Richard Edwards
Richard is a freelancer journalist and editor, and was once a physicist. Rich is the former editor of SFX Magazine, but has since gone freelance, writing for websites and publications including 12DOVE, SFX, Total Film, and more. He also co-hosts the podcast, Robby the Robot's Waiting, which is focused on sci-fi and fantasy.
Latest articles by Richard Edwards
Star Trek: Picard producer explains how the new show unites the Trek timelines
By Richard Edwards published
News Alex Kurtzman talked Star Trek timelines with 12DOVE
Is it just me, or does Hollywood need to get over its '80s obsession?
By Richard Edwards published
Features A Total Film writer on why it's time to give reboots the boot...
Year in Review – the TV shows that defined 2019: Baby Yoda takes over the world
By Richard Edwards published
Year in Review Richard Edwards looks back at the TV highlights from the last year
The Witcher Netflix series: A guide to the key people and locations
By Richard Edwards published
Features A who’s who and where’s where of The Witcher Netflix series
How Star Wars: The Clone Wars shows what George Lucas’s prequel trilogy should have been
By Richard Edwards published
Features The Star Wars prequel trilogy made a big mistake by relegating the Clone Wars to an afterthought
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker theories – speculating about everything from Rey's parents to Palpatine's return
By Jack Shepherd, Richard Edwards published
Features Here are some of the best Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker theories around...
The 8 Star Wars Legends stories that could shape The Rise of Skywalker
By Richard Edwards published
Features A selection of discarded Star Wars Legends stories that could have influenced The Rise of Skywalker
20 things we learned from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker prequel novel Resistance Reborn
By Richard Edwards published
Features Get ready for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with this handy guide to Resistance Reborn
The Terminator timeline explained – the events of every movie in chronological order, including Dark Fate
By Richard Edwards published
Features A brief history of supercomputers, killer cyborgs and the Connor family – just in time for Terminator: Dark Fate
Emma Stone, Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson make sure to Double Tap in these exclusive Zombieland 2 images
By Jack Shepherd, Richard Edwards published
Exclusive "It’s more dangerous now," Harrelson says of the Zombieland sequel
Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Jesse Eisenberg and Abigail Breslin are together again in this exclusive Zombieland 2 image
By Richard Edwards published
Exclusive Always Double Tap
Why Jean-Luc Picard is the definitive Star Trek captain
By Richard Edwards published
Features There are many reasons the Enterprise-D’s main man is worthy of his own show. Engage!
We're living through the Golden Age of television – but can it last?
By Richard Edwards published
Features Make the most of TV as it is now, because we'll never have it so good again
It’s time for the Star Wars movies to leave the Skywalker era behind for good
By Richard Edwards published
Features Every Star Wars movie so far has been set in one 70-year period and it’s getting crowded. It’s time for new adventures elsewhere…
Why it’s time to chill out about spoilers
By Richard Edwards published
Features Finding out big reveals before release day is the pits, but not every bit of info about a new movie or TV episode is a spoiler…
5 moments in Avengers: Endgame that made us punch the air… and 5 more that made us cry
By Richard Edwards published
Features 10 ways Avengers: Endgame toyed with our emotions – for better and worse
Could Thanos return after Avengers: Endgame? Brolin talks contracts
By Richard Edwards published
Looks like star Josh Brolin could be game for another spin as the Mad Titan...
Bohemian Rhapsody’s Rami Malek confirmed as Bond 25 villain
By Richard Edwards published
News Spectre’s Léa Seydoux also back for as-yet untitled movie
Star Wars Celebration 2019 tickets, dates, poster, panels, and everything else you need to know
By Richard Edwards, Connor Sheridan published
Features Get ready for the ultimate Force experience with everything you need to know about Star Wars Celebration 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Take a first look at the cover for Peter F Hamilton's sequel Salvation Lost
By Richard Edwards published
Book news Plus, we talk to the bestselling sci-fi author about his Salvation follow-up – and Netflix’s Love, Death and Robots...
Franchise fatigue and endless sequels: Why 2018 proves we need another Matrix
By Richard Edwards published
Opinion The Matrix was original, surprising, and an unexpected hit - and in the era of reboots, sequels, and franchises, we need more films like it
Meet loads of top sci-fi and fantasy authors as the SFX Book Con returns!
By Richard Edwards published
News Peter F Hamilton, Richard Morgan, Sarah Lotz and more are on the guest list for the London event
Ready to rumble - The cast and director of Pacific Rim: Uprising on making a monster-sized sequel
By Richard Edwards published
Features The Jaeger v Kaiju smackdown is back in Pacific Rim: Uprising. Director Steven S DeKnight and star John Boyega talk round two...
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