Extras – 27 February 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: February 27, 2014
Two snakes must fight in this trailer for THE DOUBLE
There’s been a lot said so far about the casting of Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor in Batman vs Superman, most of it being negative. But folks forget that the man can act, and those skills are getting put to the test in the upcoming flick The Double. And it’s kill or be killed in this film, as Eisenberg finds …
Jeremy Irons and Jesse Eisenberg join BATMAN VS SUPERMAN
If there are two characters that every incarnation of a Batman/Superman movie should have, it’s trusty butler Alfred and eternal humanist enemy Lex Luthor. With Batman vs Superman still scheduled for 2016, director Zack Snyder just got those two iconic characters cast. Folks, say hello to Jesse Eisenberg as your new Lex Luthor, and Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth. Last …
Jesse Eisenberg is a frumpy looking guy in this new trailer for THE DOUBLE
Jesse Eisenberg, as talented an actor as he is, has a habit of almost always playing the same character. So it must have been with a great big grin on his face that he first checked out the script for The Double, the directorial debut of British jokester Richard Ayoade, in which he gets to play a man who has his …
Extras! Star Trek into TV, Some stepbrothers hang out on Devil's Night, Sherlock & Han Solo lose their ability to speak, Amazing Spider-Man could get some subtitles, X-Men get some more frames, and Lee Pace is f***ing psycho! Plus much more!
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: October 14, 2013
Jesse Eisenberg is beside himself in this trailer for THE DOUBLE
Say the name Richard Ayoade, and the first response you’re likely to get is “Have you rebooted it yet?”. The IT Crowd funnyman is mostly known for being, well funny, rather than writing and directing dark, existential, dramas starring Jesse Eisenberg as a deeply troubled man who- Waaaaaait a minute! According to the info I have here in front of me, The …
Movies out today: magicians, morons and mad spinsters
It’s a long weekend in South Africa, with the National Women’s Day public holiday tomorrow. As a result, the week’s new movies are all releasing today, Thursday. Here’s what you catch in local cinemas now. Last Updated: August 8, 2013
We review Now You See Me – This cheap trick is all smoke and mirrors with no prestige
Movie magic isn’t easy. I don’t mean the magic of movies itself, but rather depicting the art of illusion and prestidigitation on the big screen. Thanks to the fact that we can now do just about everything with CGI (even when sometimes we really shouldn’t), it’s just plain difficult to convince audiences that yes, that white dove actually did originate …
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