Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More In a move that everyone saw coming, Summit Entertainment has officially announced that Stephanie Meyer’s fourth book, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, will be made in two installments. According the Summit Entertainment’s press release, Oscar winner Bill Condon will be directing both films with cast members Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson,Taylor …
Read More »WB Hires Writers for Green Lantern 2 & The Flash
Warner Brothers must be very happy with what they are seeing from the set of Martin Campbell’s Green Lantern film, even though the film is still a year away from its release to theaters. According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog, the studio has already hired the team behind …
Read More »Tennant & Mintz-Plasse Join the Cast of Fright Night
The remake of the cult classic film Fright Night adds David Tennant (Doctor Who) and Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Superbad & Kick-Ass) to its cast, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog. David Tennant will play Peter Vincent, a magician from Las Vegas whose magic act is based on horror-movie imagery. …
Read More »Hasbro Continues to Expand The Transformers Universe
As one of Hasbro’s anchor entertainment properties, the popularity and appeal of the TRANSFORMERS franchise continues to grow on a global scale with its collective portfolio of more than 300 licensees. On the heels of last year’s box office smash, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” and in anticipation of next …
Read More »“Torchwood” Crosses The Pond To Starz
Starz Entertainment has acquired U.S. television rights to the next installment of the BBC’s audience sensation “Torchwood,” developed and produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Starz will debut the 10-episode series exclusively in the U.S., and BBC One will debut it in the U.K., both in summer, 2011. This is a …
Read More »Dragon Age To Hit Movie Screens
BioWare and FUNimation will create an anime feature film adapted from BioWare’s critically-acclaimed fantasy Action RPG franchise Dragon Age. Production of the Dragon Age anime movie is slated to begin in May 2010, with a home video release in 2011. Executive producing the film are Bioware’s Executive Producer Mark Darrah and Creative …
Read More »Warner Bros., DC and Mattel “Ring” in Intergalactic Offerings for Green Lantern
Warner Bros. announced a landmark year ahead for DC Comics and master toy licensee Mattel, led by programs in support of summer 2011’s Green Lantern from Warner Bros. Pictures. Mattel is granted unprecedented access to the complete breadth and scope of the DC Comics vault of characters, including Green Lantern …
Read More »Lord of the Rings Online Adopts Free-to-Play Model
The Lord of the Rings Online will undertgo a major upgrade making it free-to-play for everyone. Extending its award-winning story, LOTRO delivers the ultimate adventure featuring a massive world with state-of-the-art graphics and gameplay, and a rich set of features that until now could only be found in premium subscription-based online …
Read More »Shrek Retains Box Office Crown
“Shrek Forever After” defeated newcomers “Get Him To The Greek,” “Killers,” and “Marmaduke” to retain the top spot at the box office. Bringing in another $25.3 million over the weekend, Shrek edges closer to the $200 million mark. The twelve estimated top producing motion pictures for the weekend, per data …
Read More »Underground Toys Journeys To “A Galaxy Far, Far Away”
In a new deal with Lucas Film, Underground Toys now have the rights to manufacture and distribute a wide range of Star Wars talking plush toys and key chains in the USA. Already onboard to retail the line are Hot Topic and Toys’R’us. Hot Topic will feature the plush …
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