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The journey begins…

Christopher Nolan’s #TheOdyssey is revealed on Empire’s world-exclusive cover – the first look and first word on an epic like no other. On sale Thursday 20th November.

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Tomorrow, 4pm.

Novels I haven’t finished reading are piling up by my bedside. What if that’s a good thing? | Hanna Thomas Uose Authors are sounding warnings about the length of the modern attention span, but my series of abandonments is a sign of something else, says author Hanna Thomas Uose

Wrote a little bit about my horrible habit of abandoning books...

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I have written a lot of negative reviews in my time but I don't think I will ever write a review as quietly damning as Charli xcx's Letterboxd review of A Complete Unknown

Reviews editor here. Dunno how it works at other outlets (especially those chasing clicks) but at Empire we don't pressure critics for ratings and are very, very careful about five- and one-star reviews — they should feel rare and for special cases and reached only on team consensus.

Thanks very much! I enjoyed it a lot.

Thanks Phil! It was an unusual one!

Woah! An absolutely unreal decision! They don't know what they're missing. Your exclusives have always been the envy of industry. Excited to see what you do next. Best of luck Anthony, hope you're doing ok.

This is a big one 🔥

For our new issue I got to head to New Zealand to shadow James Cameron for 2 days, as he perfects Avatar: Fire And Ash.

Eyeball-searing subs-cover art by Fire And Ash concept artist Dylan Cole.

On sale Thursday. Available to order online from Monday. Subs copies dropping soon!

Thanks for letting me know!

Go beyond The Grid 🚨

Empire’s world-exclusive Tron: Ares issue revs up – going on set with the cast and crew bringing Light Cycles, identity discs and rogue AIs into the real world. On sale Thurs 3 July.

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Pulitzer for John for this.

I had a lot of fun writing this month's Fantastic Four cover feature. Ralph Ineson has finally settled the question of who is more evil: Galactus or Finchy from The Office.

EXCLUSIVE 4️⃣

#TheFantasticFour: First Steps will bring “classic Fantastic Four energy” to the MCU, says Kevin Feige.

“No four characters are more important for the history of Marvel,” he tells Empire. “I really wanted to do them justice.”

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This month's subscriber cover is a dazzling tease of Galactus and the Silver Surfer, on their way to deliver seriously bad news to our heroes.

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Marvel’s First Family has arrived 🚀

Empire’s world-exclusive #TheFantasticFour: First Steps issue goes on set with Pedro Pascal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vanessa Kirby and Joseph Quinn for their groovy, space-age MCU adventure. Out Thursday 5 June.

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Very sad to learn that Barry McIlheney, Empire’s visionary original editor, has passed away.

Sharp, funny, and bold, in 1989 he and his team laid down the tone and philosophy of the magazine, something we still strive to follow today.

Here’s a piece he wrote for our 400th issue a few years back.

getting a bit tiring to think "ah yay, the worst people you know are having a great day" several times a week, every single week

Tomorrow.

Tweet from val Kilmer "I once tickled Lou Reed. I regretted it for the longest while as he spoke to me few times after that dinner. But I'm glad now. He needed it." 9:33 PM · Oct 28, 2013

RIP Val Kilmer

Also out today: NE ZHA 2, a very very different animated film to FLOW, but what it lacks in coherence it makes up for in ambition.

FLOW is finally out in UK cinemas. A hugely-deserving Oscar-winner and one of the best films you'll see this year, animated or otherwise. My review:

"No genuinely independently-made film has ever triumphed in the Best Animated Feature category — until now."

The success of Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis' #Flow at last night's Oscars "is a sea-change of a win," writes @thenuge.bsky.social.

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Tried to find the words about The Royal Tenenbaums, Gene Hackman's almost-final role: a gorgeous film which carries an extra resonance today.

oh no

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