Ready to be transported to Narnia? The new issue of Empire has your world-first look at Greta Gerwig’s much-anticipated adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ fantasy saga – with a lion, a witch, and some dazzling wardrobe choices. The issue hits shelves on Thursday September 24, or you can order a copy online here.
Here’s a sneak peek at what’s inside this month’s magazine.
Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew
The doors to Narnia are opening once more – with a bold new vision from Greta Gerwig. Empire goes on set of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew with Gerwig and her cast – including Daniel Craig, Emma Mackey, and Meryl Streep – to get a world-exclusive first look at her rock’n’roll adaptation.
Clayface
What happens when the DCU goes full body-horror? You get Clayface, a flesh-melting villain origin story that isn’t holding back. Empire speaks to director James Watkins and stars Tom Rhys Harries and Naomi Ackie about a comic book movie that goes hard.
Wild Horse Nine
Martin McDonagh has carved a reputation as cinema’s most endearingly caustic dramatist. And he’s following up The Banshees Of Inisherin with another sharply funny and deeply melancholic comedy-drama about ‘70s CIA agents. Empire speaks to McDonagh and stars John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell about his most political film.
Ghosts: The Possession Of Button House
The beloved BBC sitcom is back – and going big-screen. Empire gathers the Ghosts crew (Simon Farnaby, Mathew Baynton, Ben Willbond, Laurence Rickard, Jim Howick, Kiell Smiht-Bynoe, Martha Howe-Douglas, Lolly Adefope, and Charlotte Ritchie) to talk their cinematic comeback.
20 Years Of Children Of Men
It’s been two decades since Alfonso Cuarón unleashed his dystopian drama about a world in crisis – and it’s only grown in stature since. The director sits down with Empire to look back on his deeply human sci-fi masterpiece.
Ashley Walters
For years, Ashley Walters has been one of Britain’s most dependable stars – from Top Boy, to Adolescence, to A Thousand Blows. As he makes his feature directorial debut with prison drama Animol, he talks Empire through his filmmaking journey.
The Deep Dive: Salvador Dali In Hollywood
The mind-melting (and clock-melting) artist frequently crossed paths with the movies in his lifetime – and left an indelible mark on cinema. Empire digs into the history.
First Word
In this month’s news section, we venture into Star Wars’ new frontier, talking Ahsoka Season 2 with Dave Filoni; meet Anthony Ippolito, who plays Rocky (as Stallone) in I Play Rocky; strike a chord with Tony Gilroy on his music movie passion project Behemoth!; get locked and loaded with Onslaught star Adria Arjona; unpacked the MCU’s X-Men casting; pay tribute to Tim Curry and Dolly Parton; and much more.
Final Cut
In the home entertainment section, we dig into the mayhem of Mayday with directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley; go beat-by-beat on The Devil Wears Prada 2 with director David Frankel and writer Aline Brosh McKenna; rank the Evil Dead movies; go role-by-role with Ian McShane, and plenty more.
Reviews
In this issue, you’ll find reviews of Paul Greengrass’ peasant revolt drama The Uprising; mountaineering drama Tenzing; Nicolas Winding Refn’s return with Her Private Hell; Ethan Hawke’s gold-hunting drama The Weight; Shaun The Sheep’s movie comeback The Beast Of Mossy Bottom; and many more.
