Anomaly Poster - Noel Clarke

It’s been four years since 4321 but Noel Clarke is back behind the camera once again for The Anomaly. Boasting an impressive cast that includes Brian Cox and The Vampire Diaries‘ Ian Somerhalder, the sci-fi thriller – which Somerhalder describes as The Bourne Identity meets Memento – sees Clarke tackle the the lead role of Ryan, a former soldier who is the subject of a bizarre experiment.

Ahead of its UK release this week, we sat down with the director to talk about why there aren’t many British sci-fi’s, what it was about the script that appealed to him, and the challenges of building a character 9 minutes and 47 seconds at a time.

The Anomaly is out in UK cinemas on Friday.