Empire SPECTRE edition edited by Sam Mendes

The November issue of Empire is guest edited by Sam Mendes, the director of SPECTRE, and features Daniel Craig and Christoph Waltz on the cover, and subscribers get a special cover with Day of the Dead design (from the opening sequence of SPECTRE).

The Empire cover with Craig and Waltz

Mendes has delivered a spectacular array of scoops, new looks and access to his 24th instalment of the 007 franchise.

The special Empire cover for subscribers

The issue also offers interviews with Steven Spielberg, Joss Whedon and David Fincher - conducted by Sam Mendes himself - as well as an in-depth look back at some of the other highlights on the editor's CV, including American Beauty, and a look at the unheralded but spectacular work of practical effects whizz Chris Corbould, who has worked on all the Bond films since A View To A Kill (1985).

Sam Mendes looks at a Dia De Muertos poster

The issue also features an exclusive chat with Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks about their latest collaboration, Bridge Of Spies, a chat with Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy, news, reviews and all the latest Hollywood insights you need to know about.

Pick up the November issue of Empire at newsagents from September 24, click here to subscribe to Empire Magazine or get the Empire US edition for iPad on iTunes.