Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla reboot looks set to swell its cast with some quality acting talent, with Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Olsen reported to be in talks to join the project. The stars will join leading man Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the film, which is currently receiving a rewrite from Frank Darabont …

I know a lot about a lot of genre things, but no one can be familiar with everything. There are some things that have simply flown under my radar through the years. Such is the case with Green Arrow . All I knew about this guy before watching his latest …

In a recent issue of SFX , there was a list of five reasons why Luke Skywalker is better than Han Solo. (opens in new tab) As a life-long Luke fan, I was thrilled to see this (even if it may have been a little tongue in cheek), but I’ve …

Anchorman 2 has added some more comedy firepower to its ensemble with the announcement that Kristen Wiig has officially joined the cast. Director Adam McKay took to Twitter to confirm the news, and sounded suitably excited about securing the Bridesmaids star for the sequel. “Just found out Kristen Wiig officially …

“The Suicide King” , the first episode of the second half of The Walking Dead season three airs in the UK on Friday 15 February. We’ve had a sneaky peek, and here, in time-honoured SFX tradition, are some teasery, non-spoilery clues as to what to expect: It’s a brooding, ominous …

DayZ’s development as a standalone game has been fairly quiet recently, but if developer Dean “Rocket” Hall’s first video log is any indication, it was the good kind of quiet. In about 15 minutes of video, Hall and another developer [review some of the changes and additions which they hope …

With wannabe reformed videogame bad guy Wreck-It Ralph about to hit UK cinemas this Friday, we look at some other digital evil-doers who may or may not want some redemption… By Stephen Kelly 10 Bowser (opens in new tab) SUPER MARIO BROS (1985) If the definition of insanity is doing …

Ben Affleck did not get a nod for Best Director in the 2013 Oscar nominations , but that hasn’t stopped him snaffling industry awards for based-on-fact CIA caper Argo . Following the film’s triumph at the Screen Actors Guild Awards , Affleck has now collected the DGA Award for Outstanding …

From motion capture to Murlocs, everything Hollywood needs to do to get World Of Warcraft right on the big screen (opens in new tab) It’s been in the rumour mill for over six years, but it finally looks like the World Of Warcraft movie will soon be going into production. …

Kickboxing aliens invade a Derby housing estate in a laughable Independence Day wannabe. Pierce Brosnan’s son Sean (largely shirtless) and Jean-Claude Van Damme’s daughter Bianca Bree are the stars, with Jean-Claude Van Damme himself turning up as a survivalist recluse who becomes Earth’s last line of defence. One long tracking …