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Total Film’s Gladiator II issue is ready to unleash hell! Director Ridley Scott is returning to the Colosseum some 24 years after his history-making swords and sandals epic for a sequel about the next generation of Roman power players. Inside the new issue, Scott and his cast – including stars Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, and Joseph Quinn – tell us about Scott’s unparalleled world-building, how they’re upping the animal action, and how Mescal’s Lucius is following in the legendary footsteps of Maximus Decimus Meridius.

And that’s just the tip of the Gladius sword. There’s a riotously funny chat with Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage about their new comedy Brothers; Steve McQueen, Saoirse Ronan, and more discuss major awards player Blitz; we go behind the scenes at VFX house Framestore for Paddington in Peru; Jeff Goldblum dives deep on his astonishing career ahead of Wicked; and there’s in-depth making of features on critical darlings Bird and Emilia Pérez.

Plus! New looks at Red One, Nosferatu, Moana 2, Saturday Night, The Day of the Jackal and more, plus all the news, reviews, and regulars you expect.

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Sir Ridley Scott returns to the Colosseum with Gladiator II, the long-awaited sequel to the greatest historical epic of this century. Total Film meets the director and cast to discover how Maximus’ legacy is echoing in eternity. 

  • Ridley Scott has already written 8 pages of the Gladiator 3 script

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Brothers is the most surprising action-comedy of the year, and not just because Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage play criminal twin brothers. Total Film rounds up the stars to talk about dysfunctional families, the ‘hard as nails’ comedies they grew up with, and masturbating monkeys… 

  • Peter Dinklage says an unusual call from Marvel co-star Josh Brolin convinced him to star in a new action comedy from Palm Springs director: "We should play twin brothers"

 The making of Blitz 

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A moment of national pride and terror comes to the screen with World War Two historical drama Blitz. Total Film speaks to writer/director Steve McQueen and his stars Saoirse Ronan and Stephen Graham about uncovering the truth and celebrating the triumph of a defining moment in modern British history. 

  • Steve McQueen’s latest movie starring Saoirse Ronan features his proudest moment ever on set

Behind the scenes of Paddington in Peru

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Seven years on from his last big-screen appearance, marmalade’s biggest fan returns in Paddington In Peru. Total Film talks to director Dougal Wilson, actor Hugh Bonneville and the visual effects wizards who make the magic happen…

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Unscripted, unexpected, and impossible to pigeonhole… The cast and crew of Andrea Arnold’s Bird talk Total Film through the making of a modern fable. 

 The making of Emilia Pérez 

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After storming Cannes, transgender narcos tale Emilia Pérez arrives ready to change the way you think about musicals. Total Film joins hardboiled director Jacques Audiard and stars Karla Sofia Gascón and Zoe Saldaña to discuss the year’s most radical, rousing movie.

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 Seth Brundle. Dr. Ian Malcolm. Grandmaster. Jeff Goldblum has played some titanic characters over his 50-year career, and is celebrating a half-century on our screens by going bigger than ever. First he played Zeus in Netflix show Kaos, and now he’s the Wizard of Oz in Wicked. Total Film meets the man behind the curtain… 

  • Jeff Goldblum on the fate of his Jurassic World character and whether Dominion deserved all the hate: "It’s tough to make a good movie"

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 In the front section, Teasers, Total Film gets the lowdown on Dwayne Johnson’s Christmas action comedy Red One. Plus new looks at Nosferatu, Saturday Night, Moana 2 and loads more. We've also got a spread on Paddington in Peru as well.

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