Extras! 10 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 10, 2014
Top List Thursday – 5 Bible Stories That Would Make Epic Movies
Following on from Darren Aronofsky’s Noah earlier in the year, Ridley Scott hit us with an Old Testament one-two when the trailer for Exodus: Gods and Kings was unveiled yesterday, along with the news this morning that Scott would also be behind a big budget adaptation of the Biblical story of David. It would appear that Hollywood has refound it’s love of the …
Go behind the scenes with these new images for THE BOXTROLLS
There are plenty of animated flicks around the corner, but one such film that has my attention has to be The Boxtrolls. It’s got all the charm of stop-motion animation, and the quality looks absolutely superb. There’s a lot of work that goes into animating those little trolls however, as studio Laika will tell you. See for yourself. Last Updated: …
First Look – Ian McKellen as MR HOLMES
YOU…SHALL…NOT…SOLVE THIS CASE! Outside of Lord Of the Rings and X-Men, Ian McKellen movies aren’t exactly a dime a dozen. The actor calls the theater home, but he does happen to have another non-wizard/mutant related film on the horizon, as he portrays an older version of the famed detective Sherlock Holmes. Last Updated: July 10, 2014
Rumour – Chris Columbus to return for GOONIES and GREMLINS sequels
If you were a child of the 1980’s or 1990’s criminally ancient SABC programming, then you most likely grew up watching Gremlins and The Goonies. Those are a pair of classic films which have one thing in common: Writer and Producer Chris Columbus. And it looks like Columbus is going back to his roots with a sequel planned for each …
This first full trailer for SHARKNADO 2: THE SECOND ONE challenges the social norm
When it comes to SyFy’s upcoming E-Grade (Grades B through D are still too sophisticated) sequel Sharknado 2: The Second One, I don’t think there’s any blurb or quip I can write in this space that’s funnier than just writing the words “Sharknado 2: The Second One”. So I’m not going to waste your time any longer, and will let you get …
Ridley Scott to tell the Biblical story of DAVID
No, this is not some kind of confused de ja vu. The impressive looking trailer for Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings just dropped yesterday, showing off the Alien director’s own vision of the famed biblical story of Moses. And it seems that all that Old Testament sun agrees with Scott, as according to Variety, he and 20th Century Fox are looking to keep this bible story …
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
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