What a stellar evening. Incredible guests, hilarious chat. The stress of getting down there in time was worth it @chrishewitt.bsky.social @jamescdyer.bsky.social @helenlohara.bsky.social @bethwebb.bsky.social @benstravis.bsky.social @mrgodfrey.bsky.social Erm...when does the whistle thing kick in?

The live Empire Podcast at Kings Place last night was absolutely wonderful. Thanks to @chrishewitt.bsky.social @jamescdyer.bsky.social @helenlohara.bsky.social @benstravis.bsky.social (plus @bethwebb.bsky.social @mrgodfrey.bsky.social) for your hours of hard work and entertainment value

🚨 ISSUE PREVIEW 🚨 Empire's #StrangerThings5 issue lands in stores and online tomorrow. Here's a look at what's inside this month's pages... ORDER: greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-decem... READ MORE: empireonline.com/movies/news/...

EXCLUSIVE 🚨 Raw and Titane director Julia Ducournau is back with Alpha – a different kind of body horror movie. The film follows a mysterious illness that turns people to marble, coming to UK cinemas from 14 November. Watch the trailer: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...

The sky’s the limit for Harris Dickinson Empire sat down with the star for a major new interview and cover shoot, where he opens up about vulnerability, the filmmaker he wants to be, and stepping into the director’s chair for his film Urchin. Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...

With I Know What You Did Last Summer and Him incoming, Tyriq Withers enters his horror era – and steps into the Empire Spotlight. He sits down with Empire to discuss his career inspirations, swapping sports for the stage, and taking on a lead role. Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...

⚡SPECIAL EDITION⚡ Empire’s Tron: Ares issue also arrives in a limited-edition light-up cover version, pulsing with the power of the Grid. Find it in WHSmith stores from Thurs 3 July – check for your nearest stockist here: www.google.com/maps/d/edit?... Limited quantities online from 3 July.

Can we talk about how Jeremy Allen White and Stephen Graham have both starred in one-shot kitchen dramas? I really hope that they got into that on set.

It's new Empire day! In the front pages: Celine Song on her poignant Past Lives follow-up The Materialists, Richard Linklater on assembling his auteur all-stars in Nouvelle Vague, Zach Cregger chats Weapons, plus Damson Idris! Francesca Scorsese! Julia Ducournau! And so much more: lnkd.in/eaXCmGiB

Excited to be hosting the Q&A after Aylin Tezel's very hot and lovely debut Falling Into Place tomorrow at @curzon.com Hoxton. Perfect for a Saturday night in the city. Come along! www.curzon.com/ticketing/se...

Sydney Sweeney talks to Empire! And sits for a really quite awesome, Old Hollywood-inspired photoshoot, masterminded by @mrchrisbailey.bsky.social and Joanna Moran, shot by Art Streiber. Read the whole interview by Rebecca Nicholson here: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...

A total thrill to be nominated for a British Society Of Magazine Editors award! And alongside a bunch of my mega-talented colleagues as well. Long live Empire. www.bsme.com/talent-award...

Yes it's the full five gold stars from me for Warfare, because it blew my head off. It's nerve-shredding cinema, brutal and upsetting. As it should be.

Look at this total flirt.

On especially chaotic days I like to take a moment and cast my mind back to John C. Reilly's red-carpet looks from Cannes 2015.

HAVOC EXCLUSIVE: EMPIRE VIP SCREENING + Q&A! On 22 April, catch an exclusive early screening of HAVOC, the intense action thriller starring Tom Hardy. Director Gareth Evans (The Raid) will also join us for a special Q&A! See the chaos unfold on the big screen before HAVOC hits Netflix on 25 April.

FLOW is finally out in UK cinemas. A hugely-deserving Oscar-winner and one of the best films you'll see this year, animated or otherwise. My review:

Tried to find the words about The Royal Tenenbaums, Gene Hackman's almost-final role: a gorgeous film which carries an extra resonance today.

Gene Hackman single-handedly carries some of cinema’s greatest films but it is his turn in the often overlooked POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE that comes to mind when I hear his name, such an assured yet tender presence in a film that so sharply understands the joys and burdens of the job. Heartbroken.

Danny Ramirez is taking flight in #CaptainAmerica: Brave New World – and soars into the Empire Spotlight. 🌟 He sits down for an interview to talk being the new Falcon, joining The Last Of Us Season 2, and his forthcoming directorial debut. Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...

A little late posting, but it was my pleasure to host our Empire VIP Flow event with filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis. A remarkable, staggeringly beautiful film about a small black cat, a natural disaster, and the terrifying process of trusting and accepting others.

My main takeaways from the first six feverish hours of this season are that Jason Isaacs and Parker Posey are having a ball, the staff need more screentime, it goes darker and is a better season because of it, and Aimee Lou Wood would be great value on a night out. Some more organised thoughts here:

Back in the fourth chair of the Empire Film Pod chatting news, reviews and ogre origin stories. Never a dull time.

A beautiful cover/tribute to one of the most important artists of our time. So pleased to have played a small part in it by sharing an in-conversation with @bethwebb.bsky.social @iana.bsky.social and @leilalatif.bsky.social about his depiction of women onscreen.

Empire pays tribute to David Lynch in a subscriber cover illustrated by Edward Tuckwell ☕ Inside the April issue, we celebrate Lynch's life and work – speaking to Nicolas Cage, Dexter Fletcher, Prano Bailey-Bond, Barry Gifford and more. READ MORE: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...

Hold on tight. Tom Cruise takes to the skies on Empire’s #MissionImpossible – The Final Reckoning cover. Inside, we light the fuse on the most dangerous Mission yet, going on set with Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie. 🧨 On sale Thursday 13 Feb. READ MORE: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...

I adore this movie, beyond a die-hard love of cats and appreciation of its gorgeous animation. And I'm thrilled to be speaking with its filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis onstage at our next @empiremagazine.bsky.social VIP event. Hope to see you there 🐾

I want a guest episode directed by Jane Schoenbrun confirmed the second that this gets picked up.

My interview with Ke 👇

After the ultimate cinematic comeback, Ke Huy Quan is everywhere, all at once. Empire sits down with the #LoveHurts star for a new interview – talking his first role as a leading man, his Oscar win, and the role he wants to play next. READ MORE: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...

A fresh reminder that Hustlers is a masterpiece and yet over five years after its release we still haven't had a follow-up film from Lorene Scafaria. Please let her do whatever she wants.

This is alarming. The PCC is a legendary cinema; there’s no other place doing what they do. Please sign and share.

Losing the PCC would be a crime against culture. Sign the petition!

The team over at @ThePCCLondon has shared that the beloved independent cinema is at risk of closing. Here’s how you can help: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa... #SaveThePCC

Threatening to kill one of London's most revered, important and thriving cultural institutions in the name of redevelopment / profit... honestly. Get a life. Grow a soul. Go away. Everyone else - please sign.

We simply can't lose this cinema. It's so much more than a venue that screens movies; it's home to a community that I love being a part of, a leader in diverse and bold programming, and a place of solace for so many. Please, for goodness' sake, sign and share.

If you want to know how many times I've watched this in the last 24 hours it's seven times.

As we reflect on the life and legacy of the late David Lynch, we've dug into our archives to publish this exclusive chat between @mrgodfrey.bsky.social and Lynch about the auteur's surprise turn in Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans. READ THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...

"David Lynch could reach areas nobody else could get to. We all lived his dreams." Empire editor @nickdesemlyen.bsky.social pays tribute to the late, great director – a filmmaker who saw life as a beautiful, terrifying mystery. Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...

We're on the hunt for new, experienced news writers in 2025. Please read the pitch guide thoroughly before submitting ideas. To stress, we are not looking for: - Retro pieces (e.g. film anniversaries) - Rankings - Features

I met Pamela Anderson in London for this month’s Empire and found that we were right to be in love with her in the 90s but it was for the wrong reasons — she’s an adorable film nerd.

An exciting thing we have lined up at Empire for 2025: world-exclusive Avatar 3 stories in EVERY issue this year. We kick off with an hour-long interview with James Cameron himself (I got to do this one myself, as a Christmas treat) talking Ash Warriors, Wind Traders and LOTS more. Out Thursday!

Super-duper proud of this: a world-first look of Avatar 3 (and a *hefty* interview with James Cameron) kicking off the new issue, out tomorrow. Order your copy here to read the full story: www.greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-march...

On #Empire650, live from @KingsPlace London, we talk to #GetAway writer-star Nick Frost, #Babygirl lead Harris Dickinson, #WilliamTell's Claes Bang, and #TheBrutalist actor Joe Alwyn. Plus! News! Reviews! Live show nonsense! And more! LISTEN HERE: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...

Had an absolute blast at my first #empirepodcastlive @chrishewitt.bsky.social @bethwebb.bsky.social @jamescdyer.bsky.social @helenlohara.bsky.social

Another fantastic #empirepodcastlive last night brilliant guests, great interviews and highly entertaining film related fun. I completely sanction this buffoonery. Thanks @chrishewitt.bsky.social @helenlohara.bsky.social @jamescdyer.bsky.social @bethwebb.bsky.social @mrgodfrey.bsky.social

Babygirl is in UK cinemas today and deserves to be seen with a big, rowdy crowd. Tender, empathetic, and wonderfully funny. My review for @empiremagazine.bsky.social: www.empireonline.com/movies/revie...

All the rage… is contained in our new issue. First interviews anywhere with Danny Boyle, Alex Garland and the cast of 2025’s buzziest horror. Start screaming NOW.

The rage has only just begun ☣️ Danny Boyle is back with #28YearsLater – unleashing a new era of the flesh-eating saga. Empire enters the apocalypse with Boyle, Alex Garland, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer and more. On sale Thurs 16 January. READ MORE: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...

I will be the unhinged fourth chair for Friday's live event, delivering my weird opinions and extensive June Squibb knowledge to the masses. See you there!