The Beast from the East is well and truly gone — summer is here, and it’s bringing a bunch of banging blockbusters with it. Get the low-down on all the upcoming films you should be excited about in the Summer Movie Blowout issue of Empire — and here’s a sneak peek at what’s inside.
Summer Movie Blowout
The sun may be out — but then so are some of this year’s biggest and most exciting films. So stock up on Vitamin D supplements and camp out in the dark at your local cineplex as you wait for the summer’s best movies — as previewed in our huge blowout featuring the likes of Deadpool 2, Ocean’s 8, Incredibles 2, Mission: Impossible — Fallout, The Meg and more.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
The dinosaurs are back. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are back. Jeff Goldblum is back. Empire went on set of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom to learn about the dino-franchise’s ancient future.
Benicio Del Toro
Empire gets up close and personal with the eclectic actor for the Empire Interview, talking Sicario 2: Soldado, the morality of his Last Jedi character, and his friendship with Hunter S. Thompson.
Hereditary
Horror nuts are going to be in for a treat with the arrival of Ari Aster’s hell-raising directorial debut Hereditary. He broke down some of the film’s greatest influences, from the obvious (Rosemary’s Baby, Don’t Look Now) to the not-so-obvious (Singin’ in the Rain).
Billy Dee Williams
Solo: A Star Wars Story isn’t just giving us a younger Han — it has a younger Lando Calrissian too. We caught up with the original icon behind the character to talk through his life pre- and post-playing the coolest man in the galaxy.
Pre.View
Now that the, ahem, dust is starting to settle on the events of Infinity War, Empire assembled three of its biggest Marvel acolytes for a big ol’ spoilery glove-in on the MCU’s most dramatic film yet. Plus: early looks at Margot Robbie’s Terminal, Idris Elba’s directorial debut Yardie, genre-bending sci-fi crime mash-up Hotel Artemis, and Mark Wahlberg / Peter Berg team-up Mile 22.
Deadpool Talking Cover
Get all of the above goodness in an extra-special very limited package with the Talking Cover edition — speak to Deadpool, and he speaks back. Apologies in advance for any cutting remarks he might make about you. Online presale is already underway{
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