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Empire

DISPATCHES • TEAM EMPIRE ON A FEW OF OUR HIGH POINTS THIS MONTH

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PREVIOUSLY, IN EMPIRE… • THE ORIGINAL JURASSIC PARK COVER AUGUST 1993

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The robot who’s here to help • THE SECRET WEAPON IN THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS? LOVEABLE SIDEKICK H.E.R.B.I.E.

Re-igniting a hot-headed rivalry • IDRIS ELBA AND JOHN CENA ON REVIVING THEIR ONSCREEN FEUD VIA ACTION-COMEDY HEADS OF STATE

NEED TO KNOW • GET UP TO SPEED ON… MARTIN SCORSESE’S HAWAIIAN CRIME DRAMA

On A Role OWEN WILSON IS PRYCE ‘STICK’ CAHILL • THE ACTOR PLAYS A WASHED-UP GOLF PRO IN STICK

THE BOY WHO LIVES AGAIN • WITH SIX ACTORS CONFIRMED, THE HARRY POTTER HBO SERIES INCHES CLOSER TO OUR MUGGLE SCREENS

THE FIRING LINE • BILL HADER’S RECENT ACCOUNT OF A PRE-ACTING SACKING PUTS HIM IN ELITE COMPANY

When gun-fu meets tutus • BALLERINA’S ANA DE ARMAS AND LEN WISEMAN ON THEIR BOLD, BLOODY JOHN WICK SPIN-OFF

YEAH, WE’RE THINKING HE’S BACK • CHAD STAHELSKI GIVES US A WORLD-FIRST SCOOP ON THE FUTURE OF JOHN WICK

Taking on the MCU’s metallic mantle • IRONHEART STAR DOMINIQUE THORNE ON GIVING TONY STARK A RUN FOR HIS MONEY

CANNES-T HARDLY WAIT • TEAM EMPIRE’S PICKS FROM THE FLAGSHIP FRENCH FESTIVAL’S PROGRAMME

ON OUR MIND • DAFT MUSINGS FROM THE WARPED MINDS OF TEAM EMPIRE

Neytiri strikes back • ZOE SALDAÑA ON HER NA’VI WARRIOR’S EMOTIONAL JOURNEY IN AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH

THE PIPELINE • EIGHT PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

The Spotlight Ben Wang • THE KARATE KID: LEGENDS ACTOR LEAPS INTO HIS FIRST LEADING MOVIE ROLE

BETWEEN SCENES • OUR SPOTLIGHT STAR’S FAVOURITE STUFF

HOW WILE E. COYOTE DODGED DEATH AGAIN • WITH COYOTE VS. ACME FINALLY SET FOR RELEASE, WE CHART ITS TORTURED PATH TO THE SCREEN

Triple threat • NEW CRIME COMEDY DEEP COVER SEES ORLANDO BLOOM, BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD AND NICK MOHAMMED IMPROVISING FOR THEIR LIVES. HERE, THE TRIO TALK FAST-THINKING AND AWKWARD ADS

The block-buster that rocked the multiplex • CHICKEN JOCKEYS? LAVA ANTHEMS? STEVE?! EMPIRE DISSECTS THE FAN-FUELLED PHENOMENON BEHIND A MINECRAFT MOVIE

DARE TO MEME • WHICH INTERNET-FRIENDLY VIDEO GAME WILL RECREATE THE MINECRAFT MOVIE PHENOMENON?

“Come on, Tom Cruise. Hit us with a full-on ’90s flashback” • DAN JOLIN ON THE STAR TAKING A BREAK FROM ACTION WITH THE NEW IÑÁRRITU MOVIE

Crash, bang, Oscars • BRACE YOURSELF: THE LONG-ARGUED-FOR ACADEMY AWARD FOR STUNTS IS FINALLY A GO

THE MONTHLY MIXTAPE • EMPIRE MIXMASTER AMON WARMANN SELECTS THIS MONTHS ESSENTIAL TUNES

A CHRISTIAN CROWD-PLEASER HITS BIG • HOW THE KING OF KINGS STORMED THE BOX OFFICE

Your ticket to Hollywood • 3 issues of Empire for £5*

How Much Is A Pint Of Milk? Zach Galifianakis • THE LILO & STITCH STAR ON MILK, MOULDY BREAD AND MEETING PRINCE

ANDOR: SEASON 2 • ONE WAY OUT FOR THE STAR WARS SHOW’S FINAL SEASON

HAVOC • THE ACTION GENIUS BEHIND THE RAID IS BACK ON BONE-CRUSHING FORM

THE PENGUIN LESSONS

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SINNERS • LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT RYAN COOGLER CAST THE FIRST STONE

THE LAST OF US: SEASON 2 • THE VIDEO-GAME ADAPTATION MOVES UP TO HARD...