SPIELBERG ON JAWS

Step back in time to 1975 with this candid and raw interview from our exclusive Hollywood archives as a 30-year-old Steven Spielberg discusses his iconic shark pic – without the benefit of hindsight.

JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT

Actor. Writer. Director. Creative powerhouse. Multi-hyphenate Joseph Gordon-Levitt found fame as a child star, before seguing into collaborations with Christopher Nolan and Rian Johnson. After an acting hiatus, he’s back with his most intense role yet in 7500. Total Film meets the irrepressible star whose creativity isn’t being quashed by lockdown.

1967-2020 IRRFAN KHAN

The perfect gentleman who straddled Bollywood and Hollywood bids farewell.

Can We Talk About...? Cinema And The Coronavirus

How the film world is navigating an unprecedented crisis…

ready player fun

Ryan Reynolds promises plenty of heart, laughs and action in his new sci-fi comedy set in an open-world game. Total Film talks to him and his co-stars to find out why free guy is the big screen movie we’re not only going want after lockdown... it’s the movie we’ll need.

quest world

E4’S RIOTOUSLY FUNNY GAMER COMEDY DEAD PIXELS LEVELS UP

MALLRATS AT 25

From sophomore slump to prophetic cult classic, KEVIN SMITH tells Total Film the rollercoaster story behind his pop-culture-lovin’ second feature, Mallrats. Plus, the beloved writer/director shares his lockdown viewing picks.

The 40 Year-Old Virgin

Fifteen years ago, Judd Apatow directed his first feature, leaping from a career in standup and TV to become the cinematic king of comedy. Total Film gets together with the writer/ director to reflect upon his cherry-popping moment…

THE BIG SHOT: CASINO ROYALE'S PARKOUR CHASE

Casino Royale was the 21st Bond movie and the first to feature Daniel Craig as cinema’s greatest spy. New 007, new action: the 2006 franchise reboot opted to kick off by getting in on the burgeoning parkour craze courtesy of a fast and furious foot chase across, and above, a Madagascar building site. “We wanted to establish the new Bond is gadget-free, raw, slightly crazy, very physical and incredibly brave,” said screenwriter Neal Purvis. Job done.

parental guidance

RAFE SPALL AND ESTHER SMITH DISCUSS ADOPTION SITCOM TRYING…

di another day

Diana Prince returns in wonder woman 1984, the DC Comics follow-up that’s smashing sequel conventions. Total Film meets the filmmakers to find out why the superhero Amazon is heading to unexpected places… including the decade of excess.

detention time

CATE BLANCHETT TAKES US INSIDE IMMIGRATION DRAMA STATELESS…

WERNER HERZOG

From Fitzcarraldo to Grizzly Man, Werner Herzog has written, directed and produced dozens of films in a career spanning over fifty years. Right now, from acting in The Mandalorian to heading to Tokyo for his latest cultural head-trip Family Romance LLC, he’s more active than ever. Total Film meets a true moviemaking maverick.

The Good Fight

Wonder woman 1984 I Diana Prince is back, in the decade when greed was good.

Lady VENGEANCE

Written and directed by Killing Eve S2’s Emerald Fennell and starring an electrifying Carey Mulligan, PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN is an early contender for most provocative film of the year. Total Film meets the team behind the talking-point movie that’s part candy-coloured romcom, part hot-button thriller.

THE OUTLIER

EVA GREEN HAS ALWAYS BEEN ENIGMATIC. A EUROPEAN STAR WHO BROKE INTO HOLLYWOOD WITH UNCONVENTIONAL ROLES, SHE’S BEEN TIM BURTON’S MUSE AND STILL STANDS ALONE AS A BOND WOMAN WHO’S 007’S EQUAL. NOW SHE’S BACK WITH ONE OF HER MOST DEMANDING AND DARING ROLES YET AS A TRAINEE ASTRONAUT IN PROXIMA. TOTAL FILM JOINS HER FOR LIFT-OFF…

LOST AND FOUND

THE NEW MUTANTS I The X-Men are going to some seriously dark places. TF was on set for the film that seemed to be going a bit too well…

FEAR OF GOD

Shattering horror debut Saint Maud earmarks writer-director Rose Glass as a major new voice. Total Film chats to Glass and leading ladies Morfydd Clark and Jennifer Ehle about their fearless journey to heaven and hell.

Small is bountiful

STAR WARS DE-BIGS AND GOES HOME…

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Keira Knightley has never been one to adhere to the rulebook. Shooting to blockbuster stardom as a teenager, she survived the glare of the spotlight, and character work and Oscar nominations duly followed. Ahead of the release of Misbehaviour – the true tale of a Miss World contest disrupted by activists – Total Film meets the English star unafraid of shaking things up.

CRAIG'S LIST

00-Dan’s finest moments…

BOND FAREWELL

After 14 years, cinema’s longest-serving 007 is packing away his Walther PPK for good. Across two film sets, three countries and with level 5 security access to Daniel Craig, Cary Joji Fukunaga and MI6’s finest, Total Film reveals the inside story of No Time To Die – the film sending Craig’s Bond out with a bang.

AVENGERS REASSEMBLE

EXTRACTION I The A-team are back together for a hard-edged action-thriller…

A New Hope?

The Skywalker saga may have ended on a divisive note, but Star Wars lives on. Led by the success of The Mandalorian, could the key to the franchise’s future lie on the small screen?

SNOW JOKE

An avalanche causes more than just panic in Downhill, as Will Ferrell and Julia Louis Dreyfus put marriage under the microscope in this remake of sly Swedish comedy-drama Force Majeure. Total Film joins them on the slopes to find out more.

JOHN KRASINSKI

Since making his name as Jim in The Office, he’s built on his nice-guy image to become a creative multi-hyphenate, action hero and Hollywood star. As he releases his latest directorial effort, A Quiet Place Part II, the self-deprecating John Krasinski tells Total Film that the key to his success is being a team player and knowing ‘how the sausage is made’...

DROPPING THE F&F-BOMB

The Fast films have always had a family at their heart, but the series is stepping up a gear in Fast & Furious 9 by putting Dominic Toretto head to head with his most dangerous adversary to date: his own brother. Total Film speaks to Vin Diesel, John Cena and director Justin Lin about outer space, #JusticeForHan, and fraternal fireworks.

EMMA

Matchmaker of the day…

PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE

Affairs of the art…

BIRDS OF PREY AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN

Yasss Quinn!