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See No Evil...

MOVE ALONG, THERE’S NOTHING TO SEE HERE… FORTUNATELY, SFX GETS AN EYEFUL ON SET FOR THE INVISIBLE MAN

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7 mins  |
February 2020
WILLIAM GIBSON
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WILLIAM GIBSON

The cyberpunk luminary tells us how current affairs shape his fiction

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4 mins  |
February 2020
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Luna

THIS MONTH’S TELETALK CURIO, FAR FROM BEING A LOAD OF OLD CLUNK, PROVED COMPULSIVIEW FOR MANY DIMINIS EACH SATURTOCK

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February 2020
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FLYING FREE

MARGOT ROBBIE BRINGS HARLEY QUINN BACK TO CINEMAS –WITH SOME FRIENDS. SFX ROUNDS UP THE BIRDS OF PREY FOR A CHAT

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February 2020
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DEATH WISH

DIRECTOR JEFF WADLOW TALKS TWISTING THE CLASSIC FANTASY ISLAND TV SERIES INTO A FULL-ON HORROR FILM…

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February 2020
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LIVES

BBC TWO’S AWARDS-GUZZLING ANTHOLOGY SERIES INSIDE NO. 9 IS FINALLY RETURNING AFTER AN AGONISING TWO-YEAR ABSENCE. ITS CREATORS, STEVE PEMBERTON AND REECE SHEARSMITH, TELL ALL…

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February 2020
BITSIE TULLOCH
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BITSIE TULLOCH

A feisty new Lois Lane is getting her own series with Superman soon

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February 2020
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Adam Animate

The man who loves danger is back, as a lost episode is recreated

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4 mins  |
February 2020
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ARKHAM FIRE

COLOUR OUT OF SPACE BRINGS THE MINDSPLINTERING TERROR OF HP LOVECRAFT TO THE SCREEN. “THE ONLY WAY OUT IS DEATH OR MADNESS. OR BOTH!” DIRECTOR RICHARD STANLEY TELLS SFX

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February 2020
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A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS

ALEX KURTZMAN HAS DONE A GREAT MANY THINGS SINCE BECOMING EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE STAR TREK UNIVERSE IN 2009 – BUT ACHIEVING THE IMPOSSIBLE IN BRINGING JEAN-LUC PICARD BACK MAY BE HIS BIGGEST MOMENT YET…

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February 2020
ROYCE PIERRESON
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ROYCE PIERRESON

The Witcher star on playing the mage Istredd in Netflix’s fantasy epic

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January 2020
LOCKED AND LOADED
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LOCKED AND LOADED

SFX HAVE GOT THE KEY – BUT CAN WE FIND THE SECRET TOO? WE TAKE A TRIP TO KEYHOUSE TO GO BEHIND THE SCENES ON LOCKE & KEY…

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January 2020
THE IT FACTOR
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THE IT FACTOR

HE’S THE MAN BEHIND ONE OF THE BIGGEST HORROR ICONS OF RECENT YEARS – AND B I L L S K A R S G Å R D SAYS YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE SEEN THE LAST OF PENNYWISE THE DANCING CLOWN…

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January 2020
GRUDGE MATCH
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GRUDGE MATCH

THE GRUDGE DIRECTOR AND STAR ON UPDATING THOSE VENGEFUL GHOULS FOR A NEW GENERATION

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6 mins  |
January 2020
DENIZENS OF THE DEEP
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DENIZENS OF THE DEEP

RELAX, IT’S NOT ANOTHER SHARK FILM – BUT IT’S STILL GOT TEETH! AS KRISTEN STEWART MAKES A SPLASH IN UNDERWATER WE TAKE THE PLUNGE WITH DIRECTOR WILLIAM EUBANK

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January 2020
EOIN COLFER
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EOIN COLFER

Here be a dragon: the Irish writer on his first “adult” novel

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January 2020
A SONG of FIRE BURNS and ICE WIZARDS
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A SONG of FIRE BURNS and ICE WIZARDS

MAKE-UP FX MASTER BARRIE GOWER LOOKS BACK ON GAME of THRONES

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January 2020
What The Dickens?
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What The Dickens?

SOMETIMES THE SNOW COMES DOWN IN JUNE, AS SFX DISCOVERS ON THE SET OF A VERY DIFFERENT VERSION OF A CHRISTMAS CAROL

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Holiday Special 2019
The Second Coming Of Chris
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The Second Coming Of Chris

AS DOCTOR WHO RETURNS, WE SPEAK TO SHOWRUNNER CHRIS CHIBNALL AND HIS CAST, AND DO OUR BEST TO GET BLOOD OUT OF A STONE…

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Holiday Special 2019
Jane Rogers
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Jane Rogers

Back to life: the novelist talks about recovering from serious illness

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Holiday Special 2019
What A Bray Day!
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What A Bray Day!

FIRST THEY UPDATED SHERLOCK HOLMES. NOW THEY’RE GIVING DRACULA A TRANSFUSION OF NEW BLOOD. STEVEN MOFFAT AND MARK GATISS TELL US HOW, AS WE VISIT THE BRAY STUDIOS SET.

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Holiday Special 2019
Galaxy Quest
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Galaxy Quest

AS GALAXY QUEST TURNS 20, DIRECTOR DEAN PARISOT AND STAR ENRICO COLANTONI REFLECT ON THE ENDURING LEGACY OF THIS META SCI-FI SEND-UP

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Holiday Special 2019
Taking The Field
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Taking The Field

MACKENZIE CROOK’S NEW VERSION OF WORZEL GUMMIDGE IS AS MUCH A SPIRITUAL SEQUEL TO DETECTORISTS AS A REMAKE OF THE ’70S SERIES

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Holiday Special 2019
Force Quit
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Force Quit

THE SAGA REACHES ITS SHATTERING CONCLUSION IN STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER. “WE WERE ALL DEEPLY MOVED TO TELL THIS PARTICULAR STORY,” JJ ABRAMS TELLS SFX.

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Holiday Special 2019
Jupiter Ascending
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Jupiter Ascending

THE JUPITER 2 IS RETURNING TO OUR SCREENS AS LOST IN SPACE ENTERS ITS SECOND SEASON. SFX REPORTS BACK FROM THE OUTER REACHES OF THE GALAXY…

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8 mins  |
Holiday Special 2019
Lamonica Garrett
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Lamonica Garrett

The Monitor leads the charge for Crisis On Infinite Earths

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4 mins  |
Holiday Special 2019
Expanding Your Horizons
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Expanding Your Horizons

THERE’S A WHOLE NEW UNIVERSE TO EXPLORE AS THE EXPANSE FINDS A NEW HOME. SFX VISITED THE SET OF SEASON FOUR TO FIND OUT MORE...

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Holiday Special 2019
Watchmaker
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Watchmaker

THIRTY YEARS AFTER THE SEMINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL WATCHMEN CHANGED THE MEDIUM, SHOWRUNNER AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DAMON LINDELOF HOPES TO HONOUR THE WORK THAT INSPIRED HIM

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December 2019
The Witcher: Monsters And Men
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The Witcher: Monsters And Men

FOLLOWING ON FROM THE HUGELY POPULAR BOOKS AND VIDEOGAMES, THE WITCHER IS FINALLY BEING BROUGHT TO TV. SFX VISITS THE SET TO FIND OUT IF IT’LL BECOME THIS YEAR’S MUST-SEE FANTASY SHOW

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December 2019
The British Invasion
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The British Invasion

HG WELLS’S ALIEN INVASION CLASSIC THE WAR OF THE WORLDS IS COMING TO OUR SCREENS AGAIN, AND THIS TIME IT HASN’T BEEN TRANSPLANTED TO THE MODERN DAY USA. WE VISITED THE SET

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December 2019