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THE COVER ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS Summer's 20 Biggest Movies Revealed! What's better than one blockbuster? How about an entire season of blockbusters, all neatly previewed and discussed in order of predicted box office? Your entire summer's viewing is right this way. Subscribe today. Men In Black 3 Don't fear 'em, cheer 'em; you ever get near 'em don't jeer 'em. They are, after all, our first, last and only defence against the worst scum in the universe – and they're back this summer. We talked to the filmmakers to get the lowdown on the big sci-fi threequel. Subscribe today. Battleship Naval battles. Alien monsters. Him from John Carter. Eric from True Blood. Her from all the number one singles. And Liam bloomin' Neeson. Welcome to Battleship, bringing naval warfare into the space age. Subscribe today. The Rock He is, quite simply, franchise Viagra, transforming any film he touches into a heavyweight contender. As The Rock preps GI Joe: Retaliation, we visited his home to talk about how he became an action juggernaut and what's still on his To Bring It To list. Subscribe today. Joss Whedon And The Avengers He earned a free pass for life with Buffy, Angel and Serenity, but this summer Joss Whedon's hitting the big screen in earnest, with directing duties on The Avengers and producing duties on Cabin In The Woods. We talked to Whedon about his big summer, unmade movies and what's left to achieve. Subscribe today. Pixar's Brave It's Pixar's first original story in a couple of years, but don't call it a fairytale. We talk to director Mark Andrews about the Scottish film's bumpy road to the screen, why its lead is not to be mistaken for a "Disney Princess" and how to Break Glass In Case Of Emergency. Subscribe today. The Slate Guy Pearce abandons his usual serious, arthouse roles for something a little Plissken-ier in Lockout this month, leading our Slate section. He's joined by Frankenweenie, the new Tim Burton animation, as well as Dev Patel, Sam Worthington, Cameron Crowe and many more. Subscribe today. Harry Potter Tour The franchise may be over, but with the Studio Tour about to open just outside London, Harry Potter lives on. In an exclusive pre-opening visit, we poke around the attraction and explain why it matters even to Potter-hating film fans. Subscribe today. Titanic Before it was the biggest film ever made, Titanic was the most disastrous film ever made. We talked to the crew members who made it through the ordeal about their experiences on set, their impressions of Cameron and the film's use and abuse of hats... Subscribe today. Hugh Grant The star of Aardman's Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists sat down for this month's big interview and talked about everything from Four Weddings to Cloud Atlas to why he's never sure that he'll act again... Subscribe today. In Cinemas 21 Jump Street opens the In Cinemas section this month, offering a surprisingly awesome adults-masquerading-as-teens comedy/action movie. Elsewhere there are more explosions: check out Contraband, This Means War and, er, The Kid With A Bike. Subscribe today. Re-View We kick off with Brad Pitt's fantastic turn in Moneyball, proceed via The Help to dissect Tintin's most action-packed scene, and then digress to cover the likes of To Kill A Mockingbird, The Sweet Smell Of Success and Homeland. Something for everyone! Subscribe today. Have Your Say Let us know what you think of this month's Empire magazine by having your say on the Empire forum.

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