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The manufacturing paper mill holds full FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification and accreditation. 38,791 (Jan-Dec 2017) 32,154 Print 6,637 Digital MATTHEWLEYLAND JORDANFARLEY MATTMAYTUM REVIEWSEDITOR NEWSEDITOR DEPUTYEDITOR Wasmetbyhordesof HighlightofTIFF– MyinterviewwithJason fansataswankySoho witnessingJamieLeeCurtis Momoawasinterruptedby lunchjustasIwasreaching taketothestageafter anLAthunderstorm“You’re formySharpieIsaw Halloween’smidnight inthesafestroombro–I’ve theyweretherefor premiereThewalkhomeat gotyou”hequippedlike JustinBieber… amwasaknee-knocker atruesuperhero Future plc is a public Chief executive Zillah Byng-Maddick company quoted on the Non-executive chairman Richard Huntingford London Stock Exchange Chief ˡnance ofˡcer Penny Ladkin-Brand (symbol: FUTR) www.futureplc.com Tel +44 (0)1225 442 244 NOVEMBER 2018 | TOTAL FILM ContentsNOVEMBER THIS ISSUE TEASERS 60 AQUAMAN 11 ROBIN HOOD Total Film heads into the Will Taron Egerton’s edit bay and meets the arrow hit the bullseye? team behind the superhero 14 SUSPIRIA movie that’s not really a superhero movie at all… Fiy shades of red in the horror remake. 70 FANTASTIC BEASTS 16 YOU TALKIN’ The Crimes Of Grindelwald TO ME? cast assemble to spill secrets on witchcra, Ben Schwartz babbles. wizardry and baby nifflers. 18 ALITA: 76 WIDOWS BATTLE ANGEL On the Chicago set Clap your (giant) eyes of Steve McQueen’s on this first look. electrifying thriller, aka 22 THE OLD MAN Women On The Verge & THE GUN Of A Nervous Break-in. Robert Redford’s going out in style as a craggy crim. 80 WHITE BOY RICK Mahew McConaughey 27 IT SHOULDN’T and co on the jaw-dropping HAPPEN TO A true crime story. FILM JOURNALIST 84 2001: A SPACE Jamie discusses the ups ODYSSEY and downs of screening Christopher Nolan explains links for critics. why he restored one of the 30 CHRISTMAS PREVIEW greatest sci-fi films ever. Festive fancies jingling Plus, insight from those your way. who were there in ’68. TOTAL FILM EVERY ISSUE BUFF 3 EDITOR’S LETTER 116 IS IT BOLLOCKS? Selfies with Aquaman and The Meg – true story the highlights of TIFF. or old wives’ Shark Tale? 7 DIALOGUE 117 DEATHS BY All your missives and HOUSEHOLD OBJECT musings in our postbag. Ignominious offings. 88 TOTAL FILM 120 THE ’00S INTERVIEW The final stop in our An audience with decades deconstruction. the straight-talking future Joker, 130 60-SECOND Joaquin Phoenix. SCREENPLAY The Predator is 60 in our laser-sight. 44 UNDERWATERLOVE TFgetswetsuitedandbooted totalkAquamanwithJason MomoaAmberHeardand therestoftheDCgang TOTAL FILM | NOVEMBER 2018 SUBSCRIBEATWWWTOTALFILMCOM/SUBS 11 70 BIG SCREEN 76 42 WIDOWS Viola Davis and crew ‘IT’SAWORLD have a score to sele. 44 HALLOWEEN WE’VENEVER Was this a horror franchise worth reviving? SEENBEFORE’ 45 THE HATE U GIVE Should you choose the THUG life? 46 BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE Drew Goddard’s latest is worth checking in to. 49 OVERLORD J.J. Abrams produces, but it’s not a Cloverfield movie. 50 VENOM Tom Hardy’s Marvel movie has a split personality. 53 PETERLOO Mike Leigh’s most ambitious film yet couldn’t be more timely. SMALL SCREEN 98 INCREDIBLES 2 The ultimate family flick 80 arrives on home-ent with superpowered extras. 100 JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM Strife finds a way yet again, but how do the giant dinos hold up on the telly? 102 2001 The ‘unrestored’ Kubrick classic arrives on Ultra HD Blu-ray. Prime your eyeballs for the ultimate trip. 104 EXTRAS Geekify your kitchen with a Star Wars cookbook and Game Of Thrones scotch. 108 ON DEMAND