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M eryl Streep revives her impeccable English accent for the new UK drama Suffragette . The film follows the story of the footsoldiers of the early feminist movement – women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State. Radicalised and turning to violence as the only route to change, they were willing to lose everything in their fight for equality – their jobs, their homes, their children and their lives. Joining forces with Alice in Wonderland 's Helena Bonham Carter, The Great Gatsby 's Carey Mulligan, and Skyfall 's Ben Whishaw, Streep plays the British activist and leader of the Suffragettes, Emmeline Pankhurst, another historically important British woman following her Oscar- winning role as Margaret Thatcher in 2011's The Iron Lady . Already the happy owner of three Oscars, will Streep be in line for a fourth? At the very least she'll pick up a nomination – she always does. MERYL STREEP'S NEXT OSCAR TRIUMPH?

N eed a quick crash course in Mad Max mythology? Then you'll want to get your hands on an exclusive new High-Def box set from JB Hi-Fi. To coincide with the eagerly awaited cinema release of Mad Max: Fury Road , JB will be stocking The Mad Max Collection – an exclusive new Blu-ray set featuring all three movies – later this month. The original Mad Max (1979) was set in a ravaged near future, with Aussie cop Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson) going on the rampage to avenge the death of his partner, his wife and his son. Mad Max 2 (aka The Road Warrior ) followed two years later, with Gibson's Max now a cynical drifter who agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community escape a band of marauders. The sequel topped its predecessor and is still regarded today as a model for the perfect action film. Concluding the Gibson trilogy is Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985), in which Max faces off against Tina Turner, Frank Thring and Angry Anderson, eventually becoming a saviour to a community of wild children. And with Mad Max: Fury Road hitting the big screen on May 14, make sure you check out our interview with its star, Tom Hardy, on page 22. RELIVE THE ROAD WARRIOR LEGACY

Written by Abi Morgan and directed by Sarah Gavron, Suffragette is set for a cinema release late 2015.

Suffragette The Iron Lady

A pril was a good month for Star Wars fans. First up, we got the second teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens , a brief glimpse the standalone film Star Wars: Rogue One , and more importantly, if you're all the details were as accurate as possible. The release date was also unveiled: Star Wars: Battlefront will be in-store at your local JB on November 19 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. Feel the Force flow! BATTLEFRONT DUE NOVEMBER

D espite the current trend of film adaptations of YA novels being split in two for the finale (whether it be for more money or a more strict adherence to the plot), The Maze Runner won't be following suit. It was recently announced that The Maze Runner 3: The Death Cure will not be receiving the Part I & 2 treatment, with just a single film scheduled for release on February 17, 2017. Teen Wolf 's Dylan O'Brien will be looking to reprise his role as Thomas in the third movie, with the second installment – The Scorch Trials – coming to cinemas in September this year. WCKD IS GOOD FOR A SINGLE TRILOGY CLOSER

a fan of video games, the first proper look at EA's upcoming game, Star Wars: Battlefront . Rebooting the popular Battlefront series has been entrusted to DICE, creators of the acclaimed Battlefield franchise. The action will unfold across Hoth, Endor, Tatooine and Sullust, and gamers will be able to choose between playing on the side of the Rebels or the Empire. DICE actually has access to all the original Star Wars props and models from the original trilogy, and even sent members of the development team to the original shoot locations to ensure

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