 |  This week has seen sexy times at the Empire office, as we published the results of our Sexiest Movie Stars 2013 poll and stood back to watch the internet go crazy. Pitched battles broke out between Cumberbabes and Hiddlestoners; fans of J.Law and ScarJo seemed ready to throw down. But for the most part, people just seemed to enjoy looking at the beautiful pictures of incredibly chiselled and well-coiffed individuals, so eventually peace ruled in our time. Also this week, Breaking Bad ended in a blaze of [spoilers], and we marked the occasion with a special spoiler podcast discussion of the entire show to date. Elsewhere, we broke down the new Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug trailer, assembled the best Breaking Bad moments and much more. Helen O'Hara
Deputy Online Editor, Empire
 
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  New Trailer For The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
Smaug is here, and he's not best pleased. He's also not in the best possible light, with his particular brand of hot halitosis covering his modesty, but to make up for it, at least you can hear Benedict Cumberbatch's best wyrm tongue in the new trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug. Top tip: get your headphones on and crank up the volume. More: New Short Term 12 Trailer Online Brie Larson & John Gallagher Jr in a breakthrough indie. Watch Guillermo Del Toro's Horror-Filled Simpsons Credits Terror comes to Springfield. Oh, and a Kaiju... Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Trailer Jumps In 'We'll never see it coming...' New Hunger Games: Catching Fire Featurette Online The cast & crew bring you to Panem via IMAX. Rio 2 Trailer Flaps In Blu's family heads for the Amazon. Second Full Trailer For Last Vegas Douglas and co want to party like it's 1969... Delicious Trailer Online There is no recipe for recovery. New Captain Phillips TV Spot Tom Hanks is in peril on the sea. New Nymphomaniac Teaser Online Lars von Trier has some insufferable gloom for you.
  David Croft (A.K.A Sky Sports F1 commentator Crofty) looks somewhat perplexed by Ally's driving skills (or lack of) when testing the new F1 2013 game.
 I had a cramp in my foot so I had to come out of my half-pigeon.  Apparently what Ally's saying here makes sense if you know yoga.
The 100 Sexiest Movie Stars
You voted in your tens of thousands and here, at last, are the results, the Sexiest Movie Stars of 2013. And frankly we think it's a darn good list, a list that shows you guys are discerning in your tastes and able to look beyond mere spectacular good looks to spot the stars who have that extra attractiveness within. Check out the list and see if your favourites made the cut. | |
|  | | The Empire Podcast 81: James McAvoy, Saoirse Ronan
It's an Atonement reunion on this week's Empire Podcast, with James McAvoy here for Filth and Saoirse Ronan dropping by in honour of How I Live Now. Look forward to the former talking about his "hairy mutant you-know-whats" and the latter explaining how to swing a lightsaber. Elsewhere, the Podcast Team tackle TV finales, tie-in theme park rides and the return of Narnia... |
|  | | Empire's Breaking Bad Finale Spoiler Podcast
It's all over - you can breathe again. In and out, in and out, that's it... Now the dust is finally starting to settle, you can fully come to terms with the end of Breaking Bad with our very special spoiler podcast, which features an in-depth discussion of the 'Felina' episode as well as the final season as a whole. And if you want more detail on previous seasons, be sure to check out our other Breaking Bad spoiler special, which boasts the dulcet tones of Bryan Cranston himself. |
|  | | Spotify Playlist: Now That's What I Call... Breaking Bad!
Edgar Wright, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Curtis... previous Spotify playlists on Empire Online have centred around directors, but Breaking Bad is a special case. As well as its montages, POV shots, cold opens, cliffhangers and ingenious MacGyver moments, there has always been an incredibly good playlist underneath it all, getting bigger and bigger as each episode has come out. And now that the show's over, the meth-fuelled mixtape is complete. Here it is for you in all its addictive glory: from the theme tune to the immortal 'Heisenberg Song'. Top listening tip: don't do drugs. |
|  | | The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug Trailer Breakdown
It's time to head back to Middle-earth once again as Peter Jackson's second instalment of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel gets the trailer treatment. The Desolation Of Smaug hits screens on December 13 this year and the first full trailer is now online. As is traditional for this sort of epic, we've cast our eye over the promo to see what tidbits of plot and character we can spot. Some spoilers for those who have yet to read the book may follow... |
|  | | The 25 Best Moments In Breaking Bad
It's finally ended, and we're a little bereft. Breaking Bad grew from being that weird little show that seemed destined to be overshadowed by Weeds to become a pop-culture bestriding colossus, winning critical acclaim and general adulation on a level not seen since The Wire. To distract ourselves from the gaping hole in our lives, we have put together the very best moments from the show - and please be warned that the final picture comes from the final episode, so don't click on to page 25 unless you have seen it! But with that warning in mind, let's cook... |
|  | | Hugh Jackman Talks Prisoners
Perhaps best know to the wider world for his portrayal of The X-Men's Wolverine, in terms of versatility, Hugh Jackman is an actor with few peers. He is equally at home in a Broadway musical as he is an action thriller, a romantic comedy, an operatic period piece or a comic book superhero flick. In this months' Prisoner's, director Denis Villeneuve's pitch black crime drama, he reveals even greater depth to his talent, turning in the most emotionally raw performance of his career to date. Empire spoke to Jackman at the Zurich International Film Festival where, following a red carpet screening of Prisoners, he accepted the festival's coveted Golden Icon Award. |
|  | | Empire Talks To Daniel Brühl
Daniel Brühl - or Daniel César Martin Brühl Gonzáles Domingo, to give him his full name - was born in Barcelona and raised in Germany. He began his acting career in 1995 in the German soap opera Forbidden Love. After gaining critical acclaim for his role in the 2003 German film Goodbye, Lenin he attracted international attention in 2009 playing a German war hero in Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds. Brühl spoke to Empire at the Zurich Film Festival about his relationship with Lauda and the challenges and rewards of playing a man so single-mindedly dedicated to his sport that not even a horrifying crash that left him permanently disfigured could keep him away from the track for long. |
|  | | The Jameson Empire Done In 60 Seconds Ironman Challenge!
Given 2014 will be Empire's 25th anniversary year we felt it was appropriate to pick a movie from the year of our inception 1989 (so not Inception then). We thought about Batman, we pondered Indy 3, we almost went for Bill And Ted's Great Adventure before realising it was made on the budget of a DISS movie anyway. Then it hit us, the perfect choice. Something we have all experienced, albeit likely in slightly less posh surroundings - school. You've got it: start channeling your best Peter Weir, gen-up on your Walt Whitmans, dust down your sixth form blazers, put a call through to your old alma mater for your location shoot, and track down your perfect Knox Overstreet, it is time to seize the day! Oh captain, my captain, this year's Done In Sixty Seconds 'IRONMAN' Challenge movie is DEAD POETS SOCIETY. |
|  | | Simpson Halloween Special Opening Sequence: Those Guillermo Del Toro (And More) References Explained!
The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror episode is a venerable Halloween tradition, a chance for the writers to cast off the strictures of writing a largely changeless world (at least as regards the central characters) and kill off everyone / transform them into mutants / introduce Bart's long-lost good twin. This year, the opening credits were designed by Guillermo del Toro, who included a raft of classic horror and sci-fi movie references as well as nods to his own filmography. We've gone through the result to see what we could spot - can you fill in any we missed? |
|  | | Easing The Pain: Shows To Watch After Breaking Bad
Like meth addicts jonesing for a fix, we're all at a loose end since Monday saw the end of Breaking Bad and one of TV's greatest ever productions finished its final cook. Nothing could ever replace Breaking Bad in our affections but you needn't go cold turkey entirely. Here are a few substitute shows with morally complex leads to help ease the pain during this difficult time. |
|  | | Empire Presents the New York Film Academy
New York Film Academy has built a reputation as one of the premier film schools in the world. With its innovative hands-on approach to teaching, students find themselves completely immersed in their course of study, surrounded by award-winning faculty and working with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. Learn Filmmaking, Acting for Film, Photography, Musical Theatre, Game Design, Animation and more. |
 The complete Soundtrack and Score from Grand Theft Auto V - so we can feel like we're playing it even in the brief moments when we're not. To get an idea what we're talking about click here.
 
Douglas Booth is still watching the last three episodes of Breaking Bad, so DO NOT tell him what happens. Saoirse Ronan is also behind, and addicted. 
There's a good reason Yogi Bear wears a collar. 
James McAvoy wore a Bane-style mask to navigate the floor at Comic-Con. 
Danger Mouse was known as 'Thundermouse' in Sweden 
They've built robots to fight jellyfish.
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If you have any timewasters to share, then e-mail them in to us. |  For Come As You Are we got Belgian beer, cigars, chocolate and condoms. It's like a big ol' basket of vice.
 
Filth 
A bulked-up James McAvoy dominates the screen in this razor-sharp Glasgow smile of a black comedy, packed with aberrant sex, hard drugs and maximum David Soul. Also Out
 
The Iceman 
This solemn, blood-soaked thriller lacks the dynamism of its star, but is an impressive showcase for him nonetheless: it's as hard to look away from Shannon's performance as it is to look directly at it. Also Out
| Van Gogh Maurice Pialat's study of the great artist. |
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