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Divergent ‘s leading man Theo James talks creating the future, Ferris wheels and being (number) One (opens in new tab) Set in a post-apocalyptic future where the entire population has been sorted into five very different factions, Divergent centres on Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley), who suddenly finds herself thrust into …

Would you trust that representation of your world? Would Cameron et al. forget to talk about the challenges of the poor and the middle class? Perhaps our male politicians would neglect to tell of the great women of their time? Ancient Rome is much the same. Those figures of the …

SFX ‘s sister magazine Science Uncovered looks at “exomoons” as a possible place we should be looking for extraterrestrial life “We were looking for exoplanets using a technique called microlensing,” says Professor Daniel Bennett, an astronomer at the University of Notre Dame in the US. But using the technique, Bennett …

Your free, extended version of the new author interview from the latest SFX , in which he gives his writing tips Scientist David Ramirez ‘s first novel is The Forever Watch , a murder story set on a giant ship in which humanity is travelling to a distant star. It’s …

Sad about the home of Being Human and In The Flesh going off air? Tell us what you think about the future of TV for an upcoming issue of the magazine [updated] The BBC recently announced that BBC Three – the TV channel that gave rise to a new generation …

Read the first seven chapters of Brian Staveley’s hot new fantasy debut An editor for poetry house Antilever Press, Brian Staveley has taught literature, religion, history and philosophy. His debut novel The Emperor’s Blades , the first instalment in the Chronicle Of The Unhewn Throne trilogy, is out now from …

Elysium was one of the best-looking sci-fi movies of 2013, as District 9 director Neil Blomkamp created a beautifully realised future where the poor live in miserable conditions on Earth while the rich live in the paradise of an orbital space station called Elysium. This exclusive concept art helps show …

Documentary film Binding The Galaxy Together wants to meet fans on a mission… Here at SFX we’ve been contacted by the makers of Binding The Galaxy Together , a fan film that over the last two years has travelled around gathering interviews from Star Wars enthusiasts. They’ve interviewed costumers, collectors, …

Meet the man playing William Hartnell, the first Doctor, in 50th anniversary celebration An Adventure In Space And Time … We’ve seen you dressed up as the First Doctor and the resemblance is startling. Was that important to you? You want to hopefully convince people of not only him as …

As Doctor Who hurtles towards its half-century, SFX speaks to Peter Davison, the Time Lord’s cricket-crazed ‘fifth man in’. “Tom Baker wasn’t a major threat in my mind,” he tells us… We’re celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who . Can you imagine where the show will be in 2063? Is …