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DOCTOR SLEEP
How director Mike
Flanagan is planning to
return to the spooky scene
ofThe Shiningwith the
Overlook-set sequel.12
WEST SIDE STORY
Your first look at Steven
Spielberg’s take on the
all-time classic musical.
He’s come a long way from
Jaws— this time, the Sharks
dowork.18
CARTON OF MILK
Gadding about with actor
Josh Gad.20
CHARLIE’S ANGELS
A female director,
more females kicking ass:
how the classic TV ’70s
show has been fully 2019-ed
for it’s latest big-screen
incarnation.30
ANGEL HAS FALLEN
This! Is! Gerry! Butler!
Shooting! At! Things! And!
Shouting! A! Lot! Again!32
THE NIGHTINGALE
Jennifer Kent’sThe
Babadookfollow-up will terrify
you with Australian history.34
MIDSOMMAR
Graphic sex? Check! Grisly
horror? Check! Horrifying use
of Interflora? Check check!43
SPOILER SPECIAL
All-new section digging deep
into every spoiler that matters.FEATURES ON SCREEN
REVIEW
PREVIEW
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JOKER
Star Joaquin Phoenix
and director Todd Phillips
meditate on the latest,
darkest version of the classic,
twisted DC villain in Joker.
While hanging out by the pool
in Hollywood, naturally.60
STAR WARS: GAL A XY’S EDGE
Empire hits Disneyland to
check out the opening of their
dazzling new land Star Wars:
Galaxy’s Edge. It’s a tough gig.66
JORDAN PEELE
We sit down with the
latest filmmaker from our
Empire 30 list and discover
exactly how you become the
lauded new master of horror.
Turns out making two of
the most successful and
critically acclaimed genre
movies of the last few years
really helps. As does being
up for an Oscar.72
THE SUNKEN PLACE
Jordan Peele and key crew
members revisit Get Out’s mosticonic scene: no, not the bit
where Lakeith Stanfield yells,
“Get out!” Nor the bit where
Alison Williams pretends to
lose her car keys. The other bit.
The Sunken Place.76
THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF
RESISTANCE
How hard can it be to make
a TV show starring some
puppets? Dead hard, as it
turns out. We’ve got the full
story of an epic adaptation.82
ARI ASTER
The director who scared
the bejesus out of us with
Hereditary is back for his
second film, Midsommar.88
GURINDER CHADHA
She bent it like
Beckham. Now the
British-Asian director
is back, with a movie
inspired by Bruce
Springsteen.
Working title,
erm... ‘Belt It Like
The Boss’?Above: Joker
(Joaquin
Phoenix)
celebrates
getting to the
middle of many
flights of steps.
Below: Captain
Marvel. Doesn’t
do steps.94
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ
The Alita: Battle
Angel director on cooking
and Cameron.102
THE VIEWING GUIDE
Captain Marvel:
higher, further, faster, baby.110
THE RANKING
Harry Potter
(and squabbling).