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 11, 2014

We don’t talk enough about original movies here, so here’s one which caught my attention: Apex. It currently has Darren Lynn “SAW some sequels” attached to direct it, and by the sounds of things, this could be 1980s action movies meets video games. That sounds crazy to me. I LOVE IT! Last Updated: July 11, 2014

Well, let nobody ever call SyFy a bunch of liars. Earlier in the year the US cable network proclaimed that they had finally seen the errors of their non-science fiction ways, and would be getting back big time to the genre that gave them their name (which they then butchered with a “hip” spelling). And on pure production potential alone, …

I don’t think I need to tell you guys just how much I love Ghostbusters. I already lost several interns when I constructed my own Proton Pack, and I’m wearing my ghostbustin’ uniform right now. Still, believe it or not, there are some people who have yet to see the original film. And that’s just wrong. But next month, you …

I think we can all agree that Pacific Rim 2 is a fantastic idea, as the world just doesn’t have enough depth-perception distorting giant robot cinema action outside of a 3D re-release of the first Power Rangers movie. What the world does have though, are plenty of animated series that Pacific Rim drew it’s inspiration from. Expect the animated series …

If you aren’t gearing up for this year’s Durban International Film Festival – I suppose, even if you are – you have four new releases to catch at South African cinemas as of today. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Screening in 2D and 3D is this sequel to the 2011 reboot – a hit with critics and audiences …

Last week saw the passing of 97 year old Louie Zamperini. Who was Louis Zamperini, you ask? Well that’s what Unbroken is hoping to explain to you. Directed by Angelina Jolie in her sophomore feature film effort behind the camera, and adapted by none other than the Coen Bros, this biopic show’s off Zamperini’s fascinating, inspirational life, which saw him overcome …

This has been a fantastic year for TV. We’ve seen old faithfuls go out with a serious bang, delivering the goods and more right up until the very last credit rolled, while new shows showed and instantly grabbed hold of the zeitgeist to stomp out their territory. The end results of this is one of the most stacked (and ridiculously …