At the tender age of 16, Aidan Gallagher has already accrued a dizzying array of titles: actor, musician and environmental activist (in 2018 he was named a UN Goodwill Ambassador). He’s practically the definition of an old soul. So it’s not surprising that as Five in The Umbrella Academy – essentially a 58-year-old in the body of a 13-year-old – he leaves no doubt that he’s always the adult in the room.
Netflix’s TV adaptation of Gerard Way and artist Gabriel Bá’s comic features Gallagher as one of seven Hargreeves siblings. All were born on 1 October 1989, possess unique superpowers and were raised by billionaire Sir Reginald Hargreeves to help save the world. In season two, Five zaps his family to Dallas, Texas right before Kennedy’s assassination to save them from impending apocalypse. Trying to get them back together ends up being the bane of Five’s existence – but for Gallagher, it was a delight to perform. He shares with SFX the highs and lows of attempting to be heroic both on TV and in life.
Audiences really embraced the series, and particularly Five, so how did you feel coming into season two?
Picking up where Five left off in season one, I wanted to beat the performance. I wanted to do it even better. We certainly have a really interesting arc for all of the characters, and it was very fun to see Five weave his way through that new context.
Five’s not exactly the favourite brother this season…
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Making Alien - Jaws in Space - Forty-five years on from its original release, Alien continues to terrify. We dissect what arguably remains the most chilling instalment in the saga
The seven-strong crew of the commercial mining spacecraft the Nostromo seal their fate after reluctantly responding to a mysterious distress signal on a hostile planet. Here, a face-hugging alien from a derelict ship impregnates and later kills executive officer Kane (John Hurt) after its offspring is birthed onboard. After being unleashed, the fearsome newborn with acid for blood proceeds to dispatch the remainder of the crew.Ridley Scott's much more convoluted prequels have yet to reveal how the knowledge that led to this initial interception was acquired. However, the premise of the original Alien is perfect in its uncomplicated purity.
PURE AND SIMPLE
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TO CAP IT ALL OFF
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE BBC SERIES THE TRIPODS
FRENCH REVOLUTION
THE WALKING DEAD SPIN-OFF SHOWRUNNER DAVID ZABEL ON BEING GIVEN THE TOUGH TASK OF REUNITING DARYL AND CAROL IN FRANCE
SILENT KILLERS
THE DIRECTOR OF HOLLYWOOD'S SPEAK NO EVIL REMAKE ON HORROR, COMEDY AND JAMES MCAVOY
BRING OUT YOUR DEAD
THE GHOST WITH THE MOST RETURNS FINALLY - IN BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
TEENAGE DREAM
JOE LOCKE HITS THE ROAD RUNNING
MOB RULE THE PENGUIN
GOTHAM'S UP FOR GRABS IN BRUISING NEW CRIME SAGA BUT WHERE IS THE BATMAN?
SEASON OF THE WITCH
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Ghouls Allowed
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