
No./7 Behind the billion-dollar deal that shook Hollywood • Breaking down Amazon’s historic takeover of MGM — which could reshape the film industry as we know it
GEMMA CHAN
No./8 “I’m hoping to serve as a bridge for Black women” • With a slew of buzzy roles, Taylour Paige is the next big thing – and she’s looking to set a powerful example
No./9 NEXT IN THE SERIES • You fell in love with that incredible new TV show. And then it ended! Don’t despair – Boyd Hilton recommends the sibling shows to watch next
No./10 MEET MARVEL’S AQUAMAN! • Four things you need to know about Black Panther 2’s rumoured new anti-hero, Namor
No./11 Inside the most northerly drama in history • Director Andrew Haigh on the lessons learned from his extreme Arctic miniseries THE NORTH WATER
No./12 Revealed: the insane unmade rock-horror • An exclusive extract from the script for The Otherwise, the never-produced folk-horror co-written by The Fall’s Mark E. Smith
No./13 “I’ve done some crazy shit in my life, but this is the craziest film I’ve ever done” • [THE Q&A] From acting to directing to Oscar-winning screenwriting, TAIKA WAITITI could just be the busiest man in Hollywood
No./14 The original shows that kicked Apple up a notch • After a slow start, the streamer is suddenly booming, with a packed slate of unmissable original series
No./15 When Ned Beatty stole the show • [IN MEMORIAM] Though rarely a leading man, the late, great actor could always be relied on to upstage everyone – here are five times he did just that
No./16 How Lily became Pammy • Director Craig Gillespie on Lily James’ dramatic transformation for new miniseries Pam & Tommy
No./17 [FIRST LOOK] The Green Knight • Bringing arthouse cool to Arthurian myth, David Lowery’s fantasy promises another unexpected cinematic trip
No./18 WEIRD WATER MONSTERS • Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water... this bizarre lot show up
No./19 WHAT ANIME CAN BRING TO LORD OF THE RINGS • AN ANIMATED PREQUEL COULD GIVE US A UNIQUE...