Four decades have passed since The Terminator first made its explosive debut on the big screen, emerging as if from the future itself and catapulting writer-director James Cameron into the spotlight. To commemorate this significant anniversary, Empire magazine celebrates the cinema's most iconic cyborg in its November 2024 issue, featuring an extensive and candid interview with Cameron and much more.
The issue will be available on newsstands starting Thursday, September 26th – pre-order it online here – but for now, here’s a sneak peek into its contents. For 40 years, The Terminator has remained unstoppable. Empire honors this cinematic legend with a comprehensive new interview with James Cameron, delving into the franchise’s enduring legacy, Cameron’s most prominent thematic concerns, his evolving relationship with the original film, and what the future holds for The Terminator.
Additionally, producer Gale Anne Hurd contributes an exclusive piece for Empire, reminiscing about the casting of Arnold Schwarzenegger and how he elevated The Terminator to iconic status. The first two Paddington films are widely regarded as contemporary classics. No pressure, then, for incoming director Dougal Wilson, who is taking the bear (and the Browns) to Peru. The filmmaker, along with stars Ben Whishaw and Hugh Bonneville, invites Empire along for the journey.
The Hong Kong director who revolutionized cinematic action is back with a fresh take on his breakout film, The Killer. He discusses his remarkable career with Empire – from A Better Tomorrow to Hard Boiled, Face/Off, and beyond. Jacques Audiard’s latest film is a unique gangster movie – a boundary-blurring crime saga where a cartel leader fights to live as her true self, set to a musical backdrop. Empire gets the full story from Audiard and his stars: Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, and Karla Sofía Gascón.
A disastrous comic book movie production forms the core of Armando Iannucci’s latest satire, created in collaboration with Sam Mendes and Jon Brown. Empire visits the set, speaking with Richard E. Grant, Daniel Brühl, Himesh Patel, Lolly Adefope, and more. British filmmaker and artist Steve McQueen never compromises. With his latest film, Blitz, set to ignite London, he talks to Empire about its origins, his career, and reviving history in a major new interview.
This month’s news section delves into the behind-the-scenes drama of SNL’s Saturday Night; gets festive with the Christmas actioner Red One; discusses Trump with The Apprentice’s Sebastian Stan and Ali Abbasi; goes on a voyage with Moana 2; howls at the moon with Wolf Man; sinks its teeth into Ben Wheatley’s Generation Z; pays tribute to James Earl Jones, and much more. In the realm of home entertainment, we revisit the making of the horror classic The Hitcher; explore the Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes with Wes Ball; look back on Happiness with Todd Solondz; rank the movies of Will Smith; and plenty more.
Reviewed in this issue are DC sequel Joker: Folie À Deux; Saoirse Ronan-starring drama The Outrun; Donald Trump origin story The Apprentice; Alice Lowe’s era-hopping Timestalker; sprawling Francis Ford Coppola epic Megalopolis; transformative drama A Different Man; and much more. The Terminator At 40 issue is available on newsstands from Thursday, September 26th. Order a copy online here.
