Tag Archives: Interviews

STRANGE HILL HIGH Showrunner Interview

What you get when you mix The Simpsons with Grange Hill and a dash of Tim Burton (opens in new tab) There are some true cult gems hidden away on CBBC at the moment; shows the the kids of today will be getting all nostalgic about in pub conversations of …

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SFX 240 PREVIEW Director Addresses Enders Game Controversy

Gavin Hood’s take on Ender’s Game author Orson Scott Card’s anti-gay marriage stance (opens in new tab) Anyone who tells you all publicity is good publicity is lying. The movie adaptation of author Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game (the story of a genius kid trained to be the saviour of …

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INTERVIEW! Author Richard Ford

Richard Ford talks to Stephen Jewell about launching the Steelhaven series with his new novel Herald Of The Storm The author of Kultus has scored a three-book deal to write the Steelhaven fantasy series for Headline. Not to be confused with the other Richard Ford (ours is @Rich4ord on Twitter, …

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INTERVIEW The Arthur C Clarke Award 2013

Award director Tom Hunter talks to SFX in depth about this year’s shortlist and the future of the much-discussed award With such literary heavyweights as Margaret Atwood, Jeff Noon and of course China Miéville on the list of previous recipients, the Arthur C Clarke Award is the most prestigious award …

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Being Human USA: Meaghan Rath On Playing Ghost Sally

After three seasons charting its own supernatural course in America and abroad, Being Human USA finally arrives in the UK next week (Thursday 11 April, 9pm on Watch) with a wee bit of trepidation from some involved. “It is a strange that it’s now airing in the UK. It’s a …

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Mark Millar On X-Men: Days Of Future Past

Interview by Calum Waddell The cast of X-Men characters announced for Days of Future Past is huge – they can’t ALL be in it with “starring roles”, surely? How are so many X-Men going to fit in one film? “It has actually been very well put together – Simon Kinberg …

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INTERVIEW: Hugh Howey talks Wool

You can count the number of SF and fantasy films Ridley Scott has made on one hand. The fact that the fifth could well be an adaptation of Hugh Howey’s recently-released Wool (opens in new tab) should be enough of a clue that the dystopian sci-fi trilogy is one not …

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