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: January 18, 2012
In what is clearly an outright cash-in attempt after the production of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, a trailer for a new film has surfaced that makes even Wayans Brothers movies look high brow art. FDR: American Badass! is an ultra low budget affair that features veteran TV actor Barry Bostwick as polio-stricken and foul-mouthed American president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who uses …
The veteran actor is the latest cast addition to director Peter Webber’s World War 2 film, and will join Matthew Fox for the historical drama. Jones will portray infamous American General Douglas MacArthur, while Fox will portray General Bonner Fellers, one of MacArthurs staff members and an expert on the Japanese. Last Updated: January 18, 2012
So why is this a big deal, you may ask. Thousands of scripts get written every day, right? Well, Cormac McCarthy is a special case. Not only is he a Pullitzer winning author, but two of his most famous books have also recently been adapted for the screen to critical acclaim: No Country For Old Men and The Road. No …
According to a NY Times article, George Lucas is retiring from blockbuster filmmaking. Yes, these are assertions that we’ve heard before from the man behind some of the biggest movie phenomenons in history, but this time he certainly seems like he means it. Last Updated: January 18, 2012
What’s that Hollywood, you need another re-adaptation/re-imagining/reboot of something that has already been done? Well then, fetch your best shovels, because its time to go dig up the celebrated corpse of Les Miserables once again! Aaron Tveit is the latest actor to sign up for Universal Studios adaptation of the classic musical, joining an ensemble cast to bring the tale …
Golden Globes? Oscars? Nicklelodeon Kids Choice Awards? Pffft, who needs those American awards shows when the British are getting ready to show us what had them gasping in cinematic pleasure and disbelief? Yessiree, it’s once again time for the British Film and Television Awards, complete with a list of who has received a polite nod from the UK entertainment industry. …
Now this makes me smile. A South African film making a splash at the local box office, and not a single hidden camera, white man in blackface/drag or cheesy Afrikaans liefdesliedjie in sight. TimesLive is reporting that the Durban heist film, 31 Million Reasons, has made R320 000 on it’s opening weekend, getting it onto the top 10 local …
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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