The original Bourne trilogy is one of those film franchises that had it all. Killer action sequences and fist to face fighting sequences for guys, and a hunky male lead involved in a complex emotional journey that appealed to the ladies, and maybe some other guys as well. With Matt Damon having left the franchise, producers have gone the route …
Right, we’re a week into 2012 and it’s time to look ahead at the notable new releases of the next 6 months. Please bear in mind that release dates are subject to change, and the list includes a handful of flicks that have already opened overseas but have yet to reach South Africa. And yes, upfront I’ll admit that a …
Last week, Darryn reported on how the Americanised live-action adaption of Akira has been put on hold due to budget issues. At the time reading that news, many people, myself included, couln’t help but think that this was finally it for the already long delayed production. Straw and camel backs, and all that other proverbial goodness, if you will. But just …
Welcome to The Extras! Monday Morning edition! Please excuse the mess, it was a rough weekend. You can find all the weekend news you missed next to that beer can pyramid in the corner. And I wouldn’t try that pizza if I were you. I think it growled at me earlier. TODAY’S EXTRAS INCLUDE: George Clooney got work through …
Oscar winning director Katherine Bigelow (The Hurt Locker, Point Break) and writer Mark Boal’s long-gestating film about the military hunt for Osama Bin Laden, faced an interesting development last year with US President Barack Obama’s announcement that Bin Laden had been found and killed by a team of Navy SEALs. The director/writer pair decided to adapt their existing script to …
For those of you just joining us, welcome to The Extras. A daily dose of all the smaller news stories and movie related tidbits that may have slipped through the fence, so to speak. But don’t worry we braved the wilderness and rounded them all up for you in one location, ready to be consumed. Enjoy! TODAY’S EXTRAS INCLUDE: Jedi …
There’s no denying that the movie world is sorely in need of some new, original material to adapt, and one of those properties that’s just itching for a faithful retelling is anime darling and cult classic Akira. Hollywood has been attempting to get the project off the ground for quite a while now, trying to convince studios that it’s worthwhile …
When you think of a movie with vampires and werewolves what do you think of? If you’re movie consists of sparkly boys and underage slabs of meat then you are dead to me. I’m from a generation where vampires were terrifying and dangerous and werewolves could rip you in two without blinking, exactly like what you get in the Underworld …
After the planned Oscars host, Eddie Murphy, stepped down last year in the midst of the Brett Ratner homophobia scandal, the Academy was left with needing to find a replacement urgently. With all the controversy surrounding the event already, and with the general negative feedback for previous year’s pair of lifeless succubi hosts, Anne Hathaway and James Franco, the replacement needed to …
After a few relatively quiet Fridays, South African audiences are once again spoiled for choice this week with the release of 4 high profile new movies – 3 of them remakes, new interpretations or prequels – to cater for all tastes and audience segments. Dolphin Tale: Screening in 2D and (oddly enough) 3D is this feel-good true story of Winter, …
TMZ reported last night, that while in Phuket, Thailand (possibly to shoot The Bourne Legacy), star Jeremy Renner (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Avengers) and some of his party became involved in a violent altercation in a local bar in the early hours of the morning. Apparently the fight broke out when one of Renner’s party, Vorasit Issara – the General Manager of …
Being an extra is a thankless job. Always being upstaged by these actors with their… ugh… “talent”… while you’re being forced to stand in the background, contemplating your dead-end job as you silently mime having an animated conversation with Random Man with Fanny Pack #2.Cheap Uggs Outlet Well so too in the world of movie news, where smaller stories and …
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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