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!

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!

Let us just state the obvious here: This is not really news. After Hulk smashing the international box-office  into a smouldering ruin, while racking up mountains of praise, I don’t think anybody expected this NOT to happen, but I guess it’s good to have it all officially rubber-stamped. Speaking during an earnings conference call, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that …

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!

So judging by the fact that thus far The Avengers has taken ALL DA MONEYZ, I’m guessing that most of you have already seen it at least once. And if you were a comic book geek like me, then chances are that if you hadn’t soiled yourself enough due to how amazing the movie was, the moment that end credits …

Another week of movie-going, another week of Hollywood rolling in Scrooge McDuck levels of cash. The American Box office had only one real debut this week, and much like a hammer blow from Mjolnir on your jaw, it shattered all other films in its wake. The Avengers finally debuted stateside, and while a nation of traitors to the crown got …

Pardon my French for just a second, but there is an old adage that says “Opinions are like assholes. Everybody’s got one.” This was very much the case when NY Times film critic A.O. Scott decided to swim against the rather large and vocal geeky stream and give a negative review of The Avengers. While most, myself included, were scouring …

So there I was, still tingly from the geek-mental-coitus that was witnessing the mid-end-credits scene in The Avengers, but still doing my jittery best to stay glued to my seats. The reason for my fixed position? Well, see there was all that talk about all the principal cast being called back to shoot an additional scene, which many – like …

It should be no surprise that The Avengers have done well all over the world, but here in mostly sunny SA, they’ve really made a Mjolnir-shaped impact. The film has been sold out since its launch, and while the rest of the global figures are impressive so far, it’s the box office breaking records on our local silver and 3D …

Currently running on the right hand side of the Nu Metro site is a quick poll asking site visitors if they prefer 2D or 3D. At the moment 2D is winning the race with 61%, and 3D is lagging behind at 29%. Clearly the people have spoken even if the studios and distributors are trying very hard not to listen. …

Seeing as it’s a long weekend in South Africa – and an even longer weekend for some lucky folk with Monday off ! – Friday’s new movie releases actually come out today. Three films make their big screen debut… but no guessing as to what’s going to be the big box office winner. The Avengers: An early contender for the …

Marvel’s The Avengers opens in South Africa tomorrow, over a week before the granddaddy of superhero squad movies hits US cinemas. So, today we ask: How excited are you? What are you most looking forward to about the film? Are you watching it in 2D or converted 3D? Are you going on opening day or are you waiting for a quiet …