Extras! 09 July 2014
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: July 9, 2014
DUMBO is getting the live-action remake treatment
Ooooh, Dumbo the elephant went to live-action town and said goodbye to the animated circus! Off he went with a trumpety trump, trump trump! Last Updated: July 9, 2014
STEVEN SODERBERGH talks THE KNICK – Sequel seasons and TV independence
The Knick is shaping up to be an interesting mini-series. Starring Clive Owen as Dr John W. Thackery, a surgeon who wants to bring medicine forward by any means necessary. Steven Soderbergh is the man behind the show, and while he’s only done one season, he is keen to do another. Last Updated: July 9, 2014
This first trailer for EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS is out of control
You don’t have to be religious in order to appreciate a good story. And when you think about it, the tale of Moses had it all. Drama! Love! Action! Christian Bale! And now finally, history is getting that big screen story with plenty of special effects and a plague or two. Here’s the first trailer for Ridley Scott’s Exodus epic. …
Midweek Mouth-Off – VOD or not VOD
It’s rather unfortunate, but it’s a simple fact we just don’t get to see all the movies down here in currently not so sunny South Africa. There are several high-profile releases that simply never make it to our theatrical shores. Case in point, The Raid 2: Berandal, an eagerly awaited and greatly recommended sequel which I reviewed earlier this week, but …
Pray for rain with these two trailers for YOUNG ONES
In case you haven’t noticed, we are rather popular with Hollywood lately. And by “we”, I clearly don’t mean the sometimes cheap alcohol fueled ravings of Darryn, Nick, James and I on this site, but rather our country of South Africa being used as a prime shooting location for American movies. One of the reasons is that we have such …
Extras! 08 July 2014
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: July 8, 2014
Brandon Routh will be shrinking down when he joins ARROW season 3
Say what you like about DC and their big screen ideas, but the comic book company clearly has the right guys on the job when it comes to small screen adventures. After a rocky start, Arrow has become one of the defining series to bring street-level superheroics onto TV, with positive word of mouth that the upcoming Flash series is …
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