Spice up your life reading about Dune: Part Two with the new issue of SFX

The cover and some of the contents of SFX issue 376.
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The cast of Dune: Part Two are on the cover of SFX 376. Below we run down some of the highlights of the issue. UK readers, don't forget: you can use this store locator to find a stockist near you.

Dune: Part Two 

Paul Atreides and Feyd-Rautha having a knife fight.

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In our lead feature, we look forward to Denis Villeneuve’s latest trip to Arrakis. In a 10-page feature, we hear from visual effects supervisor Paul Lambert and seven of the cast: Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Stellan Skarsgård and Zendaya. Sorry Zendaya, you’re last alphabetically. Them’s the rules. 

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Zeddemore and Venkman, wearing their proton packs.

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The Ectomobile is heading home to New York City for new sequel Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, which once again reunites 1984 stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson. Here’s hoping it doesn’t have a frosty reception, eh? Sorry. We speak to director Gil Kenan about getting the gang back together. 

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

A promo image featuring Michonne and Rick amongst flames.

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It seems like forever since they announced plans for a series of Rick and Michonne movies. Plans later changed, but the couple are finally being reunited in a six-part spinoff show. Walking Dead head honcho Scott Gimple tells us that writing it was “like playing in a band”. Hopefully not Black Lace. 

Doctor Who

Concept designs for the Meep.

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As regular readers will know, we love to showcase the creativity of people working behind-the-scenes, and this issue we have two design features for you. In the first, we look at design studio Painting Practice’s contributions to the Doctor Who specials “The Star Beast” and “Wild Blue Yonder”, presenting sketches and concept art for things like the Meep’s spaceship and the robot “Jimbo”. 

Foundation

Concept designs for the Summer Palace and Cloud Dominion ships.

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... And in the second we speak to the man charged with bringing Isaac Asimov’s world to life, Foundation production designer Rory Cheyne, who shares ravishing imagery of key elements such as the Summer Palace, Queen Sareth’s Mothership, and the Prime Radiant. 

Cube

A prisoner inside their cube chamber.

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It’s hip to be square, which must be why Vincenzo Natali’s 1997 SF-horror Cube is such a cult item. In this month’s retrospective feature, the director looks back on a production process so “excruciating” that by the end he was left “looking skeletal”. 

And that’s not all, features-wise. We also chat to Rhys Frake-Waterfield, the writer/director behind AA Milne-rotating horror Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood And Honey. Yes, they’ve made another one. Plus we talk with Babylon 5 creator J Michael Straczynski about his new dystopian novel, and get Katherine Arden to fill out our author questionnaire. 

Red Alert

Noomi Rapace's astronaut, in a spacesuit.

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And the big features are just the tip of the iceberg! As ever, our news section, Red Alert, is crammed with insights into yet more movies, TV shows, comics and books. In the spotlight this issue: 3 Body Problem, the new TV show based on Liu Cixin’s Hugo-winning novel; Diablo Cody’s twisted ‘80s romance Lisa Frankenstein; evil teddy bear horror Imaginary; Netflix movies Spaceman and Damsel; animated series The Second Best Hospital In The Galaxy; and the latest X-Men, Conan, Spider-Man and Dune comics. 

Reviews

Aquaman holding a trident in front of his face.

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The SFX verdict on Lisa Frankenstein kicks off 21 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!

The cast of Dune: Part Two on the cover of SFX issue 376.

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Deputy Editor, SFX

Ian Berriman has been working for SFX – the world's leading sci-fi, fantasy and horror magazine – since March 2002. He also writes for Total Film, Electronic Sound and Retro Pop; other publications he's contributed to include Horrorville, When Saturday Comes and What DVD. A life-long Doctor Who fan, he's also a supporter of Hull City, and live-tweets along to BBC Four's Top Of The Pops repeats from his @TOTPFacts account.