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THIS MONTH
EMPIRE • WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO THIS MONTH
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No./ 1 The making of a profound musical partnership • Composer Nicholas Britell on his collaboration with director Barry Jenkins – and how it plays in their new TV drama THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
No./2 Revealed: the custom zombie-killin’ machine • Director Zack Snyder on the “expert zombie killers” of ARMY OF THE DEAD – and the badass weapon they’ll be wielding
No./3 Dracula as a sci-fi Western? Not as weird as you think • Director Chloé Zhao’s recently announced genre mash-up actually makes sense – when you look at the history
No./4 How WandaVision changed the MCU forever • After that emotional finale, the rules of Marvel’s cinematic universe won’t ever be the same again
No./5 The story that tempted Kate Winslet back to telly • MARE OF EASTTOWN is the actor’s first TV role in ten years — and as the director explains, she took a hands-on approach
DAISY RIDLEY
BLACK IN FOCUS • AMON WARMANN chews over the main moment in Black film and TV this month
CLASSIC PICK OF THE MONTH
No./6 A superhero show with infinite ambition • Comics legend MARK MILLAR on his new Netflix series Jupiter’s Legacy — which he claims will out-epic Marvel
No./7 The banned film that became an Oscar contender • Zindagi Tamasha (‘Circus Of Life’) was censored in its native Pakistan and its director received death threats — before representing the country at this year’s Academy Awards
No./8 “People associate me with sarcasm, but there’s a lot more going on here” • [THE Q&A] AUBREY PLAZA on shedding her comic persona in dark new satire Black Bear
No./9 WHO’S TERRORISING PADDINGTON NEXT? • With a third film confirmed, Team Empire dream-cast the next villain to follow in Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant’s footsteps
No./10 THE COMFORT ZONE • WITHNAIL AND I Withnail’s unsuccessful attempt to wash up continues our celebration of the best comfort watches
Cruella • Unfiltered, uncensored, uncompromising trailer reactions from team EMPIRE
No./11 Pulling off cinema’s most low-key heist • Writer Jonathan Raymond on the gentle caper of Kelly Reichardt’s acclaimed period drama FIRST COW
No./12 The Wakanda we want to see on screen • With a new TV series expanding the Black Panther universe, Empire’s Amon Warmann argues for adapting one particular comic run
No./13 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 brother shows to watch next
No./14 GET EXCITED FOR THE DUNGEONS & DRAGONS MOVIE • No, wait, come back! Four reasons why there’s reason for optimism with the fantasy role-playing game adaptation
No./15 The unknown taking on Iron Man’s legacy • You might not know her name yet, but DOMINIQUE THORNE is soon to become the true heir to Tony Stark
No./16 Resurrecting Billy The Kid • The outlaw gets ready to ride again, despite having gone down in a blaze of glory…
No./17 THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS • AN ECCENTRIC ITALIAN SUBCULTURE GETS THE SPOTLIGHT IN AN ACCLAIMED NEW DOCUMENTARY
No./18 Daniel Brühl’s dark homecoming • The sometime Marvel supervillain on making his pitch-black directorial debut Next Door on home turf
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