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 19, 2012
Seeing as smash hit novel adaptation The Hunger Games releases in South Africa this Friday, and seeing as the film features one tough young woman – bow-wielding braided survivalist Katniss Everdeen – it seems like the perfect time to discuss your favourite action heroines of the Silver Screen. Uma Thurman’s The Bride, Linda Hamilton’s Sarah Connor, Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley, Geena …
You would be forgiven for thinking that Marvel are on mission to ensure that we have seen pretty much every single minute of The Avengers before it’s even released, as their marketing campaign has been an absolutely relentless bombardment as of late. The latest salvo is this 43 second long clip from the film that not only shows off Black …
You would think that with all the marketing Marvel is doing for the Avengers that there would actually not be a single unseen scene left in the movie. On closer inspection though, you realize that they have actually been cleverly avoiding any real story elements in all the promos. One aspect of that story that has remained clouded in mystery …
Oh dear lord… Marvel, have you no shame? This new Hasbro/Marvel toys commercial is easily one of the worst things I’ve seen in ages. Its what might be called “incredibad”. Because you know what should be used to sell Avengers stuff? A cheesy rap video done by a guy who sounds like he has no idea that it’s no longer …
Yeah I know, I know. It was just the other day that a whole other bunch of Avengers images got released, but clearly Marvel has absolutely zero intention of allowing this film to slip from people’s consciousness. So here are this week’s batch to dribble your geeky drool all over. Last Updated: March 28, 2012
I’m pretty sure that the Avengers marketing machine wears ripped purple pants because there’s just no stopping this behemoth. It seems like every few days something new gets thrown our way, although not always with the best results I might add. And with just a month to go before Marvel and Joss Whedon get to stream raw, undiluted awesomeness straight into …
Are you still left a gibbering mess from the epic craziness of the last Avengers trailer? Well, unfortunately for you it is full steam ahead for the unstoppable juggernaut that is The Avengers marketing campaign. Luckily though, there’s no pants-soiling trailer this time around. What we do get though, are three gorgeous character posters depicting Black Widow, Iron Man and …
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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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