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This Week... This week we're bringing you more interviews than you could possibly imagine in the Empire podcast . Well, assuming the limit of your imagination is four, anyway. We have Jon Hamm talking Friends With Benefits and claiming that he's naked from the waist down, we have William Friedkin on being a legend and going for fried chicken; we have Stellan Skarsgard on Avengers and more, and we have Amazing Spider-Man producers Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach on their friendly neighbourhood reboot. It's been a busy week, in other words, and with a wealth of Batman coverage starting on Sunday ahead of the release of The Dark Knight Rises, it's only going to get busier. Have a gander at the features below and see what takes your fancy... Willem Dafoe Webchat - Monday July 2 Willem Dafoe, possibly the only actor in history to play both Jesus and the Green Goblin, is visiting the Empire offices on Monday July 2, 12.45 BST to talk about his new film, The Hunter. That seems him playing (yes) a hunter searching for the last of the Tasmanian Tigers on behalf of a biotech company, and encountering hostility from the locals. This follows his appearance in John Carter earlier this year, wherein Dafoe had four arms and spoke Martian, and a career that's seen him play everything from vampires to Vietnam soldiers. So come along and ask about his storied career and future plans - or just his favourite sandwich... Helen O'Hara Deputy Editor, Empire

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First Shot Of Cruise As Reacher Is Here Meet Victor and his family! Alan Partridge Lands in August 2013 Plus the great man on his movie debut... Three New Avatars Shooting Soon? Sigourney Weaver thinks so

Latest Looper Trailer Jumps In Director Rian Johnson has been using Twitter again to tease the latest trailer for his sci-fi action pic Looper. This is the UK version for your delectation, with the US version likely to follow soon. But enough wibbling about time zones - go watch the thing. Just before you do... Be aware that Johnson has cautioned that, while this doesn't give away the big twists, there are some small elements here that might be vaguely spoilery. More new videos to watch: US Looper Trailer Is Here The only thing to fear is yourself Man With The Iron Fists Trailer Strikes Putting the F-U in Kung Fu... Silver Linings Playbook Trailer Online Bradley Cooper needs help Fun Size Trailer Unwrapped Hi-jinks on Halloween. New Total Recall Trailer Arrives 'This is not a delusion...' Trailer For Red Hook Summer Online Spike Lee's latest Brooklyn joint Latest Frankenweenie Trailer Online More weird science from Tim Burton First Epic Trailer Arrives Josh Hutcherson goes green. Alex Cross Trailer Arrives Online Tyler Perry and Matthew Fox go to war. New Clip From The Watch Online Vince Vaughn preps for an alien invasion. New UK Brave Trailer Online Meet Merida's family...

Girly goodies and copies of The Vow on DVD and Blu-ray, out now.

Have you been growing a beard, James? You look like Chuck Norris' brother, Dork Norris. Phil either compliments or insults James.

Edinburgh & Aruba Film Festival Coverage Two film festivals have been underway this week. You've probably already heard about the Edinburgh International Film Festival taking place north of the border, but the Aruba International Film Festival has also been underway, so we got our team to draw straws to see who'd go to which. Stephen Carty was the lucky winner to head to the Scottish capital, and poor Simon Braund had to make do with the southern Caribbean. Hang in there, man, we're all thinking of you.

The 50 Greatest Comedy Films After tens of thousands of votes, 14 cracked ribs and seven split sides, we have assembled the very funniest films ever made - according to you, the Empire readers. Here are the films to make you howl with laughter, the films that give your funny bone a workout and prove the best medicine for what ails you. Read it and weep. The Empire Podcast #18 The 19th Empire Podcast features interviews from Jon Hamm and Stellan Skarsgard, a fond farewell to the one and only Nora Ephron and all the movie news and reviews you can shake a metaphorical stick at. 10 Things You Need To Know About Dredd Dredd, out on September 7, is the second big screen adaptation of comic book legend Judge Dredd, implacable lawman in a brutal, post-apocalyptic future. Karl Urban is set to play the one-man judge, jury and executioner, with support (or not) from Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey and Domnhall Gleeson. Here's a quick introduction to the big man. Empire Meets William Friedkin It's not everyday you get to chat with a bona fide legend of cinema - if it was, your eyes would probably pop out from the excitement of all - so the chance to meet William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, was far, far too good to pass up. He's back with his punchy trailer-park morality tale Killer Joe, while putting the finishing touches on his memoirs and gearing up for the fortieth anniversary of The Exorcist. Busy man, and, as luck would have it, a very entertaining one too. The Secret Screen Life Of Scott Fitzgerald "There are no second acts in American lives," wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald - a man who'd clearly never seen From Dusk Till Dawn - and his screen life bears witness to that fact. A giant of American literature, his work hasn't adorned the big screen with either the frequency or quality of peers like Ernest Hemingway or Henry James. But there's more to the story. With Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby out this winter and Empire's August issue debuting some dazzling pictures from the set, we've dug up a trove of Fitzgerald treasure to prime you for his latest moment in the Hollywood sun. Tyler Perry: An Introduction It takes a big man to step into Morgan Freeman's shoes. Luckily, Tyler Perry is 6'5" and not afraid to take on the role of detective Alex Cross, previously taken by Freeman in Kiss The Girls and Along Came A Spider. As he gears up for the simply-titled Alex Cross (out November 30), here's what you need to know about the phenomenal rise of Tyler Perry... Eduardo Sanchez On Lovely Molly Blair Witch co-director Eduardo Sanchez is back with a new horror film that could scare the pips from your apple. The American filmmaker, who did so much to revolutionise the genre with his found-footage style, uses those camcorder chills in a slightly different way in Lovely Molly: a housebound horror that sets happy newlywed Molly (Gretchen Lodge) on an increasingly nightmarish journey into her past. Even Empire's Kim Newman was impressed, and he don't scare easy. We sent one of our top men down to talk to Sanchez about his frightener and get the low-down on his next project and a possible return to those Blair Witch woods.

A whole heap of essential survival gear for the DVD and Blu-ray release of sun-scorched Earth movie Hell, this coming Monday. James has already claimed it in case of a global apocalypse.

The term "bootlegging" dates back to the US Civil War, when soldiers smuggled rum in their boots. Rabbits will not eat avocado, even if you peel it for them. The most popular cocktail in Europe is the (European-style) mojito; in the US, it's the margarita. Prepare yourselves for Star Trek: The Motion Picture for real. Absinthe was never banned in the UK, just the US, France, Germany etc.

A sexy Wampa costume? We're afraid so. The Hokey Pokey, by Shakespeare. Nora Ephron recommends getting Meryl Streep to play you. The Star Wars That I Used To Know. If you have any timewasters to share, then e-mail them in to us.

Killer Joe Family dysfunction to make Jeremy Kyle blush, but thanks to McConaughey's oily power and Friedkin's unflinching purpose it's a compelling beast. Also Out The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie Even better than the surreal thing. King Of Devil's Island The Gård. Friends With Kids Bridesmaids revisited. Storage 24 Attack The Lock-up. Dark Horse The biggest loser. Your Sister's Sister Three's a crowdpleaser. Glastonbury The Movie: In Flashback Now in Eavistavision . Hobson's Choice The meekest of Mills. This week's video trailers and clips. Every week, our video player will update to show trailers and clips from the week's movie releases listed above.

Young Adult Smart, honest, sickeningly funny and supremely well judged in the writing, direction and acting. Also Out The Woman In Black Harry Potter And Even More Chambers Of Secrets. Carnage The civil war.

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