Despite his jaunts to Berlin, space, and the great beyond, Peter Parker has always been a friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man – the guy who takes care of his little corner of the MCU (Queens, NY) and leaves the messier stuff to the Avengers. But now he’s heading worldwide in Spider-Man: Far From Home – a Marvel adventure that sends Peter on a school trip around Europe, in need of a well-earned break. Tough luck – Empire crashed his holiday to take an exclusive look at the Homecoming sequel in the summer issue, hitting newsstands on Thursday 16 May. Here’s a sneak peek inside this month’s magazine, stuffed with movie magic.
Spider-Man: Far From Home
The Endgame is over. Welcome to the next level – Peter Parker’s much-needed holiday, off on a jaunt around Europe with his classmates. Until monster attacks, Nick Fury, and Mysterio interrupt his getaway. Empire goes on set, and talks to Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, director Jon Watts, and MCU head honcho Kevin Feige about Marvel’s next chapter.
Avengers: Endgame Spoiler Special
The truly epic Infinity War sequel blew our minds when [REDACTED], [REDACTED], and [REDACTED] happened. Team Empire delves into the film’s biggest talking points in spoileriffic detail – with exclusive new interviews from the Russo brothers and writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely.
Empire 30: Peter Jackson
In the latest of our 30th birthday celebrations, we visit the genius who brought Middle-earth to the big screen. Empire travels to New Zealand for a career-spanning Peter Jackson interview – plus the filmmaker answers your reader questions, and shows us inside his epic movie memorabilia vault.
Booksmart
Olivia Wilde turns director with Booksmart, a whip-smart, visually inventive, raucous teen comedy set for instant classic status. She delivers an exclusive first-person making-of account behind the scenes of one of 2019’s very best films.
X-Men: Dark Phoenix
20 years ago, the first X-Men film ushered in a new era of comic book movies. Now, X-Men: Dark Phoenix is faced with rewriting a fan-favourite storyline already given one underwhelming adaptation in The Last Stand. Empire talks to director Simon Kinberg and the cast about the X-saga’s likely final outing.
Pre.View
This month’s news section is jam-packed with goodies – a brand new look at Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, JJ Abrams talking about The Rise Of Skywalker at Star Wars Celebration, David Lammy MP writing a tribute to the late, great John Singleton, fresh looks at the return of The Dark Crystal and Dark on Netflix, Adam McKay talking on the end of his and Will Ferrell’s production company, and tons more.
On.Screen
Empire only dishes out five star reviews to films that really blow our socks off – and Olivia Wilde’s riotous Booksmart did exactly that. We also review Mindy Kaling’s Late Night, Jim Cummings’ brilliant indie Thunder Road, Julianne Moore’s Gloria Bell, and plenty more.
Re.View
in the home entertainment arena, we break down Bumblebee with director Travis Knight, go character-by-character with Danny McBride, rank ‘80s comedy classic, and talk to Robert Zemeckis about changing the game with boundary-pushing FX.
Oh, and in a very special exclusive interview, Martin Scorsese writes about the epic feat of making The Last Temptation of Christ – perhaps his most personal film of all time.
It’s an issue packed with goodness – pick up a copy on newsstands from Thursday 16 May, or order one on the world wide web here{