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This is a continuation of the last post, where I share a couple of interesting articles in this month’s issue of Empire.

Here’s a rave review of Kung Fu Panda 2, which I wholeheartedly agree with. 4 stars, no doubt. I would’ve given the same too. Not a perfect Dreamworks film, but still up there with its best (the first Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, Shrek). Nary a pop-culture reference in sight, great storyline, powerful themes, lovable characters (yes, even the villainous Lord Shen)… I can’t highly recommend this film enough, especially knowing that people are going to doubt Dreamworks’ capability to pull of a great sequel in lieu of going with the safe bet of Pixar.

Harry Potter being the main focus of this issue, a whopping number of pages have been devoted to covering this worldwide movie event (I can’t be bothered to count the pages, just know that it’s a ‘whopping’).

Here’s the first two pages of a preview of the final battle and how it will be translated to screen (I won’t be reading it until I see the movie because I haven’t read the book):

To conclude this look-through, here’s the final article I want to show you. It is an ‘Empire Celebration’ of the Harry Potter film series, another retrospective. There’s first-hand interviews with all the key players throughout the series, never-before-seen images (I especially love the one of Helena giving Daniel a friendly kiss), and some pretty cool cover shoots with the stars (Emma Watson, my how you’ve grown!).

Here are a couple of pages for y’all to see. You can view more on my Flickr blog.

The page contents belong to Empire Magazine, I only have ownership over the photographs, which are used for non-profit purposes. You can get the June issue of Empire at all good newsstands everywhere. Thanks for reading, and here’s to the success of Kung Fu Panda 2, Cars 2, and Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows!