Sci-fi Archive

  • Comedian and broadcaster JOE CORNISH talks about writing and directing his first feature film, ATTACK THE BLOCK, ditching CGI monsters, and the pleasures of shooting at night. **ATTACK THE BLOCK is in UK cinemas from 13 May MMM: This film was inspired by an event that happened to you in 2001… Cornish: Yes, I was mugged. It was quite a pathetic mugging… it was quite young kids, and it made me want to talk to the...

    Joe Cornish – Attack the Block

    Comedian and broadcaster JOE CORNISH talks about writing and directing his first feature film, ATTACK THE BLOCK, ditching CGI monsters, and the pleasures of shooting at night. **ATTACK THE BLOCK is in UK cinemas from 13 May MMM: This film was inspired by an event that happened to you in 2001… Cornish: Yes, I was mugged. It was quite a pathetic mugging… it was quite young kids, and it made me want to talk to the...

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  • Australian actor CHRIS HEMSWORTH (Home & Away, Star Trek) gets his big-screen break as the Norse god Thor in director Kenneth Branagh‘s brilliantly crafted blockbuster of the same name. **THOR is is cinemas from 27 April MMM: When did you first become aware of Thor? Hemsworth: It was pretty much when I got the part. Six months before I received a stack of comic books. I knew vaguely a little bit about the character but I...

    Chris Hemsworth – Thor

    Australian actor CHRIS HEMSWORTH (Home & Away, Star Trek) gets his big-screen break as the Norse god Thor in director Kenneth Branagh‘s brilliantly crafted blockbuster of the same name. **THOR is is cinemas from 27 April MMM: When did you first become aware of Thor? Hemsworth: It was pretty much when I got the part. Six months before I received a stack of comic books. I knew vaguely a little bit about the character but I...

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  • KENNETH BRANAGH puts his experience acting and directing Shakespearean drama to superb use in his brilliantly crafted big-screen adaptation of the comic-book world of THOR. **THOR is is cinemas from 27 April MMM: Were you aware of Thor before you made this movie? Branagh: I was as a kid growing up in Belfast. I remember seeing this very colourful, very dynamic comic with some of the kinds of framing, some of the kind of dynamism...

    Kenneth Branagh – Thor

    KENNETH BRANAGH puts his experience acting and directing Shakespearean drama to superb use in his brilliantly crafted big-screen adaptation of the comic-book world of THOR. **THOR is is cinemas from 27 April MMM: Were you aware of Thor before you made this movie? Branagh: I was as a kid growing up in Belfast. I remember seeing this very colourful, very dynamic comic with some of the kinds of framing, some of the kind of dynamism...

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  • TOM HIDDLESTON (Archipelago, Wallander), who plays Loki in the fantastic movie adaptation of THOR, chats about what it’s like being directed by his Wallander co-star Kenneth Branagh, playing Marvel Top Trumps, and how donning his costume helps him get in the Norse god zone. **THOR is is cinemas from 27 April MMM: When did you first become aware of Thor? Hiddleston: As a child I had a deck of Marvel Top Trumps. You know, you can...

    Tom Hiddleston – Thor

    TOM HIDDLESTON (Archipelago, Wallander), who plays Loki in the fantastic movie adaptation of THOR, chats about what it’s like being directed by his Wallander co-star Kenneth Branagh, playing Marvel Top Trumps, and how donning his costume helps him get in the Norse god zone. **THOR is is cinemas from 27 April MMM: When did you first become aware of Thor? Hiddleston: As a child I had a deck of Marvel Top Trumps. You know, you can...

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  • British actor ALEX PETTYFER kicked off his on-screen career back in 2005 with a TV adaptation of Tom Brown’s Schooldays. He followed that with the lead in Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker. And now he’s about to start a whole new movie franchise with sci-fi thriller I AM NUMBER 4. Pettyfer chats about discovering teamwork, the British film scene, and working with Glee star Dianna Agron. **I AM NUMBER 4 is in cinemas from 23 February...

    Alex Pettyfer – I Am Number 4

    British actor ALEX PETTYFER kicked off his on-screen career back in 2005 with a TV adaptation of Tom Brown’s Schooldays. He followed that with the lead in Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker. And now he’s about to start a whole new movie franchise with sci-fi thriller I AM NUMBER 4. Pettyfer chats about discovering teamwork, the British film scene, and working with Glee star Dianna Agron. **I AM NUMBER 4 is in cinemas from 23 February...

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  • DJ CARUSO (Eagle Eye, Disturbia) directs I AM NUMBER 4, a sci-fi thriller about a young man (Alex Pettyfer) who’s on the run from ruthless enemies out to destroy him. Helping him along the way are his guardian (Timothy Olyphant) and his first love (Dianna Agron). Caruso talks about staging stunts, working from a novel in manuscript form, and why mobile phones are banned at family dinners. **I AM NUMBER 4 is in cinemas from 23 February MMM:...

    DJ Caruso – I Am Number 4

    DJ CARUSO (Eagle Eye, Disturbia) directs I AM NUMBER 4, a sci-fi thriller about a young man (Alex Pettyfer) who’s on the run from ruthless enemies out to destroy him. Helping him along the way are his guardian (Timothy Olyphant) and his first love (Dianna Agron). Caruso talks about staging stunts, working from a novel in manuscript form, and why mobile phones are banned at family dinners. **I AM NUMBER 4 is in cinemas from 23 February MMM:...

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  • After starring opposite Nicolas Cage in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, it’s time for Australian actress TERESA PALMER to kick some serious ass in her new movie, sci-fi thriller I AM NUMBER 4. Palmer chats about the attraction of superheroes, deflowering Harry Potter, and going franchise-tastic with director DJ Caruso and co-star Alex Pettyfer. **I AM NUMBER 4 is in cinemas from 23 February MMM: You’re clearly the action girl of this movie, not only do you get...

    Teresa Palmer – I Am Number 4

    After starring opposite Nicolas Cage in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, it’s time for Australian actress TERESA PALMER to kick some serious ass in her new movie, sci-fi thriller I AM NUMBER 4. Palmer chats about the attraction of superheroes, deflowering Harry Potter, and going franchise-tastic with director DJ Caruso and co-star Alex Pettyfer. **I AM NUMBER 4 is in cinemas from 23 February MMM: You’re clearly the action girl of this movie, not only do you get...

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