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A few sneak peeks from our major interview in SFX 210, out next week. Minor spoilers

Jeff Bridges has officially signed on to star opposite Ryan Reynolds in undead comic adaptation R.I.P.D. He’ll play the role of Roy Powell, which was originally landed by Zach Galifianakis before his schedule forced him to depart the project. Powell is described as a gunslinger who’s been dead for hundreds …

Shadows of the Damned may be the bizarre love child of the creators of Resident Evil, No More Heroes, and Silent Hill, but it’s the over the comedy that stands out most when you play it. Everything is a little off, if not completely insane, and that includes Johnson, a …

Gears of War: The Board Game is the brainchild of tabletop designer Corey Konieczka, whose previous works include board game versions of Battlestar Galactica, StarCraft and Lord of the Rings (aka Middle-Earth). His latest creation based on Epic Games’s third-person shooter is advertised as a “cooperative board game of fierce …

The Flintstones is the latest property up for the reboot treatment, and animation guru Seth MacFarlane is exec-producing. Produced by 20th Century Fox and Warner Brothers, MacFarlane’s 21st century take on the classic 60s animation will focus on “the lives of the Flintstones and the Rubbles, two hard-working middle-class families …

The first poster for Jason Segel’s new The Muppets movie has been unveiled online. A dodgy, low quality snap of the one sheet was revealed over the weekend, but now the official hi-res image has been released. Featuring Gonzo, Fozzie, Kermit, Miss Piggy and Animal, it’s a slightly bizarre affair …

On a scale of one to “holy crap these are awesome,” robotic engineer Chris Myles’s replica Portal 2 PersonalityCores fall somewhere between “damn I want one now” and “seriously, I would kick a puppy for these – just say the word.” Granted, this rating system needs some fine-tuning, but you …

As Thor continues to rake in the cash at the box office, star Chris Hemsworth has landed the role of the Huntsman in Universal’s Snow White And The Huntsman . Hemsworth has been rumoured to be in the running for the role ever since Viggo Mortensen backed out, and he’s …

Terrence Malick’s long-awaited The Tree Of Life has finally screened in Cannes – to a mixed reaction. We’d say the cheers/catcalls ratio at the film’s end was roughly 70/30. Both sides will agree that it’s the US auteur’s most abstract meditation to date on life, the universe and everything. While …

Gemma Arterton has signed on to Neil LaBute’s big screen adaptation of Agatha Christie’s murder mystery Crooked House . The plot sees three generations of family living in the same mansion. When the millionaire patriarch is murdered, suspicion is spread amongst his eccentric family, all of whom have motive. The …