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WelcomeI’m desperately hoping
winter will be over by the time
you read this, which means a
new season, a whole new slew of
sci-fi , fantasy and horror goodies,
and a new editor for SciFiNow
magazine. I must say I am truly honoured to
be taking over the mantle of this illustrious
publication, and look forward to exciting genre
times ahead.
And what an issue to start on! Once we
were all over the panic of trying to silently eat
popcorn in the cinema, it turned out that A
Quiet Place would be one of a number of great
horror fi lms in 2018. The post-apocalyptic
movie sent shivers down the spines of cinema-
goers around the world and this month we
were delighted to sit down with director John
Krasinski and stars Emily Blunt and Cillian
Murphy to discuss its highly-anticipated sequel,
A Quiet Place Part II.
Elsewhere in the issue, Disney+ is fi nally
here (or it will be, just a couple of weeks after
you read this) and we can’t wait! To make sure
you’re prepared for the binge-fest ahead, we
have given you a rundown of all the lovely
content you can expect from the streaming
service. We even spoke to stars Pedro Pascal,
Gina Carano and Carl Weathers about one
of the platform’s biggest programmes, The
Mandalorian, a western-esque show which
follows a lone bounty hunter throughout the
Star Wars universe.
Also this month, we introduced a new
generation of kids to the Psammead with a
look at new Sky series, Four Kids And It and
we honoured our fathers by speaking to Mulan
director Niki Caro about taking on a live
action version of the Disney classic. Talking of
badass women, we also spoke to Batwoman’s
showrunner Caroline Dries and actor Camrus
Johnson about the newest member of the
Arrowverse, and to top it all off we sat down
for a nice long chat with genre legend and
ultimate bad guy, Michael Emerson.
If that wasn’t enough, we caught up with
Oscar-winning, Bong Joon-ho to talk about his
2006 classic The Host; took an in-depth look
into the troubled life of Mary Shelley and her
ground-breaking novel, Frankenstein; and got
down and dirty with those damn bugs with a
look at Paul Verhoeven’s classic sci-fi satire,
Starship Troopers.
So get ‘quietly’ excited for another great
month of genre, and if you have any feedback
on the magazine, questions, or if you just want
to say hi,
email me at
sfn.ed@kelsey.
co.uk or get in
touch via our
social media
Rachael Harper, Editor channels.