Ready for the truth to be revealed? Disclosure Day is coming, Steven Spielberg’s new summer blockbuster set to spill extra-terrestrial secrets – and the new issue of Empire has the first word on the master’s latest original.
You’ll find the magazine on newsstands from Thursday April 9 – and you can order a copy online here right now – but first, here’s a sneak peek inside its pages.
Steven Spielberg
Over 50 years ago, he invented the blockbuster. Now Spielberg is back with a fresh one – and he sits down for a major new interview, revisiting his sci-fi classics, and exploring his relationship to the genre as he readies Disclosure Day.
Disclosure Day
Plus, we take a deep dive into his new film, speaking to stars Josh O’Connor, Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo and Eve Hewson, plus writer David Koepp, to get the first word on the summer’s most secretive film.
Mother Mary
Are you ready for it? David Lowery is back with a pop psychodrama that sees Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel go head-to-head. He talks Empire through its original songs, the styling, its central rivalry, and the psychological power-struggle at its core.
Power Ballad
Nobody delivers harmonious cinema like John Carney. His latest sees Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas face off in a case of a stolen song – and they tell Empire all about hitting the high notes on a music-based comedy.
Jet Li
For decades, Jet Li has been delivering mind-blowing martial arts in action cinema. As he prepares to release his book, he talks Empire through his game-changing career – from Hong Kong to Hollywood.
The Sheep Detectives
You’ve seen murder-mysteries, but never one where the sleuth is a flock of sheep. Enter The Sheep Detectives. The film’s sprawling cast – including Hugh Jackman, Bryan Cranston, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Regina Hall, Nicholas Braun and Hong Chau – talks Empire through its mad making-of.
Rivals: Season 2
The sauciest – and most surprising – show on TV is back. Empire goes on set of Rivals’ ripping return, speaking to the cast and crew about going deeper on the Jilly Cooper series that had everyone hooked.
First Word
In the news section, we tap in to Toy Story 5 with director Andrew Stanton; talk art and arseholery with Ian McKellen for The Christophers; get a fresh slice of Beef as Season 2 looms; peek ahead to what’s in store in Dune: Part Three; look at the latest series from Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd, Half-Man; and much more.
Final Cut
In the home entertainment section, we look back on the reception of The Running Man with Edgar Wright; go beat-by-beat on Zootropolis 2 with its directors; rank the films of the late, great Robert Duvall; revisit the game-changing Hard Boiled with John Woo, and much more.
Reviews
In this issue, you’ll find reviews of starry relationship nightmare The Drama; James McAvoy’s directorial debut California Schemin’, Mark Jenkin’s latest singular Cornish original, Rose Of Nevada; Season 5 of galactic drama For All Mankind; the return of Jim Jarmusch with Father Mother Sister Brother; and many more.
