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IS THIS THE WAY?

After The Book Of Boba Fett showed a newfound willingness to embrace George Lucas’ prequel trilogy, it’s clear Star Wars’ relationship with its past is set to define its future.

Daisy Unchained

Normal People made her a lockdown superstar, and now Daisy Edgar-Jones is carving out intense new roles, starting with provocative genre-blender, FRESH. Total Film meets the rising British talent to talk chemistry, catering and career ambitions.

DAD BROMANCE

Free Guy collaborators Ryan Reynolds and Shawn Levy reunite for another heartfelt action adventure, THE ADAM PROJECT. They tell Total Film how their own relationships with their fathers and experiences as parents helped shape the story of a man coming to terms with his childhood via time travel.

Irish Scream

Unwelcome Jon Wright dives into Celtic mythology and finds murderous goblins…

Travelling Fright

The Tourist - An amnesiac Jamie Dornan takes on the Outback…

James Cameron - Building Better Worlds

In new book Tech Noir, James Cameron opens his extensive archives and reveals the hand-drawn designs that fuelled his earliest work. Currently in post-production on Avatar 2 in New Zealand, Cameron hopped onto Zoom with Total Film to discuss the art of moviemaking.

Risky Business

Jackass Forever - The Jackasses are back, a bit older, but no wiser…

Brothers in Arms

Ambulance Michael Bay turns to a life of crime for his electric LA heist movie…

GROWING PAINS

TURNING RED Pixar’s teenage body-swap feature is set to break new ground with an adorkable shape-shifting protagonist.

Clone Star

The book of Boba Fett star wars’ most iconic bounty hunter – finally – gets his moment in the twin suns…

On The Record

For his latest masterpiece, Paul Thomas Anderson ransacks his own youth growing up in the San Fernando Valley. Total Film meets PTA and Valley girl Alana Haim, his rocking lead, to take their memories for a spin…

GREAT BEAUTY

BELLE Mamoru Hosoda updates a tale as old as time…

NORTHERN SOUL

Clio Barnard returns to Bradford for her fourth film set in the area, this time focusing on the beauty found in the city and a halting romance between star-crossed lovers. Award-winning Adeel Akhtar, Claire Rushbrook and Barnard tell Total Film how Ali & Ava disputes the adage that it’s grim up North…

OFF THE CHART

Tom Holland takes adventuring to the next level in videogame adaptation Uncharted, which has had a long and arduous journey to the screen. Total Film meets the film’s cast and director to find out how a pitch for a young James Bond evolved into an unexpected origin story.

Portrait of an artist

The Duke pairs Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren in a terrific stranger-than-fiction crime caper that’s since accrued added poignancy. Total Film looks for a stolen Goya painting and hidden truths on set of what turned out to be director Roger Michell’s final film…

TILDA SWINTON 'IT SEEMS A BIT OF A WASTE TO PUT ONESELF IN A BOX'

Unclassifiable and unique, Tilda Swinton has effortlessly gone from arthouse to Narnia and the MCU and back again. As she prepares to launch new movies Memoria and The Souvenir Part II, Total Film meets the Scottish star you simply can’t pin down.

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…