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James WigneyHit.TV Editor/Scene editor

James Wigney is the editor of the Hit.TV and Scene entertainment liftouts in the Herald Sun and Sunday Herald sun and has been writing about film, music, television and comedy for more than two decades. In that time he has interviewed some of the biggest names in the entertainment world – from Pink Floyd and Pink to Harrison Ford and Jennifer Lawrence – and been behind the scenes on Marvel and James Bond films and backstage with Coldplay and U2. He’s also a pop culture tragic, with a particular interest in sci-fi, and very broad musical tastes (and a particular soft spot for classic rock).

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This image released by Lucasfilm shows Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in

How Hamill learned to love Luke

AFTER signing on to the new Star Wars trilogy, Mark Hamill was disappointed with The Force Awakens, but now realises it gave him the greatest entrance of his career for The Last Jedi

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 05: Margot Robbie attends NEON and 30WEST Present the Los Angeles Premiere of

Margot’s Oscar hopes get boost

IT’S been described as a “once-in-a-lifetime” performance. Now Margot Robbie is a major Oscars contender after her Golden Globe nomination for I, Tonya.

TOKYO, JAPAN - DECEMBER 06: Mark Hamill attends the 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Japan Premiere & Red Carpet at Roppongi Hills on December 6, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Christopher Jue/Getty Images for Disney)

Mark Hamill on Carrie: ‘She’s so alive in my mind’

IT’S nearly been a year since the sudden, untimely death of Star Wars great Carrie Fisher, but her on-screen brother Mark Hamill admits he’s still not over it.

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Ben Affleck as Batmam in a Scene from the Warner Brothers superhero film Justice League.

Affleck, Gadot serve up tough justice

IT’S been a long time coming, but DC’s superhero team-up is hoping to ride on the coat-tails of the hugely successful Wonder Woman and create a universe to rival Marvel’s Avengers

Marvel Studios' THOR: RAGNAROK..Thor (Chris Hemsworth)..Ph: Film Frame..Â©Marvel Studios 2017

How Chris Hemsworth pranked Liam

CHRIS Hemsworth’s Thor has his hands full with troublesome siblings in Ragnarok — much like his rough-and-tumble childhood shooting at younger brother Liam with a BB gun

This image released by warner Bros. Pictures shows Ryan Gosling in a scene from

Ryan Gosling’s biggest challenge yet

Ryan Gosling knew audience expectations would be high when he signed on to make Blade Runner 2049. What he didn’t know was that his co-star Harrison Ford was going to be so funny

American singer-songwriter Jack Johnson for National Hit only.

Jack Johnson’s surprise surfin’ safari

SURFING always comes before music for Jack Johnson but his surfer mate Kelly Slater really tested his resolve while making his latest album.

Pennywise the Clown (Bill Skarsgard) in a scene from Stephen King's It. Roadshow Films.

The man behind It’s terrifying clown

SWEDISH actor Bill Skarsgard deliberately steered clear of Tim Curry’s version and Heath Ledger’s Joker, instead mining his own fears to play Pennywise the Dancing Clown in It.

Pink Floyd founder turned solo artist Roger Waters. For Sunday papers only. Not to be used before September 3.

Pink Floyd’s founder unloads on Trump

PINK Floyd founder Roger Waters reveals the inspiration for the band’s last arena tour — and unloads on America’s “nincompoop President”.

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Pink Floyd founder turned solo artist Roger Waters in the Us + Them tour. For Sunday papers only. Not to be used before September 3.

Roger Waters wants to save the world

PINK Floyd founding member Roger Waters will bring a strong political and social bent to his Us + Them Australian tour, which will feature his greatest hits.

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