Empire December 2025

Name: Empire December 2025
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It’s typical of an engrossing Dungeons & Dragons game: you get so caught up in the campaign, you barely realise how much time has passed. So it is that Stranger Things – the world-conquering retro sci-fi adventure series, in which nerdy ‘80s kids battle supernatural forces in Hawkins, Indiana – is about to come to an end with its fifth and final blockbuster season, nearly a decade after the likes of Eleven, Mike, Will Byers, and Jim Hopper first came to our screens. There have been bloody battles, beasts galore, and firm friendships forged along the way – and now, creators Ross and Matt Duffer are about to go out with a bang, delivering one last roll of the 20-sided die in Stranger Things 5. Bitchin’.

This month’s issue of Empire takes a world-exclusive deep dive into the show’s gargantuan final season – heading into the series’ post-production HQ with the Duffers themselves to discover how they’re topping Season 4, learn about the latest evolutions of Eleven and Vecna, and hear how the brothers are preparing to leave the Upside Down behind for good. Plus, we speak to Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp and more for a major new oral history, looking back on their 10-year-long journey with the show that changed their lives. It’s the ultimate celebration of Stranger Things, packed with untold stories and tantalising peeks at what’s to come. Eggos all round.

And that’s not all. Back in the realm of the Rightside Up, this month’s issue also brings together Jay Kelly stars George Clooney and Adam Sandler for a joint interview; we reunite Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd for a 40th anniversary celebration of Back To The Future; we go to church with Benoit Blanc for Rian Johnson’s third Knives Out mystery, Wake Up Dead Man; we blast off with Sigourney Weaver to talk her out-of-this-world career, from Alien and Avatar to The Mandalorian & Grogu; and much, much more. It’s a chaotic-good issue you won’t want to miss – worth facing a Demogorgon or two to get your hands on.

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About Empire Magazine

Empire Magazine is the movie magazine choice of Hollywood's elite (with the likes of Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes having guest-edited previous issues), meaning that it enjoys unparalleled access to the biggest movies and stars on-set during production. Empire magazine includes all the latest movie reviews as well as exclusive interviews and incredible imagery, providing you with insight on all the latest news in the movie world.

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