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: June 20, 2013
Ever since Lucasfilm announced the production of a new Star Wars trilogy, we’ve been bombarded by dodgy rumour after suspect hearsay. It means that we’ve had to sift through a lot of Bantha poodoo, but it looks like we may have finally got our first solid bit of news for Star Wars: Episode VII as BleedingCool have managed to track down what appears …
Movies can have a profound effect on people. They can influence you, move you, change you and inspire you. They can also blow s$%t up real good, unlike those other mediums available today. Could Salvador Dali paint an explosion so fierce, that a hospital would report a shock-wave being born nine months later? No, I didn’t think so. Here’s ten …
Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a sequel can with a possibly bloated cast already that includes several villains, loves and acquaintances… That is how the song goes, right? At the rate that the current Spider-Man sequel is teasing new characters, I’m expecting the film to have a colossal team-up between the webhead and Howard the Duck by the time it arrives …
Ah Lego. I’ve still got a massive jar of the stuff, which I periodically use as a torture tool by laying out several blocks on a floor and forcing people to run barefoot through that pointy-edged minefield of twos and fours. The brand has expanded massively over the years though, incorporating all manner of licenses with which to construct new…stuff. …
Marvel and Disney may have a sizable lead on the box office when it comes heroes in tights, but when it comes to smaller screens, Warner Bros and DC Comics rule that nest like a Cybernetic rooster on 1980s steroids. Cartoons such as the early 1990s Batman, Superman and Static Shock helped cement their popularity, before they kicked things up …
Saying that around these parts we like long running British sci-fi series Doctor Who just a little, is kind of like saying that the Kardashians like attention just a little. We’re fanatics is what I’m saying. Now I truly only jumped onboard the blue police box of awesomeness with the show’s modern relaunch in 2005, but I’ve been busy tracking …
Incredibly sad news has hit the internet this morning. Emmy and Golden Globe winner Actor James Gandolfini has died at the age of 51, after suffering a fatal heart attack while on holiday with his family in Italy. Last Updated: June 20, 2013
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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