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SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME
Thwip down memory lane…
WAR AND PEACE
MUNICH: THE EDGE OF WAR WW2 spy thriller reappraises a maligned prime minister…
The Little Shop HORRORS
“Feed me, Seymour. Feed me!” As Audrey II turns 35, director Frank Oz looks back on his epic allsinging, all-dancing – and all-consuming – musical comedy hit…
UNCHARTED
We’re going on a treasure hunt…
ROAR MATERIALS
Director Colin Trevorrow on honouring the past while taking Jurassic World: Dominion in a bold new direction…
ROCK ‘N' RULE
Dwayne Johnson’s badass Black Adam explodes into the DCEU – and the box office – like a bolt of lightning in 2022. The star/producer/Adam nerd and his director tell Total Film how Kahndaq’s fierce ruler promises to shake up power dynamics, disrupt the comic-book landscape and deliver the event movie of the year.
RISK FACTOR
The MCU takes its next wave of sequels in bold new directions…
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE
Mads Mikkelsen wades into the battle of Good vs. Evil…
MASK of EVIL
As Ethan Hawke finds “his Shining moment” in Scott Derrickson’s coming-of-age horror THE BLACK PHONE, Total Film lifts the mask on next year’s most terrifying – and heartfelt – serial-killer thriller.
‘The Older I Get, The More Freedom I Feel Like I've Experienced.' Kirsten Dunst
Having successfully made the leap from child star to grown-up actor, Kirsten Dunst tackles one of her toughest roles yet in Jane Campion’s western, The Power Of The Dog. As that film – and its cast – generate awards buzz, Total Film meets the star who has come a long way, and might just be getting started with her best work.
The Hand of God – A Portrait of The Filmmaker as a Young Man
When football star Diego Maradona joined Napoli, it was a joyous time for the young Paolo Sorrentino. Some 37 years on, it has inspired his latest film, The Hand Of God, a beguiling look at the traumas and triumphs of his teens. Total Film joins him and his stars for a trip down memory lane.
CARNIVAL OF SOULS
NIGHTMARE ALLEY Roll up, roll up for Guillermo del Toro’s bleakest film…
Ghostface Protocol
A mystery killer is once again terrorising Woodsboro in the fifth instalment of the groundbreaking Scream franchise. Total Film meets the filmmakers and cast to find out how, 10 years on, certain rules still apply…
HOT RIGHT NOW
WILL POULTER TAKES THE NEXT STEP IN HIS EVOLUTION…
Sun Sea AND Secrets
Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley and Dakota Johnson star in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s searing directorial debut, which explores the lesser-told story of motherhood when a beach holiday takes a dark turn. The trio tell Total Film how mutual admiration and Mai Tais helped make The Lost Daughter an awards contender.
CELEBRATING CINEMA'S GREATEST WORLD-BUILDER: RIDLEY SCOTT
Across a 45-year big-screen career, Ridley Scott has proved himself a visualist without equal. With House Of Gucci releasing in cinemas soon, Total Film catches up with a filmmaker who’s seen things you wouldn’t believe.
FIGHT OF FANTASY
After its hit first season, fantasy series The Witcher and ‘grumpy snowman’ Geralt of Rivia return for some more magic and moody monster-slaying. As the franchise expands, Total Film gets enchanted by star Henry Cavill and the team.
HUMAN RESOURCES
HAWKEYE You don’t need superpowers to make a high-impact TV series…
THIRD-PERSON SUITOR
CYRANO Joe Wright and Peter Dinklage make a song and dance about de Bergerac…
Ghostbusters – Spiritual Reawakening
The ’busters are back in long-awaited legacy sequel Ghostbusters: Afterlife, a film that’s keeping it in the family both on and off screen. Jason Reitman and the next generation of spook-catchers answer Total Film’s call and reveal how their radical new take is keeping the spirit of a comedy classic alive.
Kenneth Branagh
Actor, director, writer and Knight Bachelor Kenneth Branagh has been telling stories on stage and screen for four decades. His latest project, the autobiographical Belfast, is his most personal yet, and – as he tells Total Film – makes him marvel at how far he has come from movie-mad Duncairn kid to Hollywood dream maker…
Dirty harry
LALO SCHIFRIN/ADA GLOBAL
Live and let bye
NOBODY’S HAD A BETTER SEND-OFF…
RIDE WITH THE DEVIL
JANE CAMPION RETURNS WITH HER FIRST MOVIE IN 12 YEARS, THE POWER OF THE DOG, A HEART-WRENCHING – AND POTENTIALLY OSCAR-WINNING – 1920S TALE OF SIBLING RIVALRY. JOINING HER AND THE CAST, TOTAL FILM SADDLES UP TO TALK RANCHING, RAGE AND REPRESSION.
A GRADE
AFTER KEEPING A LOW PROFILE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, ALICIA VIKANDER IS BACK IN A BIG WAY. THE SWEDISH OSCAR WINNER TELLS TOTAL FILM ABOUT TAPPING INTO HER WORKING-CLASS ROOTS FOR DEPORTATION DRAMA BLUE BAYOU, AND HER HOPES FOR THE UPCOMING TOMB RAIDER SEQUEL.
HOT SHOTS
AS JIM ABRAHAMS’ SLAPSTICK CLASSIC TURNS 30 – AND BEFORE TOP GUN TAKES TO THE SKY AGAIN SOON – BUFF JUMPS INTO THE COCKPIT AND FLIES BACK TO 1991 TO FIND OUT HOW TOPPER HARLEY RESTORED THE AIRPLANE! DIRECTOR’S CONFIDENCE…
HIGH STAKES
Following his first-ever Oscar nomination for First Reformed, Paul Schrader returns with The Card Counter, casting Oscar Isaac as a pro gambler with a dark, military past. Total Film puts all its chips on a chat with the director and his cast.
Myers' market
RE-PAINTING THE TOWN RED…
RISE UP
LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA CONQUERED THE WORLD WITH MUSICAL PHENOMENON HAMILTON, AND NOW HE’S STEPPING UP TO ADD MOVIE DIRECTOR TO HIS LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS. TOTAL FILM MEETS THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING MULTI-HYPHENATE TO FIND OUT WHY HE STILL RELATES TO THE STORY OF A STRUGGLING SONGWRITER IN HIS SURPRISINGLY PERSONAL ADAPTATION OF STAGE SHOW TICK, TICK…BOOM!
Michael Winterbottom On Why The UK Isn't Making More Indie Films
Michael Winterbottom is one of Britain’s most prolific film directors, but in his new book he lifts the lid on why it’s so hard to get films made in the UK. Having used the first covid lockdown to interview a who’s who of the country’s auteurs, winterbottom tells total film why the industry often fails to nurture its most promising talent.