What are you doing next weekend? If the answer doesn’t involve a trip down to London’s The O2 for a visit to the movie-stravaganza that is American Airlines Presents Empire Live, you’re just in time to remedy that. Team Empire will be in situ all weekend overseeing a small galaxy of exclusive screenings, nostalgic fan events and general movie magic.
Running 23-25 September, Empire Live kicks off with a Daniel Radcliffe double-bill. Swiss Army Man and Imperium will be introduced the one-time boy wizard himself. That’ll be the cue for two solid days of fan-friendly cinematic fun.
"Never mind that," you’re probably thinking, "what are the other highlights?" Well, Mike Colter will be in attendance to unleash his Marvel superhero Luke Cage on the world, as will Ben Wheatley to introduce footage from his new '70s thriller Free Fire and the whole of his soon-to-be-cult-classic High-Rise.
Also on the agenda is a UK-first look at new Disney’s animated short Inner Workings, a Moana Q&A and footage screening, the stars of Shakespeare comedy Bill, a 30th anniversary screening of Aliens and a Frozen singalong. We’ll be at that.
Oh, and there’s a world-first Ghostbusters slime-along to experience. Head to the Empire Live website for single tickets and weekend passes right now.