SciFiNow - 06.2020

PORTAL

08 WONDER WOMAN 1984

We go back to the Eighties with director Patty Jenkins and

take a look at WW84.

13 ALTERED CARBON

We go behind the cyberpunk scenes of Netfl ix’s fabulous

Altered Carbon.

16 WHY DON’T YOU JUST DIE!

Director Kirill Sokolov gives us an insight into his apartment-

based splatterpunk action fi lm.

FEATURES

22 RED DWARF

We have some fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun with Lister

and the gang with the latest Red Dwarf special.

28 JASON BLUM

The genre producer extraordinaire tells us all about The Hunt

and why he wants to remake Friday The 13th.

32 THE NEW MUTANTS

We speak to the director and the cast of the latest in the

X-Men franchise: The New Mutants.

36 THE WALKING DEAD: WORLD BEYOND

The world of The Walking Dead is just getting bigger and

bigger so we take a look at the newest addition...

54 FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR

Documentary director Lisa Downs takes us and the original

cast and crew on a fl ying visit to the Eighties cult classic,

Flight Of The Navigator.

PLUS:

Saint Maud, Antlers, Tales From The Loop and Star Wars.

REVIEWS

62 SAINT MAUD

Is Rose Glass’ horror simply divine or simply God-awful?

64 JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL

Is it boss level or game over for the Jumanji sequel?

68 RED DWARF

How the smeg is the newest Red Dwarf special?

PLUS:

The Hunt, Bloodshot, Onward, Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker,

Doctor Who, Picard and more.

BOOK CLUB

70 VERONICA ROTH

The Divergent author speaks to us about her fi rst step into

adult fi ction with her newest novel, Chosen Ones.

78 ADRIAN J WALKER

The Human Son author discusses motherhood and the bright

side of humanity.

PLUS:

Book reviews

TIMEWARP

80 THE ALIEN FRANCHISE

From Ridley Scott’s 1979 space horror to... well... Ridley’s

Scott’s 2017 space horror and everything in between, we take

a deep dive into all things Alien.

88 28 DAYS LATER

We take a look back at Danny Boyle’s brilliant zombie-fi lm-

that’s-not-about-zombies.

92 DAN DARE

With the UK’s fi nest fi ctional space pilot turning 70 this

year, we discuss all things Dan Dare and the Interplanetary

Space Fleet...

SCIFINOW 170

Contents

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PORTAL

08 WONDER WOMAN 1984

We go back to the Eighties with director Patty Jenkins and

take a look at WW84.

13 ALTERED CARBON

We go behind the cyberpunk scenes of Netfl ix’s fabulous

Altered Carbon.

16 WHY DON’T YOU JUST DIE!

Director Kirill Sokolov gives us an insight into his apartment-

based splatterpunk action fi lm.

FEATURES

22 RED DWARF

We have some fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun with Lister

and the gang with the latest Red Dwarf special.

28 JASON BLUM

The genre producer extraordinaire tells us all about The Hunt

and why he wants to remake Friday The 13th.

32 THE NEW MUTANTS

We speak to the director and the cast of the latest in the

X-Men franchise: The New Mutants.

36 THE WALKING DEAD: WORLD BEYOND

The world of The Walking Dead is just getting bigger and

bigger so we take a look at the newest addition...

54 FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR

Documentary director Lisa Downs takes us and the original

cast and crew on a fl ying visit to the Eighties cult classic,

Flight Of The Navigator.

PLUS:

Saint Maud, Antlers, Tales From The Loop and Star Wars.

REVIEWS

62 SAINT MAUD

Is Rose Glass’ horror simply divine or simply God-awful?

64 JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL

Is it boss level or game over for the Jumanji sequel?

68 RED DWARF

How the smeg is the newest Red Dwarf special?

PLUS:

The Hunt, Bloodshot, Onward, Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker,

Doctor Who, Picard and more.

BOOK CLUB

70 VERONICA ROTH

The Divergent author speaks to us about her fi rst step into

adult fi ction with her newest novel, Chosen Ones.

78 ADRIAN J WALKER

The Human Son author discusses motherhood and the bright

side of humanity.

PLUS:

Book reviews

TIMEWARP

80 THE ALIEN FRANCHISE

From Ridley Scott’s 1979 space horror to... well... Ridley’s

Scott’s 2017 space horror and everything in between, we take

a deep dive into all things Alien.

88 28 DAYS LATER

We take a look back at Danny Boyle’s brilliant zombie-fi lm-

that’s-not-about-zombies.

92 DAN DARE

With the UK’s fi nest fi ctional space pilot turning 70 this

year, we discuss all things Dan Dare and the Interplanetary

Space Fleet...

SCIFINOW 170

Contents

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