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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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