“Extras,” which premieres Sunday on HBO, is Ricky Gervais’ follow-up to “The Office,” the BBC series that made him famous and, I suppose, rich. The series, which focuses on the world of the uncredited ...

A feature-length coming-of-age movie set in the summer of 1998 in the Midwest is looking for extras to appear in a scene that will be filmed at Bay Beach Amusement Park. The pivotal scene to be shot ...

Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale is technically a Christmas special, but other than the box art depicting Ricky Gervais covered in lights with the tagline “Bloody merry,” you’d hardly know it.

For 100 years, Hollywood has relied on Central Casting. It's the real company behind movie extras — and where stars like Gary Cooper, Hattie McDaniel, and Brad Pitt got their start. Straight out of ...