Our bumper Oscar issue is here! On the cover: Ridley Scott and the Gladiator II cast discuss his return to the Roman Empire almost 25 years after the first chapter took Best Picture. Plus, with The Last Showgirl, Pamela Anderson proves a star can be reborn; women rule the world in the International Feature race; fugitive Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof tells how he risked his life for his art; Steve McQueen walks us through the making of his London love letter Blitz, and we sing along with Better Man star Robbie Williams. Read about Colman Domingo’s equal pay with a cast of talented convicts in Sing Sing and hear how Angelina Jolie and Pablo Larraín’s Maria
journey began with take-out pizza. Also, check out our chats with Mikey Madison, Malcolm Washington, Isabella Rossellini and many more. | 
