International bestselling author George R.R. Martin will visit the IFI for a very special screening of Fred M Wilcox’s seminal 1956 sci-fi classic 'Forbidden Planet' in 35mm on Saturday, August 17th at 8pm. This event is presented in association with Dublin 2019: An Irish WorldCon. Following the screening, George R.R. Martin will be in conversation with Maura McHugh of Dublin 2019: An Irish WorldCon about Forbidden Planet and the influence such works have had on his own writing and career.