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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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, …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: Alice Eve Star Trek Into Darkness Interview
(opens in new tab) With Star Trek Into Darkness approaching at warp speed, SFX spoke to Brit star Alice Eve, the new incarnation of Dr Carol Marcus… Is there much Trekkie in your blood? Well, my grandfather used to watch the series, so yes, I suppose that’s in my blood …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »INTERVIEW Joshua Jackson Says Goodbye To Peter Bishop In Fringe Series Finale
The two-hour Fringe f inale airs tonight on Fox in the US at 8pm EST and at the same time on Sky 1 at 1:10 am GMT. SFX – literally – just got off the phone with Joshua Jackson, who plays Peter Bishop, who talked to press about what fans …
Read More »Interview: How Brandon Sanderson Ended The Wheel Of Time
Sanderson ended up turning what Jordan had expected to be his final book into three books (he explains why below). Two have already been published – The Gathering Storm and The Towers Of Midnight . The third and final one – indeed the last ever book in the Wheel Of …
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