Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Monday night’s premiere of TNT’s new original series Rizzoli & Isles now claims the record as cable’s #1 commercial-supported series launch of all time, with 7.6 million viewers. The series, starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander, raced out of the starting gate after an equally strong performance for the sixth-season premiere of The Closer, which …
Read More »Brian Cox Joins Cast of Rise of the Apes
Brian Cox is in final negotiations to join the cast of the Planet of the Apes prequel, Rise of the Apes, according to The Wrap. Cox will play the owner of a primate sanctuary who has no compassion for the animals he houses. After the uprising begins, he is the …
Read More »Underground Announces SDCC 2010 Exclusives
Underground Toys announced the details of their 2010 San Diego Comic Con exclusive classic Doctor Who items – The 5th Doctor in Regeneration Outfit and The 5th Doctor & The Master from Planet of Fire These items will be available for sale at Underground Toys’ booth # 3949 alongside the …
Read More »Norton Snubbed For Hulk in Avengers Film
Over the weekend, Hitfix broke the news that Edward Norton will not be reprising the role of Bruce Banner/the Hulk , for the upcoming The Avengers film. Kevin Feige, Marvel President of Production, said in a statement yesterday: “Our decision is definitely not one based on monetary factors, but instead …
Read More »“Despicable Me” Eclipses Twilight
“Despicable Me” took the top spot at the box office, bearing the latest Twilight movie and newcomer “Predators.” The film outpaced expectations, turning moviegoers’ ardor into a surprisingly heartfelt domestic bow estimated at $60.1 million. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, July …
Read More »Cast Rumors for X-Men:First Class
Rumors are flying everywhere when it comes to casting for Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class. According to everyone, Benjamin Walker was considered a lock as the Beast just a couple of weeks back. Last week Walker left the project, presumably due to the studio’s concern regarding his age compared to …
Read More »Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Cast Confirmed
Director Thomas Alfredson has landed a top-notch cast for his big screen adaptation of John Le Carré’s classic spy thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. According to Variety, Gary Oldman, Ralph Fiennes, Colin Firth and Michael Fassbender have all signed on to the film. Le Carré’s novel is the first book …
Read More »Filmmakers to Submit Short Films for the ‘Halloween Horror Nights — Rob Zombie Film Competition’
Universal Studios Hollywood and Rob Zombie are partnering to recognize the nation’s top short-form filmmaking horror genre talent with the “Halloween Horror Nights – Rob Zombie Film Competition,” offering filmmakers an opportunity to have their scariest short film judged by a panel led by the multi-media horror auteur, rewarded with …
Read More »Law Leaks Sherlock Holmes 2 Launch
While at the 45th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic to accept the prestigious Festival President’s Award, Jude Law let it slip in an interview with Empire Online that the second Sherlock Holmes film will most likely start shooting much earlier than its reported December start date. …
Read More »Abigail Spencer Joins ‘Cowboys and Aliens’
Abigail Spencer, best known as Don Draper’s mistress on the hit AMC series “Mad Men”, will be making her big screen debut in “Cowboys and Aliens”. Spencer, joins Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford and Sam Rockwell in the film based on the Platinum Studios graphic novel about cowboys and Indians …
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