Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: March 27, 2015

Robotech! If you can remember that classic cartoon, then you’re probably wondering why this story isn’t being simulcast in another language on Radio 2000 right now. That 1980’s cartoon series was a gateway drug into anime for many a kid, with its magnificent characters, world and most importantly, gigantic transforming robots. Back in February, the rights to the franchise had been …

There’s no shortage of directors in Hollywood, and even when Marvel loses a creative lead in any one of their projects, they’ve always got a replacement that’s a mere phone call away. That’s what happened with Ant Man after Edgar Wright departed due to creative differences, before Peyton Reed was handed the directing gig. At one point, it looked like …

The movie adaption of Ernest Cline’s 2011 sci-fi novel ‘Ready Player One’ has been searching for a director for a while now, with Warner Bros. having looked at names like Peter Jackson (Lord of The Rings), Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight trilogy), Matthew Vaughn (X-Men franchise) and Edgar Wright (Cornetto trilogy) to helm the project ever since they picked up …

Movies can be a big gamble, we all get that. So there is a chance that you may feel a twinge of sympathy next time a studio talking head complains about poor ticket sales, piracy and the general apathy of modern audiences. Last Updated: March 27, 2015

The last time Michael Fassbender was involved in a western, it was the supernatural comic book adaptation Jonah Hex. But since we – and probably everybody who actually acted in Jonah Hex – spend most days trying our best to forget that that movie even exists, we’re just going to go ahead and say that the Oscar-nominated actor is now …

The good news is: if you missed our screening of The Lazarus Effect, now’s your chance to catch it in cinemas! The bad news is: you probably don’t want to… The Lazarus Effect From masters of horror Blumhouse Productions- producer of THE PURGE, INSIDIOUS and SINISTER franchises- THE LAZARUS EFFECT follows a group of researchers led by Frank (Mark Duplass) …

If you’ve seen the first online reactions for the upcoming Furious 7, then you will know that fans of the rubber-burning franchise are in for an explosive treat. But among all the testimonials gawking at director James Wan’s jaw dropping action scenes, there was a constant mention of the incredibly moving sendoff for Paul Walker’s character Brian. Walker, as you …