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Gangs Of London takes a bigger swing • Showrunner CORIN HARDY on how he’s taking the breakout crime drama to a brutal new level

Why Peter Farrelly went to war • In THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER, the Green Book director heads to the violent depths of Vietnam

How Minions made the world go bananas • These small, yellow henchmen have sparked a worldwide following in its GentleMinions. Empire investigates the chaos

Tearing up the costume drama playbook • THE WONDER director Sebastián Lelio on bringing a fresh perspective to a familiar genre

Clerks III • Unfiltered, uncensored, uncompromising trailer reactions from team EMPIRE

How Baby Groot found his roots • I AM GROOT gives the seedling with a small vocab his own TV show

Meet the new dungeon masters • The filmmakers behind Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves on striving to make a movie the game deserves

“I’d love to return as Captain Phasma. That would be smashing” • [ THEQ&A] On a break from journeying between faraway worlds, GWENDOLINE CHRISTIE is bringing the heat in Peter Strickland’s culinary nightmare Flux Gourmet

Where Stranger Things goes next • Strap in for a major, multi-tentacled expansion of the Duffer-verse

LIAM NEESON CAMEOS • It seems you can’t swing a lightsaber these days without hitting the stalwart Irish actor

Inside the summer of surprises • With cinemas back in business and streamers booming, Empire reflects on the season that’s kept throwing curveballs

A new spin on a baseball classic • Co-creator/star Abbi Jacobson on her TV reimagining of A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

BLACK IN FOCUS • AMON WARMANN chews over the main moment in Black film and TV this month

BONG JOON-HO HEADS OFF-WORLD • EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MICKEY7, THE DIRECTOR’S HOTLY ANTICIPATED FOLLOW-UP TO PARASITE

The social satire that makes the rich retch • TRIANGLE OF SADNESS director Ruben Östlund on his gut-churning dinner scene

Why India’s Forrest Gump could run and run • What you need to know about the year’s unlikeliest remake

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

The Hollywood tough guy who smashed the mould • [ IN MEMORIAM] Empire contributorChristina Newland remembers the late, great JAMES CAAN

The film that lured Julia Roberts back to the romcom • Ticket To Paradise director Ol Parker on working with a titan of the genre

How Ms. Marvel mutated the MCU • The finale’s bombshells have major repercussions for Marvel’s slate. Here’s what could happen next

Yasmeen Fletcher • AS NAKIA IN MS. MARVEL, THE LEBANESE-AMERICAN ACTOR BRINGS HER OWN IDENTITY TO THE SCREEN

When cinemas get (very) creative • When it comes to enticing moviegoers, some venues have a few cards (and monkeys) up their sleeves

There’s still something about Cameron • With Cameron Diaz coming out of retirement after eight years away, we celebrate the return of a unique comedy force

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