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It's time to try defying gravity — again! Wicked: For Good, the blockbuster conclusion to Jon M. Chu's showstopping musical adaptation, is barely a heel click away, ready to bring Ariana Grande's Glinda and Cynthia Erivo's Elphaba face to face with their destinies as a battle for the very soul of Oz breaks out. But before we head back down the yellow brick road with our witchy frenemies, you can read all about it in the new issue of Empire — on sale Thursday 25 September. (You can still order your copy online here.)
Ahead of this month's issue hitting newsstands, scroll on for a little preview of what you'll find within its pages.
Wicked: For Good
Unlimited… our access was unlimited… Yes, ahead of Wicked: For Good and its grand finale, Empire heads down the yellow brick road with director Jon M. Chu and talks to stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey, and Michelle Yeoh about their return to Oz.
Anemone
Ahead of Daniel Day-Lewis' return to acting after eight years away in upcoming drama Anemone, Empire flies out to New York to speak candidly with the three-time Oscar winner and his son — and director — Ronan Day-Lewis about their unique collaboration, the movie they've made, and future plans.
Ballad Of A Small Player
Edward Berger is taking a gamble and trading the Somme and the Vatican for the high-rolling tables of Macau with his latest, Ballad Of A Small Player. Empire heads on set and hits the casino with the director and his stars — Colin Farrell! Tilda Swinton! Fala Chen! — as they talk going all in on Berger's latest.
Predator: Badlands
Having reinvented the Predator franchise with Prey, and then again with Predator: Killer Of Killers, Dan Trachtenberg is preparing to go three for three with Predator: Badlands. Empire heads into the jungle with Trachtenberg — and stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi — to get the lowdown on a Predator movie unlike any other.
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Amid a recent years boom in musician biopics, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is about to surprise even the most diehard fans of The Boss with its revelations. Director Scott Cooper and star Jeremy Allen White take Empire to the darkness on the edge of town as they unpack a mammoth cinematic undertaking.
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Josh Brolin
With no less than three major movies — Weapons, The Running Man, and Wake Up Dead Man — hitting cinemas this year, Josh Brolin is in the form of his life right now. Ahead of his close-up in Rian Johnson's newest Knives Out mystery, the no-nonsense actor chews the fat with Empire on his fearlessness both on- and off-screen.
Frankenstein
It's alive! After nigh-on two decades in the laboratory — and half a century in the heart — of cinema's own mad scientist, Guillermo del Toro, the Mexican fabulist's Frankenstein is finally ready to be seen. Empire ventures into a world of monsters and men on set with del Toro and his all-star cast.
First Word
In this month's news section, we light the fuse on A House Of Dynamite with director Kathryn Bigelow; get in on the Pandoran action with Avatar: Fire And Ash's stunt team; turn the Spotlight on Urchin star Frank Dillane; lend an ear to the weird, wonderful world of looping; take notes on a scandal from After The Hunt stars Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri; hit the Road To Revenge with Sisu director Jelmari Helander; and much, much more.
Final Cut
Over on the home entertainment front, we head to Thailand to talk all things Jurassic World Rebirth with director Gareth Edwards; take a walk down memory lane with Time Capsule guest Kyle MacLachlan; get spoilerific with The Ballad Of Wallis Island's Tim Key and Tom Basden; rank the films of Scarlett Johansson; give Excalibur the Masterpiece treatment; and plenty more besides.
Reviews
In your latest issue of Empire, you'll also find reviews of all the major movies, shows, books, and games out right now — including Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another, Derek Cianfrance's Roofman, Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine, and The Office spin-off The Paper.