We just sent Cinefex 163 out into the world. Hurray! Our February 2019 issue leads with Joe Fordham’s spectacular article on Alita: Battle Angel; Joe also delivers ground-shaking coverage of Mortal Engines, while the practically perfect Jody Duncan whisks you magically behind the scenes on Mary Poppins Returns.
My contribution to Cinefex 163 is a super-sized report on the making of Bumblebee. Full disclosure – my personal interest in the Transformers franchise waned roughly halfway through the first film. So, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this latest outing for the shapeshifting robots goes back to basics, with the metal-crunching action balanced nicely with a heartwarming girl-and-her-robot-buddy story.
I interviewed the talented visual effects team at Industrial Light & Magic, led by the always-enthusiastic Jason Smith, not to mention special effects supervisor Scott Fisher and the guys at Cantina Creative. I also had the pleasure of interviewing director Travis Knight, better known for his pioneering work as founder of the stop-motion studio LAIKA, creators of Coraline, Kubo and the Two Strings and many other animated features. He’s a smart, sensitive fellow, and the article is all the richer for having his voice at its heart.
Graham Edwards 
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