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Regulars
54Â
THE EDITOR ASKS
Guest ed Sam Mendes gets
the worldâs fi nest directors to share their
secrets. Like Edgar and Joe Wright not
actually being brothers. Who knew?!64Â
ON SET OF SPECTRE
PART 1: MEXICO
The execution of a pre-credits sequence.
Guest-starring a giant skellington.
Probably named El Bonio.68Â
THE EDITOR SHOOTS
Sam Mendes (our guest
editor did we mention that before?)
shares his personal photos from the
Spectre shoot. The printable ones.70Â
CHRISTOPH WALTZ
Shame we didnât get Martin
Bashir to do this interview. Just so we
could headline it Waltz With Bashir.74Â
ON SET OF SPECTRE
PART 2: AUSTRIA
Alpine stunt mayhem! Guest-starring
a real-life âsnow whispererâ. He shouts
all the time. (Think about it.)78Â
BOND COCKTAILS
Seven boozy ways to celebrate
cinemaâs booziest spy. Hic.80Â
ON SET OF SPECTRE
PART 3: PINEWOOD
Back on the Bond seriesâ home turf.
Guest-starring a mystery MI
graffi ti artist. Named South-Banksy.86Â
THE MI6 FILES
Interviewed: M Q
Moneypenny and Tanner. The hatstand
wasnât available for comment.88Â
BOND BY THE
NUMBERS
We crunch the stats like 007 crashes
the stunts. (Think that worked. Move
along now.)90Â
DANIEL CRAIG &
SAM MENDES
The two main men of the single-
âSâ-word-title Bond duology in
sweary conversation.96Â
CHRIS CORBOULD
Mr. Boombastic SFX-tastic:
meet the genius behind the Bond seriesâ
practical magic.11Â
PREMIERE
All your movie-news needs
jammed into one jar. Tom Hiddleston
rises to new heights Fargo goes farther
and Jon Favreau becomes king of the
Swingers with The Jungle Book.16Â
TOO MUCH
INFORMATION:
JUDI DENCH
TMI on the M who was KIA in SKY(fall).34Â
IN CINEMAS
Empireâs theatrical reviews
section hits peak beard with Pan (âThe
Dandy Dastard Van Dykeâ) The Martian
(âThe Space-hobo Balboâ) and Macbeth
(âThe Big Thane Face-maneâ).121
RE.VIEW
Home ent round-up time:
Sirs Anthony and Ian together at last.
Plus! Some talking dogs. Not arf.124
THE VIEWING
GUIDE
Did you know: George Miller originally
wanted to shoot Fury Road on Hemel
Hempsteadâs Plough Roundabout?154
CLASSIC SCENE
Ben Stiller goes full
cognitive disability in Idiot Actor
Jungle Adventure.102
JAMES McAVOY &
DANIEL RADCLIFFE
Professor X Vs. Harry Potter! Who will
be the victor? Well McAvoy obviously.
âCause Radcliff e is playing Igor. In the
fi lm Victor Frankenstein.108
BRIDGE OF SPIES
Steven Spielberg and Tom
Hanks relive TâPauâs fi nest moment.114
AMERICAN BEAUTYâS
16th BIRTHDAY
Our boss-for-an-issueâs (in case that
wasnât clear) movie debut hits the age
of consent this year. Appropriately
all the main players consented to an
interview with Empire. Except the
dead bird.Above: A well-dressed spy yesterday.
Below: Mad scientist continues quest to cure bedhead.