As December winds down, the credits are rolling on 2023 – and it’s been another tumultuous year in film. There have been highs, with incredible movies making their way to the screen, a raft of great directors making long-awaited comebacks, and exciting new voices making themselves heard. It’s been full of surprises, with thrilling announcements, rules broken, and big swings. And there have been lows too, with challenges for so many people in the industry, titles disappearing from circulation, and plenty of beloved names lost along the way.

Revisit the rollercoaster ride that was 2023 in Empire’s epic roundup of the biggest movie (and TV) news this year.

Game adaptations go huge

When it came to making game-to-screen adaptations that felt really successful, 2023 was when Hollywood finally hit ‘Start’. First there was The Last Of Us on HBO – the long-form series adaptation of Naughty Dog’s apocalyptic epic proving another...