Enlist in the Army of the Dead with the new SFX
Dave Bautista's mercenary Scott and his team (plus zombie Zeus and, er, his team) are the cover stars of SFX magazine issue 340, which is now sitting in the shops, patiently waiting for you to take it home. Below we run down just a few highlights of the issue; alternatively, you can get a feel for the contents by skimming through this digital preview.
Should you have any problem finding a copy – or are self-isolating – you can always order a copy online and have it delivered to your door (while stocks list). In the UK, the price (including P&P) is the same as buying it in the shops.
Army of the Dead
It's turning out to be a busy old year for Zack Snyder, isn't it? His Vegas-based undead heist movie (try saying that after five sherries) drops on Netflix on 21 May. We speak to Snyder and four of his cast (Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick and Matthias Schweighöfer) for an in-depth 10-page feature.
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
UK cinemas have reopened, which means features about theatrical releases in the pages of SFX again. Hurrah! Director Michael Chaves and producer Peter Safran tell us about the latest entry in the Conjuringverse – based on the true case of a man who claimed possession as a defence for murder.
M.O.D.O.K.
This stopmotion animated series may be the weirdest Marvel TV show yet. Showrunners Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum tell us how they made the disembodied head/supervillain the star of a new Disney+ series.
Intergalactic
What, another feature about Sky One's Blake's 7-y space opera? Yes, because we love it! This time, we showcase the work of effects house Milk, asking VFX Supervisor Jean-Claude Deguara how they created things like a flooded future London and Candy's lizard-y tongue. They spent absolutely ages glueing pixels together, y'know.
RoboCop
In the first of a couple of retrospective features, we look back to 1987 and discuss the making of Paul Verhoeven's satirical sci-fi actioner, in the company of both the director and writer Ed Neumeier. If you'd buy that for a dollar, please take into account inflation and consider buying it for £5.20.
Attack the Block
With a sequel to the film about tower block residents fighting off an alien invasion just announced, there's surely no better time to revisit the 2011 original. So we do just that, via a chat with director Joe Cornish.
And that's not all, features-wise! We also look at new "immersive theatre experience" Doctor Who: Time Fracture, present concept art from a new book on Star Wars attraction Galaxy's Edge, and quiz Jupiter's Legacy star Andrew Horton. Plus, we profile novelist CJ Carey, and Divergent writer Veronica Roth completes our author questionnaire.
Red Alert
As ever, our news section, Red Alert, is crammed with insights into yet more movies, TV shows, comics and whatnot. In the spotlight this month: Rogue One prequel series Andor; Ben Wheatley's new film In the Earth; the latest series of Inside No 9; Lucifer season 5B; the return of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous; and a new run of Mark Millar's Jupiter's Legacy comic.
Reviews
The SFX verdict on Army of the Dead kicks off 25 pages of searing critical analysis, as we inform you which of the latest films, TV shows, books, comics, audio plays, and video games are worth splashing your hard-earned cash on!
Buy this issue as a digital edition
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