empire Archives

After infiltrating the troop transport, taking out a droid, and stealing a data stick, the fellow troopers are finally alerted to the fact that one of their troopers may not be who he appears to be. You would think after the number of times the Empire – and now the First Order – have been burned[...]

Less than 48 hours after the actor/singer was hopitalized following an assault in Chicago that law enforcement has described as a "possible hate crime," Empire star Jussie Smollett released a statement exclusively to ESSENCE, thanking the "beautiful people" for their support and assuring fans that he is currently recovering. FOX "Let me start by saying that I'm OK[...]

Less than 48 hours after Empire star Jussie Smollett was hopitalized following an assault in Chicago that law enforcement is describing as a "possible hate crime," the Smollett family and Underground's Jurnee Smollett-Bell have released a statement condemning the attack, the perpetrators, and similar hate crimes (see below). The Chicago Police Department confirmed that in the early hours of January[...]

On Tuesday morning, Empire star Jussie Smollett was hopitalized following an assault in Chicago that law enforcement is describing as a possible hate crime In a statement released by the Chicago Police Department, Smollett was beaten by two males who approached him while yelling "racial and homophobic slurs" at around 2 a.m Tuesday morning in[...]

There will be a Specialists pack for both the Empire and the Rebellion, and both look fantastic: Courtesy Fantasy Flight Games Courtesy Fantasy Flight Games Next up comes a few new releases for Rebel armies: Jyn Erso, and a pack of Rebel Pathfinders Jyn's a unique character in the Star Wars universe in that we really haven't had[...]

Things in front of and behind the camera have been anything but boring and same-old-same-old for Fox over the past several weeks; but after a tornado of series renewals, greenlights, and cancellations (sorry, Ghosted: we hardly knew or watched ya), the network has released the fall premiere dates for both its new and returning series. Credit:[...]

To Vegas, The Exorcist and Empire. Here are some of the highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOWpUB_XdqsVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Official Trailer | 24: LEGACY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOWpUB_Xdqs) ●  The next iteration of 24 stems from executive producers Howard Gordon and Imagine's Brian Grazer, who received a script commitment for a series that at the time was rumored to be[...]

Empire is adding Emmy-award winning actress Alfre Woodard in the recurring role of Renee when the series returns to the air next month Renee is the mother of Cookie (Taraji P Henson) and she is coming back for a turbulent reunion on the Lee Daniels and Danny Strong musical drama that centers on the founding[...]

Parris followed up her turn as Missy Vaughn on Starz's recently ended Survivor's Remorse with a recurring role on Fox's Empire as Pamela Rose She can next be seen in Barry Jenkins's adaptation of the James Baldwin novel If Beale Street Could Talk. In August 2017, Parris opened up about the performers who influenced her growing[...]

Fox is hoping that the Empire lightning strikes twice with the tentatively titled music/dance drama series 8 Count Based on the life/career of choreographer and creative director Laurieann Gibson (So You Think You Can Dance), the series will be written by Erika L Johnson (Ugly Betty) and executive produced by multi-platinum singer Mary J[...]

Ilene Chaiken, executive producer and showrunner on the Fox series Empire, is developing two one-hour dramas for the network One has a put pilot order while the other has a script order with a significant penalty, according to Variety. Mrs Otis Regrets is the series with the put pilot order It follows FBI Special Agent Clementine[...]

Following up on the release of their first exclusive image of Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) during his pre-The Punisher days in the military, Empire Magazine continues to feed fan anticipation with on-set coverage of the upcoming 13-episode Netflix series. The photos were posted on social media through a tweet on Thursday night, with the two larger[...]

But it's more than just Empire and Star are going to air the same night, the network has announced a special two-episode crossover event this fall The crossover will have Star's Carlotta (Queen Latifah) meet Empire's Cookie (Taraji P Henson), Lucious (Terrence Howard) and Jamal Lyon (Jussie Smollett) in both shows season premieres.   The crossover is[...]

Empire Subscribers cover by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer Subscribers to film and entertainment magazine Empire will be getting an exclusive variant cover of their very own themed on the upcoming release of Spider-Man: Homecoming, which is created by comics legends Alan Davis and Mark Farmer. What the cover to regular buyers of Empire will be has[...]

With Suicide Squad just around he corner now, the marketing has started to ramp into overdrive. It has been everywhere at SDCC this weekend, but it has

You can read a number of them here.  DeConnick has been having meetings with network executives who are suddenly saying that they're looking for complex female protagonists, and she finds that to be "thank-you Cookie (from Empire), is one big part of it, and thank-you Furiosa is the other part." Once something makes money, there are conversations[...]

This is the famous V-J Day in Time Square photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt. And this is a Star Wars take on the same scene by Albert. And this is a

Newcomers Gotham and Empire plus sophomore comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine will be back for another go They also said Bones is likely to return pending new contracts for Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz Sleepy Hollow has yet to be decided, but they are looking to make some changes to the series to bring back some of[...]

Calling all Empire fans! The out-of-print Empire storyline will be released in a new trade paperback edition this coming April from IDW Publishing Created by Mark Waid and Barry Kitson, the story focuses on Golgoth, a villain whose plans for world domination were a success, and now he must deal with being the target of[...]

Since their launch, the publisher has worked with over 60 creators to publish 20 ongoing digital-only series so far. The first two series to see print through this new partnership are Empire Volume Two and Insufferable, both written by Waid Empire Volume Two is the sequel to the Eisner nominated series Waid created with Barry Kitson[...]

This is when the Empire is hunting down the last of the Jedi and strengthening its grip on the galaxy while the first acts of rebellion begin The crew of the Ghost starship – Jedi Kanan, Hera, Ezra, Zeb, Sabine and Chopper – are the only ones to stand up to the Empire and its[...]

Marvel Comics are to republish Dark Horse Star Wars comics in a new format, Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire Vol 1, those comics created to follow on from Episode III, Revenge Of The Sith. It will contain the Dark Horse titles, Star Wars: Republic #78-80, Star Wars: Purge #1, Star Wars: Purge — Seconds To[...]

When Empire appeared in print from Gorilla Comics in 2000 (a creator-owned company formed by Mark Waid, Kurt Busiek and others), it was a comic ahead of its time for many reasons, not least of which was that it featured a villain as a central character who not only succeeds in his endeavor to take[...]

It also looks like it's taking itself very seriously. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC2Nn0lPmfc[/youtube] Empire looks juicy and soapy and fun, and Taraji P Henson looks amazing. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBzu_jKLJek[/youtube] I've seen a lot of comparisons to Twin Peaks from this glimpse of Wayward Pines, and I admit it does make me want to revisit Twin Peaks[...]

From Berk Senturk… the Justice League Of The Ottoman Empire... I think these are fairly identifiable…   Of course, every JLOE needs a bad guy.  And… um… a Hulk? From Berk Senturk… the Justice League Of The Ottoman Empire... I think these are fairly identifiable…   Of[...]

But let's take, say, Mark Waid and Barry Kitson's Empire It's been out of print for a while, selling for $30 on Amazon It's by a hot creative team It is not available digitally Yet. Could a book like that be the test case for whether or not DC lets creators they used to like, have[...]

Bleeding Cool's Brendon Connelly is ensconsed at the Big Screen event today. And he's sent over these first looks at guns from the upcoming Men In Black 3

Wonderful. This is an entry into the Empire/Jameson Done in 60 Seconds Competition 2011 from on2 "Pippinopalon", remaking movies in a minute And it's Shaun Of The Dead vis a funky Scott Pilgrim comics filter Both Shaun Of The Dead and the movie of Scott Pilgrim were directed by Edgar Wright. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2CHy88IbmM[/youtube] Brendon's note: We ran this last[...]

A few rather scrummy hi res Captain America images very naughtily scanned in by a very familiar Russian pirate site from Empire Magazine Still, you know, no crying over spilt vodka Clicky to embiggen. Two big budget period superhero films in one year What are the chances? A few rather scrummy hi res Captain America[...]

Thanks to the new Empire magazine, we get a great look at the new Captain America, both outside… And inside… Is it me, or does he already look like an action figure? Thanks to the new Empire magazine, we get a great look at the new Captain America, both outside… And inside… Is[...]