J.J. Abrams Talks Star Wars, John Carpenter And Kurt Russell Reunited, The Wolverine Trailer Arrives, Jameson Empire Awards 2013, Danny Boyle Podcast Special

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This Week... They came, they revelled, they left with goodie bags. That's right, the most deserving folk in movietown congregated at last weekend's Jameson Empire Awards to collect gongs hand-picked by you lovely people. When the dust had settled, Dame Helen Mirren was Empire's legend, Daniel Radcliffe the hero, Danny Boyle our outstanding contribution winner and Sam Mendes the night's inspiration. And as if all that weren't enough, there's the new magazine out on newsagents' shelves, boasting a new cover star in the form of J. J. Abrams, the subject of the May issue's stonking 75-page special , which boasts an exclusive reunion of John Carpenter and Kurt Russell, the scoop on Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, and, as they say much, much more. In other words, there's plenty of heat in the mag to fend off the Hoth-like chills we're enjoying these days. If only we could remember where we left our shoes... Phil de Semlyen Staff Writer, Empire

The J.J. Abrams Issue How a film geek became the most powerful director in the galaxy. With special contributions from Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise, Kathleen Kennedy, Leonard Nimoy, The cast of Lost and many, many more! Plus: The secrets of the new Star Wars, John Carpenter and Kurt Russell reunited, behind-the-scenes at Bad Robot. Subscribe today! Get 12 issues of Empire for only £30! Download the iPad Edition today Get the latest issue of Empire magazine on your iPad now - plus every single iPad back issue! Featuring exclusive interactive content, movie trailers for every film reviewed and unseen material that we couldn't fit into the magazine, make sure you download Empire's iPad edition every month! Get the latest issue or subscribe now!

J.J. Abrams Talks Star Wars Episode VII "There's something amazing here..." Exclusive New Star Trek Images Come Into Darkness with Kirk & Uhura John Carpenter And Kurt Russell Reunited Exclusive: on The Thing, Snake and more

Full-Length Wolverine Trailer Arrives Finally, after a 6-second version and a 20-second version comes the full-length regular version of The Wolverine's first trailer. It's been a long time coming, but was it worth the wait? Have a look for yourself, and be sure to check out the US version via iTunes too afterwards for some alternate takes and a couple of tweaks. "I'm not healing..." he says. Gulp. More: Latest Trailer For The Host 'She's one of us now...' New G.I. Joe Sequel Featurette Storm Shadow gets his moment. Exclusive: New Bernie Teaser Trailer Jack Black & Shirley MacLaine find love. Kick-Ass 2 International Trailer Shall we? White House Down Trailer Online And a new Tatum-centric poster. New Red Band Pain And Gain Promo 'It's supposed to hurt!'. New World War Z Trailer Swarms Online And the poster has arrived with it. Riddick Teaser Lands You're not afraid of the dark, are you? Hummingbird Trailer Arrives The Stath hits London's criminal world. Latest Iron Man 3 TV Spot Is Here 'That's awesome...'

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I'm taking a trip to Cake Placid. Dan gets his face into the Lake Placid 3's baking-based marketing campaign (see below).

Empire's Sneak-Peek Iron Man 3 Footage Reaction If you read my cover feature on Iron Man 3, then you'll know that back in January I was lucky enough to see approximately 15 minutes of footage from Shane Black's Avengers-following threequel in LA. There's a brief rundown of the footage in our Iron Man 3 cover feature (and if you haven't read it, be sure to check it out on iPad, where it's still on sale), but I was largely shying away from revealing major details, conscious of the spoiler brigade.

The Jameson Empire Awards 2013 Back in the day the Great Room at the Grosvenor House Hotel was home to all manner of society dos and debutante balls. This year it received a baptism of fire in the shape of the Jameson Empire Awards, the biggest of our awards to date and an affair that was miraculously both swish and slightly disgraceful. Big names from screen and stage (but mostly the former) came along to hand out and receive gongs, and celebrate another big year in movies. Here's what came to pass... The Empire Podcast #54 The long Easter weekend has finally arrived, but that's not going to stop us from unleashing a new Empire Podcast on your generic MP3 devices, no sir/madam. Boasting interviews from Danny Boyle (Trance), Jonathan Pryce (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) and David Holmes (Good Vibrations) as well as reviews of Trance, G.I. Joe: Retaliation and Good Vibrations, it's chock-full of cinematic goodness, as well as an in-depth discussion of Star Trek's tribbles. Of course. Empire's Danny Boyle Podcast Special Danny Boyle is the man behind Trainspotting, Sunshine, 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire, The 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony and now Trance, a twisty-turny hypno-thriller that sees James McAvoy's art auctioneer taking part in a heist with professional criminal Franck (Vincent Cassel) - only he forgets where he put the loot, which is where Rosario Dawson's hypnotist comes in to try and salvage a solution from the back of his noggin. Here, then is an extended interview with the great man, touching on everything from Alien Resurrection to where in the world A Life Less Ordinary was a massive smash... 36 Must-Pause Moments From The Wolverine Trailer Inspired by Chris Claremont and Mark Millar's much-loved comic-book run, The Wolverine takes The Mass Murderer Formerly Known As James Howlett to Japan for sake, sex and the removal of his healing powers. The full-length trailer for James Mangold's take on the character that made Hugh Jackman famous arrived this week, and here below are 36 moments that made us want to stop a second and have a closer look. The Birds At 50: 9 Moments Of Visual Genius Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds premiered on March 28, 1963. Ostensibly a gentle rom-com about a socialite, Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren), and a lawyer, Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor), it soon becomes an all-out horror when their courting is interrupted by violent, unexplained bird attacks. Its ambiguity and subtext have been hotly debated since its release, but one thing most agree on is that The Birds contains some of Hitchcock's most inspired imagery. To mark the film's 50th birthday, we examine some of its remarkable visual moments, and look at how the Master employed the tools at his disposal to evoke specific emotions, create certain effects and generally demonstrate his all-round genius... Dwayne Johnson Talks G.I. Joe: Retaliation Before you watch these G.I. Joe: Retaliation video interviews with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, know these things: one) The Rock has his eye on making a movie about a picture of a Teddy Bear defending a sleeping child, two) he's previously said in an Empire interview that he hadn't watched the original G.I. Joe movie and three) we've separated the interview into two parts. The first part talks Teddy - as it's known - and the second part Expendables 3 and Journey 3. Got that? Good. Now all you have to do is click play... Exclusive: Empire Meets Danny Boyle Danny Boyle's Trance is a blistering return to the nasty noir terrain of Shallow Grave, albeit transposed to the mean streets of London. You'll be able to catch in cinemas tomorrow, but as a prelude, Empire's lengthy jaw-jaw with the director is available right here and now for your viewing. James McAvoy And Vincent Cassel Talk Trance James McAvoy and Vincent Cassel star in Danny Boyle's first movie after the enormous success of the Olympic Opening Ceremony last year: Trance, out, unusually, on a Wednesday (March 27). A twisty-turny brain-bender of a movie, it's a tricky one to ask questions about, so instead we quizzed the pair on entirely different topics: auditioning for 28 Days Later, what roles they've turned down, how to best name a dog, impersonating Hugh Grant and, in a separate video clip only featuring Mr. McAvoy, X-Men: Days Of Future Past... Empire Meets Rob Zombiee Rock star scruffbag Rob Zombie first dipped a grungy toe in the brackish waters of horror cinema with his House Of 1000 Corpses back in 2003. Since then he's been irresponsible for Corpses follow-up The Devil's Rejects, and the Halloween remake and its controversial sequel, while simultaneously keeping his musical horrorshow on the road. His films, shall we say, have not been beloved by the critics - see Kim Newman's six stars out of a possible twenty to the left there - but with a colossal and loyal fanbase (2.5m Facebook friends at last count) that has not caused him undue concern; Halloween's $31m opening has held the Labor Day weekend box office record since 2007. His latest opus, The Lords Of Salem, is almost upon us, and its early festival life has garnered - shock! - some quite enthusiastic word-of-mouth. You'd think he'd be delighted, but the modest Mr Zombie tells Empire, "I don't believe the bad stuff or the good stuff..."

An official Bioshock: Infinite strategy guide from BradyGames. Columbia here we come.

Danny Boyle is a big fan of Wretch 32. Rob Zombie's new album is called Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor. Sarah Miles used to drink her own pee. Martin Freeman does an amazing Morecambe And Wise dance. Kevin Spacey likes funky sneakers but does not like photo booths.

I Get Around by Not The Beach Boys. Timberlake & Fallon do rapping. ALL of Woody Allen stammers. Superhero crossovers. If you have any timewasters to share, then e-mail them in to us.

A ginormous cakey-dile sent to bring Lake Placid: The Final Chapter to our attention. It totally worked.

Trance Though it rings ever so slightly hollow as cool shades into callousness, this exercise in sexy suspense and brain-scrambling mystery is a dazzling, absorbing entertainment which shows off Danny Boyle's mastery of complex storytelling and black, black humour. Also Out In The House Five-star Ozon. Good Vibrations Rock 'n' roll star. We Went To War Follow-up to I Was A Soldier. G.I. Joe: Retaliation Lights, camera, Action Man. This week's video trailers and clips. Every week, our video player will update to show trailers and clips from the week's movie releases listed above.

Sightseers A uniquely British blend of excruciating comedy of embarrassment and outright grue, not quite as disorientating in its mood shifts as Kill List but just as impressive a film. Whether it ruins Crich Tramway Museum for you or prompts you to recreate Chris and Tina's pilgrimage to the Ribblehead Viaduct, Wheatley's film serves as a black-comic state-of-the-nation address. Also Out Rise Of The Guardians Nowt to do with cartoon owls... The Hunt Don't get Mads, get even. Great Expectations Pipped to the post. Princess Bride Rob Reiner's fairy tale treat.

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