Total Film’s The Penguin issue is ready to p-p-pick up! Executive producer Matt Reeves, showrunner Lauren LeFranc and star Colin Farrell are expanding The Batman universe as they chart Oz Cobb’s bloody rise to the top of Gotham’s underworld. Inside the issue, the creatives and starry cast tell us how Oz’s ‘Scarface-like’ ascent is set in a Gotham that’s deeper and darker than ever before, and how this complex crime drama is set directly after The Batman and will take us right up to the start of the pipelined The Batman Part II.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg (lounge). We’re chatting to director and stars of the long-awaited Salem’s Lot movie, and sinking our teeth into the best (and worst) films based on the work of horror maestro Stephen King. Plus, new features on Cannes-sensation Anora, Broadway-to-Hollywood (via Oz) musical Wicked, and man-beneath-the-cape doc Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story. There are also chats with Ridley Scott, Lupita Nyong'o, Himesh Patel and Emily Watson, and a set-visit to Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster Rivals.
Plus! New looks at epic action tale William Tell, horror sequels Smile 2 and Terrifier 3, and more, plus all the news, reviews and regulars you expect.
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The Penguin cover story
Tracing Oswald Cobb’s spectacularly violent rise to power from running the Iceberg Lounge to becoming Gotham’s kingpin, HBO’s prestige show The Penguin knits together The Batman and the piplelined The Batman Part II. Total Film huddle with executive producer Matt Reeves, star Colin Farrell, showrunner Lauren LeFranc and more to explore Gotham’s darkest - and deepest - chapter yet.
The making of Anora
Winner of this year’s prestigious Palme d’Or in Cannes, Sean Baker’s Anora is a loud and lewd love story gone awry, as a Brooklyn pole dancer discovers her Prince Charming is a frog. Total Film meets the writer/director and his team to talk dreams, screams and extremes.
The real Superman
He made the world believe a man could fly, but new doc Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story reveals the hero beneath the cape. Total Film meets the team immortalising an icon.
Ridley Scott on director’s cuts
World-builder extraordinaire Ridley Scott is also the master of the director’s cut, restoring his mishandled gems into masterpieces. With the expansive director’s cut of Napoleon now available to stream, Total Film speaks to the great Scott about blowing up Bonaparte, his relationship with editing, and why bigger is (usually) better.
The making of Salem’s Lot
Emily Watson career interview
Since breaking hearts in Breaking the Waves, Emily Watson has delivered countless screen masterclasses, from Gosford Park and Punch-Drunk Love to Apple Tree Yard. Now, the English star goes toe-to-toe with Cillian Murphy in Irish drama Small Things like These and fronts TV prequel Dune: Prophecy. Is it her second coming? It’s elementary, my dear Watson…
Wicked, Gladiator II and more…
In the front section, Teasers, Total Film gets the lowdown on the upcoming musical adaptation Wicked from director Jon M. Chu. Plus, new looks at Gladiator II, Smile 2, Terrifier 3 and loads more.
On sale 12 September!
And if you’re a print subscriber, you’ll already have the magazine waiting for you on your doormat, with this incredible subscribers-only cover:
