
Nick de Semlyen
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Editor @empiremagazine. Author of The Last Action Heroes and Wild And Crazy Guys.
London
Joined April 2009
The new episode of our #EmpirePodcast series The Shameless Plug is here! 🏃 Join @ChrisHewitt and editor @NickdeSemlyen as they dive deep into the making of our The Running Man issue, packed with on-set stories and more. Listen here: https://t.co/UUDTvap2MQ
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🚨VIP EVENT!🚨 ALIEN: EARTH — FINAL EPISODE + CAST Q&A Join us on Sept 23 in London for an exclusive big-screen finale of FX's Alien: Earth. After the epic, chest-bursting final episode, stick around for a Q&A with Samuel Blenkin, Lily Newmark, and Adrian Edmondson. Cert. 18
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We’re excited to announce that we've raised a $60M Series B to help teams focus on building and shipping with AI instead of endlessly reviewing! This round was led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation by NVentures (NVIDIA's venture capital arm).
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couldn't be more excited to announce my new art book! This has been a long time coming and I am super grateful to everyone involved. Available for pre-order now! link in bio
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“IMAX sees Prince resurrected. Immortalised. We will never see his like again. Yet here he is, shimmering with life.” The recent IMAX cinema release of Sign O’ The Times is a reminder of the power of cinema — and Prince — writes Alex Godfrey: Read more: https://t.co/sKk67W5UR5
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In case you missed it, our guests for the live show on Saturday are the wonderful Tim Key and Tom Basden, stars/writers of my favourite film of the year, THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND. So, if you’re coming on Saturday and you haven’t seen it, now’s your chance to rectify that.
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No, thank you.
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"I'm going to make America healthy!" wheezes heroin addict who drinks blue dye, abuses steroids, tans until his face looks like a catcher's mitt, eats roadkill, and contracted a parasite that ate part of his brain
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Daniel Day-Lewis' comeback movie #Anemone will screen at this year's @BFI London Film Festival, in association with Empire. The film is directed by Ronan Day-Lewis, and also stars Sean Bean and Samantha Morton. Read more: https://t.co/fY4mGNIpkz
#LFF
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OPSGENIE IS SHUTTING DOWN Atlassian is sunsetting Opsgenie after acquiring it in 2019 for $295M. Time to migrate? Join 300,000+ engineers using @BetterStackHQ for Slack-native incident management, on-call scheduling, and status pages – all in one place.
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The Running Mag has been spotted in Greenwich! Congrats to Phil (I didn’t get his surname, I was too busy running) on finding me by the Cutty Sark. Where will it/I be seen next? Catch me if you can!
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Running maggers! Remember to head over to @empiremagazine on Instagram to follow along today!
COMPETITION TIME 🚨 Empire is on the run! To celebrate the brand-new The Running Man issue, Empire's very own Chris Hewitt will be sprinting through London next Wednesday 3 September. Your mission? Hunt him down (but please, don't hurt him).
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How have I only just discovered this 10/10 SNL sketch? 🍕
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Tomorrow, The Running Mag takes to the streets of London. Catch me if you can!
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The heaviest weight isn’t uncertainty. It’s what we refuse to release. Regrets. Old grief. Outgrown versions of ourselves. You can’t reach for what’s next with full hands. Let go, not because it’s painless. But because your future can’t bloom in a clenched fist.
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A fun thing we are doing in London tomorrow. The Running Man issue of @empiremagazine out now!
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This autumn will luxuriate in Scorsese deep dives with not only Apple's documentary series, but my flavoursome take on the genius from Little Italy. The next in my best-selling Iconic Filmmaker series is now available for pre-order: https://t.co/3x8LQfH2jJ
@QuartoBooksUS
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While in Warsaw this week, I got to visit the Kinoteka and watch the 4K restoration of Amadeus, with a full house. What a joy. Hadn’t seen the film for many years and had forgotten just how funny it is - and how hard that ending hits. The ultimate movie about jealousy. Cinema’s
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This month's The Running Man subscriber cover is an eye-popping take on the manhunt, illustrated exclusively for Empire by Murugiah. READ MORE: https://t.co/KvZbrUmYT6
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@jointhelongwalk star Judy Greer reflects on screaming in agony for this film versus screaming in terror for films like "Halloween" and "Jawbreaker."
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Got to do a fun sidebar on Running Glenn (yes, films in which Glenn Powell runs) for this doozy of a cover feature. And something else that was pretty fire — ash me about it later! 🔥 You’re gonna want to run not walk to grab this issue next week, folks!
Time to run for your life 🏃♂️ Empire’s world-exclusive The Running Man issue sprints on to set with Glen Powell and director Edgar Wright, as they race to deliver 2025’s most action-packed thriller. On sale Thurs 28 August. READ MORE: https://t.co/8RTje3on38
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