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: April 17, 2015

Yes, we’re still buzzing about the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and all the geeky goodness that came along with it at the Star Wars Celebration kickoff panel. At the time of writing this, I’ve already watched the trailer about 6 times, and by the time this gets published, I expect that figure to have increased exponentially. And …

Were you a fan of NBC’s Revolution before it fell under the cancellation axe? Well, then you’ll be happy to know that the post-apocalyptic drama’s storyline, which was left with many unanswered mystery in its season two finale, will finally be getting some closure. According to executive producer Eric Kripke, he’s reunited with the show’s other producers – JJ Abrams, …

One of my favourite shows of last year was the surprisingly good Penny Dreadful, a series that really showed us that horror can make it to the small screen and still scare the hell out of you – I’m deliberately ignoring American Horror because after the first season things just got silly. I really enjoyed the characters, from the absolutely stunning Vanessa (played …

Flash! Matt! Ah-haaaaaa! He’s the saviour of the universe! Or at least just another Hollywood reboot. We heard last year that Twentieth Century Fox was busy developing a new feature films version of cult pulp comic strip Flash Gordon, and it’s now being reported by THR that fan-favourite director Matthew Vaughn is in talks to helm the flick. I’m a …

When last we heard about the Blade Runner sequel it was to confirm that original star Harrison Ford would be reprising his role as Rick Deckard and that Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners) would be directing. Now Indiewire are reporting that Ryan Gosling, he of the handsome face, abs, and cause of much swooning, is in talks to appear in the sequel; although …

I know that we can’t have a major blockbuster opening every week, but with Age of Ultron so close at hand, I’m almost getting annoyed with the new movies coming out. Why aren’t you Avengers yet, damnit? Why?! Project Almanac A brilliant high school student and his friends uncover blueprints for a mysterious device with limitless potential, inadvertently putting lives …

In an industry where trailers are actual news, you can bet your ass that we’ve been keeping an eye out for somebody to leak a few minutes of Batman V Superman. So while director Zack Snyder calls in a few Spartans left over from 300 to help him track down and murder whoever leaked the trailer for that superhero showdown …