Extras! 11 June 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: June 11, 2014
Brace Yourself For THE LION KING Animated Series
We all know there are very few sacred cows in pop culture and that proportion shrinks with popularity. So do not be too surprised that Disney has announced plans for a Lion King animated series. The highly successful Lion King franchise is returning to television in November 2015 with an hour-long movie, followed in January with an episodic series. Targeted …
Movies out today: disgruntled fairies, ghosts and counterculture pioneers
Just four new movies hit South African screens today, although it’s pretty easy to guess who the box office winner of the bunch will be. Maleficent: Screening in 2D, 3D and 3D IMAX is this fantasy adventure from Walt Disney Pictures, clearly trying to recapture the success of their other recent live-action fairy tale reimaginings, Oz the Great and Powerful, …
STAR WARS: EP VII adds Lupita Nyong'o and Gwendoline Christie. Plus over 40 set pics revealed
When the cast for Star Wars: Episode VII was finally announced last month, among all the ooh’s and aah’s were some stern criticisms with its lack of gender and racial diversity. In response, Disney/Lucasfilm did their best TV informercial presenter impersonation and gave us a loud “BUT WAIT! THERE”S MORE!”. And that “more” has just arrived in the form of recent Oscar …
Extras! 26 May 2014
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Star Wars: Attack Squadrons cancelled
The Star Wars Rogue Squadron games are great examples of the genre, from PC all the way to the Gamecube. A new version of that revered genre was on the way to PC. Was.
BIG HERO 6 trailer – Disney animates Marvel
Ever since Disney acquired Marvel, I’ve been hoping that they’d put one of their various animation departments to good use, crafting an animated film based on one of their various comics. And my wish was granted! But it wasn’t going to be a big name property such as Iron Man or Thor. It was going to be a movie based …
Extras! 21 May 2014
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