Empire Magazine Issue 432 (October 2024) Gladiator II

Ready to go back to Rome? Ridley Scott is returning to the Colosseum for a fresh bout of gladiatorial combat in long-awaited sequel Gladiator II ready to conjure up more breathtaking battles, and another gripping revenge story.

Gladiator II – Ready to be entertained? Empire steps into the arena with Ridley Scott to talk the wild making of his historical epic sequel speaking to new hero Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, and the returning Connie Nielsen. Armour up!

Megalopolis – Francis Ford Coppola doesnt do things by halves. In a major new interview, he tells Empire about the 40-year journey to bring his future-America-meets-Roman-Empire fable to the big screen and why he isnt finished yet.

Anora – Nobody tells stories of fringe American lives quite like Sean Baker and his latest, the Palme dOr-winning Anora, is a fairytale romance like youve never seen before. Baker and his star Mikey Madison take Empire into the heart of a very different Cinderella story.

Timestalker – Alice Lowe is back for her second feature as director and shes dialling up the ambition for a time-hopping reincarnation romance. She writes exclusively for Empire on her journey bringing Timestalker roaring to life.

Collateral At 20 – Two decades ago, Michael Mann unleashed a different kind of hitman thriller a rare film that sent Tom Cruise to the dark side. Empire hails down the director to look back on its creation, 20 years later.

Deep Dive: Joe Martin – In our latest Deep Dive feature, we look back at the lore of the legendary Joe Martin Hollywoods prime primate, who made a major splash in the movie business, orchestrated a mass zoo breakout, and ran away with the circus.

First Word – This months news section includes a conversation with Barry Jenkins on the makings of his Lion King movie Mufasa; an exploration of what Robert Downey Jr.s Doctor Doom casting means for the MCU; a brand new look at Alfonso Cuarns Cate Blanchett-starring streaming series Disclaimer; a gory glimpse at Terrifier 3; an analysis of Speak No Evils alpha male nightmare with James McAvoy; and plenty more.

Final Cut – In the home entertainment section, we talk heists and Hollywood with Doug Liman; break down the biggest spoilers from Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F; excavate the afterbirth of horror prequel The First Omen with director Akasha Stevenson; rank the Mad Max movies; go role-by-role with Joe Pantoliano, and much more.

Reviews – In this issue, youll find reviews of the likes of much-hyped body horror The Substance; tender prison drama Sing Sing; Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark-starring folk horror Starve Acre; the return of hit Apple TV+ spy drama Slow Horses in Season 4; Zoe Kravitzs satirical thriller Blink Twice; and more.

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