Why, it feels like just yesterday that Lucasfilm finally officially announced that they were going to be doing spinoff Star Wars movies, outside of Episodes VII to IX, and then we all got stupid grins on our faces and started our geeky speculating as to what and who these movies should be about. Oh wait… That was yesterday! And less than …

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: November 29, 2012

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: November 26, 2012

Well, they’ve said it, and now they’re proving it. Disney and Lucasfilm really do want to recapture the magic of that original Star Wars trilogy. Although it’s not been officially announced, it’s almost become commonly accepted knowledge that for the new trilogy, Disney/Lucasfilm want the old cast to return. And it looks like the old gang of Luke, Han and …

When you’re an aspiring filmmaker and your dad is the guy who wrote Raiders of the Lost Ark, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi as well as wrote and directed a string of hit films in the 80’s, then you know all about expectation. This is the type of pressure to perform, normally reserved for obese people’s belt buckles. So …

If you’re in Durban, you still have 3 more days of movies to catch at the Durban International Film Festival. For the rest of South Africa there are 3 biggies to check out at local cinemas from today, as well as the Nigerian historical musical Inale, screening in limited release. Still it’s obvious what most people will be watching this weekend. …