Jurassic World Rebirth, M3GAN 2.0, HTTYD

Ready for an all-new dinosaur adventure? Cinema’s toothiest troublemakers are returning in Jurassic World Rebirth, set to evolve the blockbuster saga with fresh characters, creatures and more. You can read all about it in Empire’s summer 2025 issue, going on set with Gareth Edwards and his cast – order yours now here.

You won’t find a copy on newsstands until Thursday 8 May, but here’s a sneak peek at what’s inside the issue.

Jurassic World Rebirth

A modern era of Jurassic begins. Empire joins Godzilla and Rogue One director Gareth Edwards on set of his dinosaur adventure, speaking to Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey and more as the series evolves its DNA once more.

M3GAN 2.0

Time for an upgrade. M3GAN was a horror smash – and the sequel is upping the ante in every way, going cultier, campier, and cranking up the action. Empire speaks to director Gerard Johnstone, star Allison Williams, incoming villain Ivanna Sakhno and more on M3GAN’s tooled-up comeback.

How To Train Your Dragon

The animated trilogy raised a generation. Now director Dean DeBlois returns to his own saga in live-action to bring an extra epic flavour to the tale of Hiccup and Toothless. Empire goes on set of the Isle Of Berk to learn more.

Sydney Sweeney

From titanic teen dramas, to heart-stopping horrors and raw emotional dramas, Sydney Sweeney is carving her own path through Hollywood – in front of and behind the camera. In a major modern interview, she tells Empire what’s driving her.

Wes Anderson

Few filmmakers have such distinctive screen craft as Wes Anderson. As he readies The Phoenician Scheme, he talks Empire through the careful surfaces and emotional depths that makes a Wes Anderson picture.

Jan De Bont

From shooting Die Hard, to directing Speed and Twister, filmmaker Jan De Bont has spent his life on the frontlines of Hollywood’s most explosive action spectacles. In a major modern interview, he talks Empire through three decades of cinematic adrenaline.

Supergirl

Long before the DCU, Supergirl took flight cinematically in a 1984 spin-off that marked Hollywood’s first female-led superhero movie. Empire looks back on the tumultuous creation of a film that broke modern ground – and carved its own path.

First Word

This month’s news section gets up close and personal with The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ H.E.R.B.I.E., takes a world-first look at Avatar: Fire And Ash with Zoe Saldaña, goes under the armour with the MCU’s Ironheart, explores the impact of the Oscars’ modern stunt category, uncovers the future of John Wick from Ballerina and beyond, unpacks the Harry Potter TV series casting, and much more.

Final Cut

In the home entertainment section, Anora director Sean Baker looks back on his seismic Oscar win, James Mangold revisits his career highlights, Penelope Spheeris reveals the story of the shot behind Wayne’s World’s headbanging ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ scene, we rank the greatest werewolf movies, and plenty more besides.

Reviews

Reviewed in this issue, you’ll find the explosive final season of Andor, bittersweet comedy The Ballad Of Wallis Island, memoir adaptation The Salt Path, action sequel The Accountant 2, the return of The Last Of Us, and much more.