Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Moviegoing was down again at the domestic box office as Sony’s sci-fi action remake Total Recall opened to an underwhelming $26 million, well behind the $36.4 million earned by returning champ The Dark Knight Rises in its third weekend. The top 12 films of th weekend, according to data as of Sunday, August 5, …
Read More »‘Curse Of The Spawn’ Resin Statue Debuts
McFarlane Toys’ online store has announced its next resin statue preorder. Joining McFarlane Toys’ line of limited-edition resin statues, Curse of the Spawn, captures the soul of McFarlane’s comic book creation in spectacular detail. From the international fan favorite Spawn comic book universe, Curse of the Spawn is set in …
Read More »007 Legends To Feature Past And Present Bond Talent
Activision announced that 007 Legends will feature a variety of past and present Bond talent including Daniel Craig, Michael Lonsdale, Naomie Harris and Richard Kiel, among others. 007 Legends will feature Daniel Craig’s (SKYFALL, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Casino Royale)James Bond while Rory Kinnear (SKYFALL, Wild Target, Quantum of Solace) voices MI6’s Chief of Staff,Bill Tanner. The Moonraker mission features …
Read More »Peter Jackson’s Adaptation of The Hobbit Expands to a Trilogy
Peter Jackson, who has shown in film after film that he is incapable of editing a movie to a reasonable length, will make a third film in his upcoming adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, it was jointly announced by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New …
Read More »Dark Knight Easily Takes Top Spot
The Dark Knight Rises easily won the weekend race, grossing $64.1 million for a weighty 10-day domestic cume of $289.1 million. Traffic was up notably on Saturday, helping to narrow the film’s week-over-week decline. And worldwide, the tentpole’s cume through Sunday is a stellar $537.7 million. The top 12 films as …
Read More »Dark Horse Debuts Dragon Resurrection
Dark Horse announced it would publish the first book in the exciting new multimedia franchise from DeZerlin Media: Dragon Resurrection. Following the discovery of the remains of a dragon in the mountains of Tibet, adventurer Jesse Chang sends a DNA sample back to his twin brother, geneticist Jack. However, when a …
Read More »Warner Showcases Dark Knight Merchandise
The Bat-Signal soars above the skies as Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) and its global partners launch the worldwide licensing and merchandising program that supports the eagerly awaited epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s phenomenally popular Dark Knight trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises. As the summer blockbuster swoops into theaters, beginning July 20, WBCP unveils …
Read More »Dark Knight Trilogy Smashes Ticket Sales Record for AMC
With a few days left before the midnight premiere of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, guests of AMC Theatres have already made The Dark Knight Trilogy the most successful marathon-style event in company history. Thus far, AMC has sold more than 60,000 advance tickets, with nearly half purchasing a ticket to see …
Read More »Dark Horse Debuts Lance Henriksen’s To Hell You Ride
Dark Horse Comics announced To Hell You Ride, written by horror movie icon Lance Henriksen (Millennium, Aliens, Near Dark). Teased during a thrilling “Drawing on Your Nightmares” panel at San Diego Comic-Con, this new horror series is written by Lance Henriksen and Joseph Maddrey (Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror …
Read More »Dynamite Examines The History Of Painted Comics
Dynamite Entertainment announced the The Art of Painted Comics hardcover, containing the first all-encompassing retrospective covering the entire history of Painted Comics. Featuring art by Alex Ross, Greg Hildebrandt, Frank Frazetta, Joe Jusko, Michael William Kaluta, Bill Sienkiewicz, Neal Adams, Julie Bell, Joseph Michael Linsner, Glen Orbik, Simon Bisley, Dave Dorman, …
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