Extras! Eric Stoltz is Marty McFly, Jason Stateham: The Movie, Kate Upton's...
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! Despite the plethora of incredible looking movies coming out in...
View ArticleLuc Besson to write/direct an adaption of science-fiction comic VALERIAN
You know, for somebody that flirted with retirement just a few years ago, Luc Besson sure is a busy man. Though he’s been mostly donning the producer’s hat as of late, he has a couple of directorial...
View ArticleMovies out today: It's Spidey time… again
A trio of new movies hit South African cinemas today, although I’m sure the public will only be flocking to one… The Amazing Spider-Man: Screening in 2D and shot-for-3D is this fourth film (out during...
View ArticleMcG's still untitled film just found its new lead, and its…who?!
We live in a crazy world, folks. A crazy, mad world where anything can happen … and now it has. Yes, it is official. I have now heard everything. You may ask, what has driven me to spew out all this...
View ArticleExtras! Katee Sackhoff is Expendable, Isaac Newton is a dick, David O....
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! Rian Johnson’s Looper is already being hailed, by those lucky...
View ArticleLuc Besson and McG are sending Hailee Stanfield and Kevin Costner on an...
After delighting us with her surprisingly mature performance in the Coen bros’ True Grit in 2010, Hailee Steinfeld then went on to do a whole lot of nothing. Maybe the 15-year old Academy Award nominee...
View ArticleIt's all in THE FAMILY in this new trailer and poster for the Luc Besson film
If there’s one role that Robert de Niro is easily associated with, it’s that of a gangster. A Mafioso to be exact. A made man in that genre, de Niro has moved on to other roles in the decades since he...
View ArticleExtras! Spielberg wants angry grapes, The Lone Ranger reviews don't look...
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View ArticleRobert De Niro is insane and he knows it in this new international trailer...
Let’s call a spade a spade, or to be more accurate, call Robert De Niro a talented actor who has apparently contracted an extremely virulent case of Cant-turn-down-scrip-itis. The Oscar winner has had...
View ArticleIt's a media blowout with 3 new clips, 28 new images and 5 new character...
The fact that Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones and that pretty blonde girl from Glee are making a movie directed by Luc Besson, should be way more of a deal than it currently is. But...
View ArticleExtras! Luc Besson wants another element, Terry Crews nearly dies (kind of),...
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! A big budget action movie set can be a dangerous place, what with...
View ArticleMovies out today: It's a week for families behaving badly
Six films open in South Africa today, with two of the week’s biggest releases centred on dysfunctional, destructive families. The Family: Luc Besson directs this dark action comedy about a New York...
View ArticleWe review The Family – Too pointless and serious despite a fun premise
The Family is definitely one of the oddest films released this year. Not that the dark action comedy is too arty and aloof for its own good. It’s just that by the time the credits roll, the...
View ArticleKevin Costner has 3 DAYS TO KILL in this first trailer!
If there’s one thing that Man of Steel taught us, its that giant, alien dubstep machines are deadly. Also, the world needs more Kevin Costner movies. Apparently, Kevin Costner agrees (about the movie...
View ArticleRelease your limits in this first super-powered trailer for LUCY
Scarlett Johansson has been kicking ass and taking names in several movies already, from Iron Man, through to the Avengers and the latest Captain America movie. The thing is, all that action has been...
View ArticleMovies out today: Racing against time, revenge and pirate fairies
Yet another public holiday in South Africa means the vast majority of the week’s new film releases are out from today – Workers’ Day. And there are seven of them. 3 Days to Kill: Kevin Costner plays a...
View ArticleScarlett Johansson is unleashed in this new clip and images for LUCY
We’ve all had to do a questionable thing or two in our life to make some extra cash, such as when Kervyn and I agreed to appear on Whose Line Is It Anyway: Hoe-Down Edition. And that’s the predicament...
View ArticleLuc Besson Interview: LUCY Is Not A Normal Action Movie
Luc Besson must be one hell of a happy man. Lucy conquered this past weekend’s box office with $44 million in earnings – that is the strongest opening for a film he directed – well surpassing even The...
View ArticleCheck out the trippy concept art of LUCY
Lucy is a wild movie, filled with weird ideas and some impossible physics. But having the idea of a super-powered drug mule and her resultant powers in your head is a concept that could only be sold...
View ArticleWe review LUCY – An entertainingly trippy action movie that occasionally...
Lucy is a conundrum: A thinking man’s action movie that shouldn’t be thought about too hard. It’s loud and brash, filled with Bay-esque car chases and the type of architecture destroying hallway...
View ArticleWe review TAKEN 3 – Three is definitely not the charm
A lot has been said about sub-par, unnecessary sequels, and thanks to Taken 3, a whole lot more is going to be said again. Most of it being very inappropriate to the PG-13 crowd that director Olivier...
View ArticleExtras! 15 May 2015
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! I don’t know when Disney are finally going to wake up and smell...
View ArticleTAKEN and LAYER CAKE are going to strong arm your TV
TV adaptations of movies have a reputation for being dismal, especially when stuff like Timecop and The Transporter clutter our perceptions. But it’s actually not a bad formula – and one that has been...
View ArticleExtras! Weekly Round-Up! 16/10/15 – 22/10/15
Welcome to our Weekly Round-Up for the The Extras! A collection of the 15 most popular movie related clips, posters, pics and just plain cool stuff posted on our Twitter profile and Facebook page using...
View ArticleExtras! Weekly Round-up! 05/02/16 – 11/02/16
Welcome to our Weekly Round-Up for the The Extras! A collection of the 15 most popular movie related clips, posters, pics and just plain cool stuff posted on our Twitter profile and Facebook page using...
View ArticleLuc Besson reveals first images and details for his new sci-fi epic VALERIAN
So I kind of liked Lucy. Yes, I know that the entire concept is based on a silly urban myth, and the film really went to some unexpected places (which I actually dug, to be honest), but it was the...
View ArticleComic-Con: Luc Besson's VALERIAN sounds like a massive return to sci-fi form
Luc Besson's Valerian panel at Comic-Con drew a standing ovation and sounds like it totally deserved it The post Comic-Con: Luc Besson's VALERIAN sounds like a massive return to sci-fi form appeared...
View ArticleComic-Con: Luc Besson’s VALERIAN sounds like a massive return to sci-fi form
Luc Besson's Valerian panel at Comic-Con drew a standing ovation and sounds like it totally deserved it The post Comic-Con: Luc Besson’s VALERIAN sounds like a massive return to sci-fi form appeared...
View ArticleYou can save yourself, or you can save this trailer for THE WARRIOR'S GATE
A big budget Chinese fantasy by Luc Besson about a video gamer who gets transported to ancient China to take on Drax the Destroyer? Sign me up! The post You can save yourself, or you can save this...
View ArticleNew pics and teaser poster for VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS!
I have to say I don’t get excited for movies the way I used to. Take for example Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element. When I stepped into the cinema back in 1997, I was literally shaking in anticipation....
View ArticleNew pics for VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS; trailer debuts later!
We have a new trailer and incredible images for Luc Besson's next space epic... The post New pics for VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS; trailer debuts later! appeared first on Critical Hit.
View ArticleThis first trailer for VALERIAN makes me cry!
As you know I’ve been quite excited about the upcoming Valerian, a movie that I really hope manages to capture the awesomeness that was The Fifth Element. Earlier today Craig posted some awesome...
View ArticleLuc Besson talks about that incredible VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND...
We had some new images, an awesome trailer and now some more details from the director, for the upcoming Luc Besson film... The post Luc Besson talks about that incredible VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A...
View ArticleThe first full trailer for Valerian and a Thousand Planets is stunning
The first full length trailer of Luc Besson's Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets has landed. And my does it look beautiful! The post The first full trailer for Valerian and a Thousand Planets...
View ArticleLuc Besson has ideas for at least two more Valerian sequels
One of the more eagerly awaited sci-fi movies of this years is not Star Wars or Guardians of the Galaxy, but this film by Luc Besson which is hoping to take us into a whole new world - and possibly...
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The final trailer for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets has landed
The final trailer for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets has landed and it looks great. As with the last trailer the film is looking very Luc Besson, which is a good thing. This trailer...
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Early reactions come in for Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand...
Ever since the trailers were first released, we've had high hopes for Luc Besson's new film. But now that it's out, what are the initial impressions of those who have seen it? The post Early reactions...
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets review – A fantastic looking...
Luc Besson returns to space opera in a movie that has been in the making over decades. Will has he managed to create another master piece?
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Luc Besson has already finished the script for the Lucy sequel
It might have killed some brain cells along the way, but Luc Besson's Lucy was still a successful action film that has done enough to warrant a sequel. One that the director has already finished the...
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Luc Besson believes he can make a cheaper Valerian sequel
Valerian and a City of a Thousand Planets was not a very good movie, but that doesn't mean that I wouldn't want to see more of the films being made. The post Luc Besson believes he can make a cheaper...
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Luc Besson is back with another female assassin in the first trailer for Anna
With Le Femme Nikita and The Professional in his filmography, Luc Besson certainly knows a thing or two about making movies about badass action heroines and assassins, and he's back with another in Anna.
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