Matt Maytum is the former Editor of Total Film magazine. Over the past decade, Matt has worked in various roles for TF online and in print, including at GamesRadar+. Bucket-list-ticking career highlights have included reporting from the set of Tenet and Avengers: Infinity War, as well as covering Comic-Con, TIFF and the Sundance Film Festival.
Latest articles by Matt Maytum

See Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, and Robert Downey Jr. in exclusive new images from Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer
By Matt Maytum published
Exclusive A new look at 2023’s Oppenheimer

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is on the cover of Total Film’s upcoming 2023 preview issue
By Matt Maytum published
News "It’s a story of immense scope and scale"

Aftersun review: "A blinding debut you won't forget in a hurry"
By Matt Maytum published
Review

Guillermo del Toro on why Pinocchio forms an unofficial trilogy with The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth
By Matt Maytum published
Exclusive Exclusive: Guillermo del Toro discusses his Pinocchio with Total Film: "It’s a movie that is not for kids, but kids can watch it"

Rian Johnson teases more Knives Out movies: "I might just dive in and see what we come up with"
By Matt Maytum published
Exclusive Exclusive: Glass Onion director Rian Johnson has the murder mystery bug – expect the adventures of Benoit Blanc to continue

Return to Pandora with these exclusive images from Avatar: The Way of Water
By Matt Maytum published
Exclusive A new look at James Cameron’s epic sequel in Total Film magazine

Living: Kazuo Ishiguro talks remaking Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru
By Matt Maytum published
Exclusive Exclusive: The Nobel Prize-winning novelist talks to Total Film about his latest big-screen project

Namor readies for war in exclusive new Black Panther: Wakanda Forever image
By Matt Maytum published
Exclusive Exclusive: Total Film talks to Tenoch Huerta and Marvel boss Kevin Feige about bringing Namor to the big screen

The game is afoot in these exclusive images from Enola Holmes 2
By Matt Maytum published
Exclusive Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill and Louis Partridge return for the sleuthing sequel

Sex Education's Emma Mackey talks Margot Robbie comparisons and Barbie's "unexpected" tone
By Matt Maytum published
Exclusive Exclusive: Emma Mackey talks to Total Film about her upcoming role in Barbie alongside Margot Robbie

Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, and more talk us through the making-of Top Gun: Maverick
By Matt Maytum last updated
Feature Thirty-six years after the original took flight, Top Gun: Maverick gave us that lovin' feeling once again. Tom Cruise and his cast and crew talk Total Film through the making of the record-breaking sequel

Harry Styles and Emma Corrin hit the town in exclusive new look at My Policeman
By Matt Maytum published
News Director Michael Grandage explains why they never considered using makeup or VFX to age up the younger actors in the two-timeline drama

Exclusive: First look at Kathryn Hunter's character in Andor
By Matt Maytum published
Exclusive The Tragedy of Macbeth star plays "the stage mother from hell" in the Star Wars series

Dwayne Johnson on Black Adam spin-offs, expanding the DC universe, and crossing over with Marvel
By Matt Maytum published
Exclusive Exclusive: "The goal is to really expand the universe, and introduce new characters, and spin-offs, and be really strategic about the plan"

Pierce Brosnan talks Doctor Fate and the Justice Society of America in Black Adam
By Matt Maytum published
Exclusive Exclusive: The former Bond star talks to Total Film about his Black Adam character

Dwayne Johnson on Black Adam: "He's a once-in-a-career character"
By Matt Maytum published
Exclusive Exclusive: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson talks to Total Film about why Black Adam is the role of a lifetime

The Top Gun: Maverick cast reveal all about "Tom Cruise boot camp"
By Matt Maytum last updated
Exclusive Miles Teller tells Total Film: "We did flight training for three months before we started filming... We got put through the wringer"

Visit Middle-earth with these exclusive new images from The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
By Matt Maytum published
A fresh look at the TV epic from the new issue of Total Film

The Russo brothers break down Chris Evans' villainous The Gray Man character
By Matt Maytum published
Exclusive Plus, Total Film has an exclusive new look a Ryan Gosling in the Netflix movie

Chris Hemworth would play Thor again – if it's something different
By Matt Maytum published
Exclusive Exclusive: Chris Hemsworth talks a potential Thor return after Love and Thunder

Christian Bale reveals the surprise influences behind his terrifying Thor: Love and Thunder villain
By Matt Maytum published
Exclusive Exclusive: Christian Bale talks playing Gorr the God Butcher in Thor: Love and Thunder

Tessa Thompson on Valkyrie's regal reinvention in Thor: Love and Thunder: "She's a kind king"
By Matt Maytum published
Exclusive Exclusive: Tessa Thompson talks Valkyrie in Thor: Love and Thunder

Kevin Feige says we’ll hear more about Marvel’s next big saga "in the coming months"
By Matt Maytum published
Exclusive Exclusive: Kevin Feige talks to Total Film about the MCU's next chapter
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