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The master of sci-fi returns 🛸 Steven Spielberg beams up with Empire as he readies all-new alien blockbuster #DisclosureDay – and opens up on his sci-fi legacy, from E.T. and Close Encounters, to War Of The Worlds. On sale Thurs April 9. READ MORE: empireonline.com/movies/news/st…

Jake Schreier's MCU X-Men movie has brought aboard Beef creator Lee Sung Jin and The Bear co-showrunner Joanna Calo to write its latest draft. The trio previously collaborated on last year's Marvel team-up movie Thunderbolts*. Read more: #Echobox=1775601987-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">empireonline.com/movies/news/x-…

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Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd is back — and stars alongside Jamie Bell — in the first trailer for Half Man, a dark drama which follows two Glaswegian men and their relationship as it evolves across four decades. Watch it here: #Echobox=1775589557-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">empireonline.com/tv/news/half-m…

"The Boys’ endgame takes its time putting the pieces in place for the final showdown with Homelander — for better and worse.' Eric Kripke's sweary supes face one last battle in #TheBoys Season 5 — streaming from 8 April on Prime Video. Read our review: #Echobox=1775585080-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">empireonline.com/tv/reviews/the…

EXCLUSIVE 🐍 Taylor Swift’s Reputation tour was used as the basis for the concert scenes in David Lowery’s pop psychodrama Mother Mary. “It’s one of the best concert films ever,” he tells Empire. “I can go on about Reputation all day.” READ MORE: empireonline.com/movies/news/da…

EXCLUSIVE 🐸 Toy Story 5's new villain Lilypad could spell the end for Woody and Buzz. "When tech comes in, it wins," says director Andrew Stanton. "Lily is representative of what we’re up against." READ MORE: empireonline.com/movies/news/to…

“It was really a scene about performances and cinema aligned.” As Steven Spielberg shares his favourite sci-fi shots and sequences with Empire, he reflects on the most technically difficult scene to shoot from his adaptation of War of the Worlds.

Edgar Wright changed The Running Man's original ending because it was “too brutal”.   "In the original draft, we did do the thing where [SPOILER]," he tells Empire. "I don’t think I could have done it, even if it had been in the script."   Read more: empireonline.com/movies/news/ed…

EXCLUSIVE 🎨 Ian McKellen relishes playing a scabrous British artist in Steven Soderbergh’s dark comedy The Christophers. “He was such a one-off half-monster,” McKellen tells Empire. “It was fun to impersonate someone like that. Read more: empireonline.com/movies/news/ch…

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EXCLUSIVE 🐑 Hugh Jackman was hooked on The Sheep Detectives because of its “Knives Out meets Babe” premise. “We’re all looking for things that are really inventive and new,” the star tells Empire. “It really got me.” Read more: empireonline.com/movies/news/sh…

“Many years later, we got the iPhone and the iPad, and we’re all scrubbing images.” As Steven Spielberg shares his favourite sci-fi shots and sequences with Empire, he reflects on how much he loved creating the scenes of Tom Cruise investigating crimes in the 2002 classic.

“A compelling and at times thrilling chapter in the villain’s ever-evolving story.” Sam Witwer’s former Sith returns in Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord, streaming now on Disney+. Read our review: #Echobox=1775459005-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">empireonline.com/tv/reviews/sta…

“The kids really felt like they were saying goodbye to E.T. forever.” As he revisits his favourite sci-fi shots and sequences, Steven Spielberg reveals the most emotional moment from the filming of his 1982 classic E.T.

"If its control woes can be massaged away, Crimson Desert could establish itself as a modern titan of open-world gaming." Pearl Abyss' open world RPG #CrimsonDesert is available now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Read our review: #Echobox=1775403528-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">empireonline.com/gaming/reviews…

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Steven Spielberg says Zach Cregger’s Weapons has arrested his desire to make a horror film. “When I see a great horror film like Weapons, I don’t have an itch I need to scratch,” the director tells Empire. “It satisfied me so completely.” Read more: empireonline.com/movies/news/st…

Steven Spielberg "cannot wait" to see Dune: Part Three and is a huge fan of Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the series. "They are among my favourite science-fiction movies," the director tells Empire. "not just recently, but of all time." Read more: empireonline.com/movies/news/st…

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