Noa’s arc

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DIRECTOR DAN TRACHTENBERG ON TAKING AN ICON OF CINEMA IN A NEW DIRECTION FOR PREDATOR: BADLANDS

Nearly half a century after Jeff Wayne took a leap of faith with his Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds , the US composer and lyricist returns to his best-known work with some deluxe new collectors’ box sets. Prog catches up with him to discuss grand reimaginings, almost working with Peter Gabriel, and how AI could shape his future tours.

SFX HEADS TO VANCOUVER TO VISIT THE TRON: ARES GRID AND TALK ALL THINGS TRON WITH THE FILMMAKERS BEHIND THE LONG-AWAITED SEQUEL

EIGHT PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

The grand parade of lifeless packaging? Far from it, as this much-delayed blockbuster reissue of one of prog’s most fascinating and frustrating albums finally proves.