Chris Lupton
@mrchrisbailey.bsky.social
Chunky, hairy, loud & proud.
Creative Director @ Empire
BSME Art Director of the Year 2023
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Creative Director @ Empire
BSME Art Director of the Year 2023
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Chris Lupton
@mrchrisbailey.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Cynthia Erivo x Empire Focus
Creative Direction by me.
Portrait by 📸 Mark Seliger
Creative Direction by me.
Portrait by 📸 Mark Seliger
Reposted by Chris Lupton
From Rye Lane, to #Alien: Romulus, and now The Long Walk, David Jonsson has emerged as a singular new star. He reflects on his career so far, where he goes next, and why he’s never quite fitted in, in a major new Empire interview.
Read more: empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Read more: empireonline.com/movies/news/...
July 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
From Rye Lane, to #Alien: Romulus, and now The Long Walk, David Jonsson has emerged as a singular new star. He reflects on his career so far, where he goes next, and why he’s never quite fitted in, in a major new Empire interview.
Read more: empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Read more: empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Reposted by Chris Lupton
New Empire has landed, so behold: my favourite openers:
A glorious David Cronenberg illustration by Peter Strain.
Nicholas Hoult in motion, shot for us by Monica May.
A fitting spread by Chris Lupton for our feature on Oners.
The Barbarian Brothers (!) by The Red Dress.
Out now! Good enough to eat.
A glorious David Cronenberg illustration by Peter Strain.
Nicholas Hoult in motion, shot for us by Monica May.
A fitting spread by Chris Lupton for our feature on Oners.
The Barbarian Brothers (!) by The Red Dress.
Out now! Good enough to eat.
June 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
New Empire has landed, so behold: my favourite openers:
A glorious David Cronenberg illustration by Peter Strain.
Nicholas Hoult in motion, shot for us by Monica May.
A fitting spread by Chris Lupton for our feature on Oners.
The Barbarian Brothers (!) by The Red Dress.
Out now! Good enough to eat.
A glorious David Cronenberg illustration by Peter Strain.
Nicholas Hoult in motion, shot for us by Monica May.
A fitting spread by Chris Lupton for our feature on Oners.
The Barbarian Brothers (!) by The Red Dress.
Out now! Good enough to eat.
More new work!
David Cronenberg by Peter Strain.
Creative Direction: Me
David Cronenberg by Peter Strain.
Creative Direction: Me
David Cronenberg has been making raw, uncompromising – and seriously squirm-worthy – movies for decades now.
With his latest, The Shrouds, he’s more vulnerable than ever. Empire speaks to the man about his legendary career and latest work.
Read more: empireonline.com/movies/news/...
With his latest, The Shrouds, he’s more vulnerable than ever. Empire speaks to the man about his legendary career and latest work.
Read more: empireonline.com/movies/news/...
June 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
More new work!
David Cronenberg by Peter Strain.
Creative Direction: Me
David Cronenberg by Peter Strain.
Creative Direction: Me
New work!
Nicholas Hoult photographed by 📸 Monica May
Creative Direction: Me
Nicholas Hoult photographed by 📸 Monica May
Creative Direction: Me
Nicholas Hoult sits down with Empire for a new interview. As the British actor’s career continues, he takes on bigger, weirder roles. Up next? Lex Luthor.
Read more: empireonline.com/movies/news/issue-preview-fantastic-four-bring-her-back-david-cronenberg/
Read more: empireonline.com/movies/news/issue-preview-fantastic-four-bring-her-back-david-cronenberg/
June 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
New work!
Nicholas Hoult photographed by 📸 Monica May
Creative Direction: Me
Nicholas Hoult photographed by 📸 Monica May
Creative Direction: Me
Reposted by Chris Lupton
Could there be a sequel to Anyone But You? Sydney Sweeney certainly isn't ruling it out.
"It's not a no, and it's not a yes," the star tells Empire. "You'll just have to wait and see."
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
"It's not a no, and it's not a yes," the star tells Empire. "You'll just have to wait and see."
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
May 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Could there be a sequel to Anyone But You? Sydney Sweeney certainly isn't ruling it out.
"It's not a no, and it's not a yes," the star tells Empire. "You'll just have to wait and see."
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
"It's not a no, and it's not a yes," the star tells Empire. "You'll just have to wait and see."
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
Reposted by Chris Lupton
Marvel’s First Family has arrived 🚀
Empire’s world-exclusive #TheFantasticFour: First Steps issue goes on set with Pedro Pascal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vanessa Kirby and Joseph Quinn for their groovy, space-age MCU adventure. Out Thursday 5 June.
READ MORE: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Empire’s world-exclusive #TheFantasticFour: First Steps issue goes on set with Pedro Pascal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vanessa Kirby and Joseph Quinn for their groovy, space-age MCU adventure. Out Thursday 5 June.
READ MORE: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
May 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Marvel’s First Family has arrived 🚀
Empire’s world-exclusive #TheFantasticFour: First Steps issue goes on set with Pedro Pascal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vanessa Kirby and Joseph Quinn for their groovy, space-age MCU adventure. Out Thursday 5 June.
READ MORE: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Empire’s world-exclusive #TheFantasticFour: First Steps issue goes on set with Pedro Pascal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vanessa Kirby and Joseph Quinn for their groovy, space-age MCU adventure. Out Thursday 5 June.
READ MORE: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Reposted by Chris Lupton
This month's subscriber cover is a dazzling tease of Galactus and the Silver Surfer, on their way to deliver seriously bad news to our heroes.
READ MORE: empireonline.com/movies/news/...
READ MORE: empireonline.com/movies/news/...
May 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This month's subscriber cover is a dazzling tease of Galactus and the Silver Surfer, on their way to deliver seriously bad news to our heroes.
READ MORE: empireonline.com/movies/news/...
READ MORE: empireonline.com/movies/news/...
New work!
The Fantastic Four: First Steps exclusive subscriber cover
Illustration: @doaly.bsky.social
Creative Direction: Me
The Fantastic Four: First Steps exclusive subscriber cover
Illustration: @doaly.bsky.social
Creative Direction: Me
May 31, 2025 at 9:35 AM
New work!
The Fantastic Four: First Steps exclusive subscriber cover
Illustration: @doaly.bsky.social
Creative Direction: Me
The Fantastic Four: First Steps exclusive subscriber cover
Illustration: @doaly.bsky.social
Creative Direction: Me
New work!
Sydney!
Creative Direction by me
Sydney!
Creative Direction by me
We've been wanting to shoot Sydney Sweeney for Empire for a long time. Finally made it happen, and it's magnificent - a shoot to die for, and an illuminating interview.
Photography: Art Streiber.
Interview: Rebecca Nicholson.
Empire dream team: @mrchrisbailey.bsky.social & Joanna Moran.
Here:
Photography: Art Streiber.
Interview: Rebecca Nicholson.
Empire dream team: @mrchrisbailey.bsky.social & Joanna Moran.
Here:
Sydney Sweeney reveals the grit behind the glamour.
Empire sits down with the Echo Valley star for a major new interview and Focus digital cover shoot — she talks playing extreme characters, subverting expectations, and thriving in chaos.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
Empire sits down with the Echo Valley star for a major new interview and Focus digital cover shoot — she talks playing extreme characters, subverting expectations, and thriving in chaos.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
May 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
New work!
Sydney!
Creative Direction by me
Sydney!
Creative Direction by me
Reposted by Chris Lupton
Sydney Sweeney talks to Empire! And sits for a really quite awesome, Old Hollywood-inspired photoshoot, masterminded by @mrchrisbailey.bsky.social and Joanna Moran, shot by Art Streiber.
Read the whole interview by Rebecca Nicholson here: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
Read the whole interview by Rebecca Nicholson here: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
May 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Sydney Sweeney talks to Empire! And sits for a really quite awesome, Old Hollywood-inspired photoshoot, masterminded by @mrchrisbailey.bsky.social and Joanna Moran, shot by Art Streiber.
Read the whole interview by Rebecca Nicholson here: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
Read the whole interview by Rebecca Nicholson here: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
New work
Sydney Sweeney photographed by 📸 Art Streiber
Creative Direction: Me
#empiremagazine
#sydneysweeney
Sydney Sweeney photographed by 📸 Art Streiber
Creative Direction: Me
#empiremagazine
#sydneysweeney
From titanic teen dramas, to heart-stopping horrors and raw emotional dramas, Sydney Sweeney is carving her own path through Hollywood – in front of and behind the camera. In a major new interview, she tells Empire what’s driving her.
Order: greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-summe...
Order: greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-summe...
May 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
New work
Sydney Sweeney photographed by 📸 Art Streiber
Creative Direction: Me
#empiremagazine
#sydneysweeney
Sydney Sweeney photographed by 📸 Art Streiber
Creative Direction: Me
#empiremagazine
#sydneysweeney
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Alexander Skarsgård is embracing the chaos.
Empire sits down with the Murderbot star for a major new interview and Focus digital cover shoot — he talks playing disruptive characters, his most intense roles, and why he’s drawn to anarchy.
READ THE INTERVIEW: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
Empire sits down with the Murderbot star for a major new interview and Focus digital cover shoot — he talks playing disruptive characters, his most intense roles, and why he’s drawn to anarchy.
READ THE INTERVIEW: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
April 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Alexander Skarsgård is embracing the chaos.
Empire sits down with the Murderbot star for a major new interview and Focus digital cover shoot — he talks playing disruptive characters, his most intense roles, and why he’s drawn to anarchy.
READ THE INTERVIEW: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
Empire sits down with the Murderbot star for a major new interview and Focus digital cover shoot — he talks playing disruptive characters, his most intense roles, and why he’s drawn to anarchy.
READ THE INTERVIEW: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
Love this shoot!
Love Eric Northman!
Creative Direction by me.
Portraits by 📸 Rachell Smith
Love Eric Northman!
Creative Direction by me.
Portraits by 📸 Rachell Smith
ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD!
@mrgodfrey.bsky.social speaks to the iconic Swede about ego, Godzilla and which prop he kept on his coffee table that “freaked people the fuck out”.
Incredible shoot orchestrated by Joanna Moran and @mrchrisbailey.bsky.social. Photographer: Rachell Smith
@mrgodfrey.bsky.social speaks to the iconic Swede about ego, Godzilla and which prop he kept on his coffee table that “freaked people the fuck out”.
Incredible shoot orchestrated by Joanna Moran and @mrchrisbailey.bsky.social. Photographer: Rachell Smith
April 12, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Love this shoot!
Love Eric Northman!
Creative Direction by me.
Portraits by 📸 Rachell Smith
Love Eric Northman!
Creative Direction by me.
Portraits by 📸 Rachell Smith
New cover alert 🦈
50 years of Jaws.
Illustration by Paul Shipper
50 years of Jaws.
Illustration by Paul Shipper
April 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
New cover alert 🦈
50 years of Jaws.
Illustration by Paul Shipper
50 years of Jaws.
Illustration by Paul Shipper
New work. Giancarlo Esposito by 📸 Robert Ascroft
Creative Direction by me
Creative Direction by me
Giancarlo Esposito is Hollywood's go-to bad guy – and so much more.
In a major new Empire Focus interview, the legendary actor talks his iconic film roles, the evolution of his career, and the one villain he dreams of playing.
Read the full interview: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
In a major new Empire Focus interview, the legendary actor talks his iconic film roles, the evolution of his career, and the one villain he dreams of playing.
Read the full interview: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
March 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
New work. Giancarlo Esposito by 📸 Robert Ascroft
Creative Direction by me
Creative Direction by me
Reposted by Chris Lupton
From #BreakingBad and #TheMandalorian, to The Electric State and #CaptainAmerica: Brave New World, Giancarlo Esposito continues to demand your attention. In a major new interview, he talks Empire through his highs, his lows, and his drive.
Order: www.greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-may-2...
Order: www.greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-may-2...
March 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
From #BreakingBad and #TheMandalorian, to The Electric State and #CaptainAmerica: Brave New World, Giancarlo Esposito continues to demand your attention. In a major new interview, he talks Empire through his highs, his lows, and his drive.
Order: www.greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-may-2...
Order: www.greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-may-2...
Jamie Lee Curtis x Empire
Photographed by 📸 Robert Ascroft
Creative Direction by me
Photographed by 📸 Robert Ascroft
Creative Direction by me
Jamie Lee Curtis is done compromising.
Empire sits down with the star for a major new interview and Focus digital cover shoot — on embracing new types of characters, believing in her work, and becoming free from vanity.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
Empire sits down with the star for a major new interview and Focus digital cover shoot — on embracing new types of characters, believing in her work, and becoming free from vanity.
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
March 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Jamie Lee Curtis x Empire
Photographed by 📸 Robert Ascroft
Creative Direction by me
Photographed by 📸 Robert Ascroft
Creative Direction by me
💥 New issue alert! 💥
Art by Mark Brooks
Creative Direction by me
Art by Mark Brooks
Creative Direction by me
This month’s subscriber cover presents the Thunderbolts team in comic book form, illustrated exclusively for Empire by Mark Brooks.
Newsstand cover on sale Thursday 13 March. Pre-order a copy online: www.greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-may-2...
Newsstand cover on sale Thursday 13 March. Pre-order a copy online: www.greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-may-2...
March 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
💥 New issue alert! 💥
Art by Mark Brooks
Creative Direction by me
Art by Mark Brooks
Creative Direction by me
Reposted by Chris Lupton
Jamie Lee Curtis doesn’t compromise. Empire sits down with the Hollywood legend for a major new career-spanning interview, discussing her wild and unpredictable roles, and why she isn’t slowing down.
Words by @hayleycampbell.bsky.social
ORDER A COPY: www.greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-april...
Words by @hayleycampbell.bsky.social
ORDER A COPY: www.greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-april...
February 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Jamie Lee Curtis doesn’t compromise. Empire sits down with the Hollywood legend for a major new career-spanning interview, discussing her wild and unpredictable roles, and why she isn’t slowing down.
Words by @hayleycampbell.bsky.social
ORDER A COPY: www.greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-april...
Words by @hayleycampbell.bsky.social
ORDER A COPY: www.greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-april...
David Lynch was a huge influence on me during my art school years. An absolute honour create this beautiful subscriber cover with @edwardtuckwell.bsky.social
☕️🍒🥧
☕️🍒🥧
Empire pays tribute to David Lynch in a subscriber cover illustrated by Edward Tuckwell ☕
Inside the April issue, we celebrate Lynch's life and work – speaking to Nicolas Cage, Dexter Fletcher, Prano Bailey-Bond, Barry Gifford and more.
READ MORE: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
Inside the April issue, we celebrate Lynch's life and work – speaking to Nicolas Cage, Dexter Fletcher, Prano Bailey-Bond, Barry Gifford and more.
READ MORE: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
February 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
David Lynch was a huge influence on me during my art school years. An absolute honour create this beautiful subscriber cover with @edwardtuckwell.bsky.social
☕️🍒🥧
☕️🍒🥧
Reposted by Chris Lupton
David Lynch 1946-2025, for @empiremagazine
Big thanks to @mrchrisbailey.bsky.social and the team
#davidlynch #twinpeaks #redroom
Big thanks to @mrchrisbailey.bsky.social and the team
#davidlynch #twinpeaks #redroom
February 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
David Lynch 1946-2025, for @empiremagazine
Big thanks to @mrchrisbailey.bsky.social and the team
#davidlynch #twinpeaks #redroom
Big thanks to @mrchrisbailey.bsky.social and the team
#davidlynch #twinpeaks #redroom
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Portraits by 📸 Art Streiber
After the ultimate cinematic comeback, Ke Huy Quan is everywhere, all at once.
Empire sits down with the #LoveHurts star for a new interview – talking his first role as a leading man, his Oscar win, and the role he wants to play next.
READ MORE: www.empireonline.com/movies/featu...
Empire sits down with the #LoveHurts star for a new interview – talking his first role as a leading man, his Oscar win, and the role he wants to play next.
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Subscriber cover by Peter Strain
The subscriber cover for @EmpireMagazine's 28 Years Later cover is a haunting, deathly illustration of the infected, created exclusively for Empire by Peter Strain.
READ MORE: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
READ MORE: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
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