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: December 10, 2014

We’ve posted a fair bit about Kingsman: The Secret Service, the latest effort from director Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, Stardust), adapted from popular writer Mark Millar’s comic book. The reason for this is because 1), those two names alone got us intrigued, 2) why would we not embrace a movie where Colin Firth is a badass and 2) the …

I never suffered from vertigo as a child. I would launch myself off anything high enough to cause my parents to flinch just, well, because. Then I went on a road trip and ended up bungee jumping 217 meters into nooooothingnesss aaaaaand faaaaallliiiiing. Sorry, my palms are wetter than a Scottish 80’s soft-rock band right now. And based on that …

HBO’s mystery-drama The Leftovers is one of those shows you need to be in just the right mood to watch – if you’re happy you soon won’t be and if you’re sad make sure to hide the razor blades – because it’s unrelentingly bleak. Primarily set in the town of Mapleton it follows a small group of inhabitants as they, …

Ahh, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. A show that has proven it is possible to do a Xbox One 180 and return from the precipice of ‘meh’ to “totally awesome!”. Following Captain America: The Winter Soldier‘s reveal that Hydra had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D, the show has gone from strength to strength. (Spoilers to follow if you haven’t seen the show yet). Season 2 has revealed …

Oh hey, look at that… it’s almost Christmas! Along with decorating the tree and eating way too many Quality Streets, I’m sure you’ve all been thinking about what you want to see wrapped up under the Christmas tree. Seeing as I already have Frozen, I’ve only got two things on my Christmas wish list: the Guardians of the Galaxy blu-ray …

If Oscar Isaac isn’t careful, he just might become a geek culture icon. The talented actor spent years working the indie scene too much critical praise in movies like Inside Llewyn Davis and A Most Violent Year, but now he’s really jumped into the pop culture spotlight playing an X-Wing pilot in the new Star Wars as well as tackling the titular …

Who would ever have thought that when “Rocky Maivia” first showed up in the WWE with his silly eyebrow and even sillier elbow that he would one day become Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, big time Hollywood action hero. But here we are, nearly two decades later, with Johnson headlining that old Hollywood action hero staple: the big budget, FX-heavy disaster …