First Teaser Trailer For The Divergent Series: Allegiant

''There's no turning back...''

The third instalment of the Divergent series – Allegiant, which recently lopped the Part 1 from its name as the second part became Ascendant – is headed our way next year. So the first teaser trailer has arrived to catch us up on where Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) and the rest are headed next. 

Serving first as a “Previous on The Divergent Series” recap before offering some glimpses of the new film, the trailer is very much more on the tease side, which is actually refreshing. 

This new movie, in case you were unaware, finds Tris, Four (Theo James) and their ragtag group of friends, enemies and undecideds having won their battle against the machinations of Erudite faction leader Jeanine (Kate Winslet). They’ve discovered, thanks to Tris’ ability to unlock a message, that their shattered, dystopian Chicago is not the final refuge for the human race, but was used as an experiment to development divergents such as our heroine. As for what she can do to save the wider world is a mystery, but she’ll learn more from the mysterious Bureau of Genetic Welfare, which includes new franchise face Jeff Daniels as David…

With Robert Schwentke back directing from a script that has seen work by Noah Oppenheim, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage and Stephen Chbosky, The Divergent Series: Allegiant also features Zoe Kravitz, Miles Teller, Naomi Watts, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q and Bill Skarsgard. It’ll hit our cinemas on March 18.

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Want To Be An Empire Journalist?

We're looking for interns for the BFI London Film Festival

Do you dream of being the next Empire writer? Do you know Joss Whedon from James Cameron? And would you have the guts to scream questions at movie stars on the red carpet? If the answer to those questions is ‘yes’, read on...

Once again Empire are giving you the opportunity to get something spectacular on your CV. Three lucky people can get their hands on a VIP pass to The BFI London Film Festival. And as if that wasn’t good enough, you’ll be a roving reporter for the world’s biggest movie magazine and will have your work published on our very own website. Yes, this one.

The VIP pass will give you access to all the press screenings, press conferences and filmmaker afternoon teas, where journalists chat with directors, producers and actors at The May Fair Hotel over delicious scones. The Empire team will brief you on what films and events need covering, and then you’ll be sent off around central London to get what your temporary editor wants.

Sound good? Of course it does. So if you’re over 18 (sorry, 16 and 17-year-olds) and have a thing for films, apply here to have a chance of being selected. In the meantime, here are three tips that may help your application from the person who’ll be reading them:

You need to be able to write:

This sounds obvious, but we can’t stress the importance of correct spelling and grammar. Any film writer would be in trouble if they filed their copy with errors and mistakes, so we expect the same from applicants. The Empire team are amazing but extremely busy, and they certainly don’t want to spend half their day rewriting copy. So double-check names, movie titles and basic spelling, because a few errors could easily find you in the rejection pile.

You need to know how to write reviews and understand Empire's audience:

A large part of this job will be attending film screenings and writing reviews of those films for Empire. Writing a film review can be tough regardless of your reaction, but you need to get your opinions across with knowledge, humour and information without readers pressing the SPOILER ALERT! button. Part of the application requires you to write a review of a film, any film, in 100 words, so make sure it’s interesting, readable, entertaining, and most importantly, tells us what you actually think of it. Amazingly, people forget that...

You do not need experience:

If you have aspirations of being a film journalist but haven’t got any experience – don’t worry. The digital editor-in-chief is looking for someone with potential, not endless clippings and internships to their name. If you have that, that’s fine, but if you don’t, make sure you show us you love movies and Empire in your covering letter.

Good luck!

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First Trailer For The Jungle Book Swings In

Don't spend your time lookin' around

And hot on the heels of our world-first image from the film, here's the first trailer for Disney's new Jungle Book, directed by Jon Favreau. Scroll down also for a couple more stills to complement our original.

With a script by Justin Marks, Favreau’s film uses a blend of computer-generated animals and Neel Sethi in person as Mowgli, the human orphan raised by animals in the jungle, to unspool Rudyard Kipling's story. Christopher Walken is the voice of King Louie, ruler of the jungle’s monkeys and apes, while Giancarlo Esposito is Akela, leader of the wolf pack that initially cares for Mowgli. Ben Kingsley is panther Bagheera, Lupita Nyong’o is wolf mother Rackcha), Bill Murray is bear pal Baloo, Idris Elba is lethal tiger Shere Khan, and Scarlett Johansson is charming, deadly snake Kaa.

For the full scoop on Favreau’s exceedingly good-looking Kipling adaptation straight from the horse’s mouth, pick up the new issue of Empire on September 24. The Jungle Book opens in the UK on April 15, 2016.

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VIDEO: Will Ferrell Is a Lonely Third Wheel to Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake

Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake's bond is so strong, it's deeper than words. But that connection comes with some heartbreaking consequences.

In a skit on Monday's The Tonight Show, Fall and Timberlake have an entire conversation using just looks. But unfortunately for Will Ferrell, the duo is so

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Exclusive Walking Dead First Look: Maggie's Got a Gun!

If you didn't already know, life in Alexandria is going to be a little less idyllic this season on The Walking Dead.

Although the survivors had some momentary respite (and some hot showers!) in the peaceful community of Alexandria, that's all about to change next season. As you can in the exclusive

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New Downton Abbey Trailer Shows Carson Is a Terrible Boyfriend

Carson, Carson, Carson. Just what are we going to do with you?!

In the latest trailer for Downton Abbey, Carson totally breaks relationship etiquette when he allows his worries about others to override how much he cares for Mrs. Hughes. "You don't think maybe you should start calling me Elsie?"

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World First Look At Disney's The Jungle Book

Swimpool bear necessities...

Disney’s new take on the Rudyard Kipling story it introduced to a generation of wee’uns back in 1967 is being steered to the screen by one of those kids. Jon Favreau is, of course, now a seasoned Hollywood director, but his affection for The Jungle Book hasn't faded. His treatment of the yarn will stick close to the beats of that beloved animation, as we'll no doubt find out when the first trailer breaks shortly. One thing that has changed, as demonstrates by this glorious world-first still from the film, is the technology powering Disney’s world. Bear in mind that only Neel Sethi's serenely drifting Mowgli is the only physical component in this shot. The rest? Computer wizardry.  



Favreau and his team of state-of-the-art VFXers, led by MPC, have revisited the techniques of Ang Lee’s Life Of Pi and James Cameron’s Avatar to carve a jungle world full of eye-popping colour and detail. The human cast – newbie Sethi aside – have all been performance-captured against Pinewood green screen. Those actors include Bill Murray (Baloo), Christopher Walken (King Louie), Idris Elba (Shere Khan), Scarlett Johansson (Kaa) and Ben Kingsley’s Bagheera.

“We wanted to make sure that film fit more in our times,” explains Favreau of his more Kipling-ified update. “But I wanted to make sure that whatever images were looming in my memory, I captured them so it evokes the original."

For the full scoop on Favreau’s exceedingly good-looking Kipling adaptation straight from the horse’s mouth, pick up the new issue of Empire on September 24. The Jungle Book opens in the UK on April 15, 2016.

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