Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Last Friday, BroadwayWorld.com reported that they had received an exclusive e-mail from the troubled production of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark that went out to its cast and crew. In it, the producers thanked everyone for their support and dedication to the project during these ‘trying times’ and that they …
Read More »Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Arrive On DVD
When the forces of evil are so overwhelming that no single hero can save the world… the Avengers assemble! Featuring Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Hulk, fans can now own the first 13 episodes of The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! in two must-have, collectible DVD volumes, available April 26 from (Walt Disney Studios …
Read More »Diane Lane Cast in Superman Reboot
With all the casting rumors flying around for Zack Snyder’s new take on Superman (no pun intended), one role, other than Henry Cavill being cast as Superman, is now for certain. According to Warner Brothers and Legendary Pictures, Diane Lane has been cast as Clark Kent’s adoptive mother, Martha Kent. …
Read More »Greg Horn Takes His Act To Broadway
Comic book artist Greg Horn will be lending his talent to the Broadway extravaganza Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, providing high end illustrations for the play’s line of merchandise and also some imagery for the official program guide. Touted as the most elaborate ever, the play brings Horn onto a disasterous project helmed by …
Read More »Paula Garcés to Brings Comic Book Character Aluna to Heroes of Newerth
S2 Games is partnering with acclaimed actress and producer Paula Garcés to bring a new hero, Aluna, to the session-based, multiplayer, action-RPG Heroes of Newerth (HoN). Seen in Clockstoppers, the Harold and Kumar movie franchise, and Warehouse 13, Garcés lends her beauty and talent to HoN as the persona and …
Read More »The Future of Captain America
The future of Captain America hangs in the balance as Marvel celebrates the Sentinel of Liberty’s 70th anniversary in Captain America #616. Comics’ greatest creators are coming together to tell amazing Captain America stories. Following the shocking conclusion of the Trial of Captain America, Eisner Award-winner Ed Brubaker teams up with superstar artists Mike …
Read More »FX Orders Superhero Detective Pilot ‘Powers’
FX has given the green light to Powers, a project based on the popular comic by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming. Powers follows detectives in a homicide department devoted to cases that involve superheroes. Charles Eglee (The Walking Dead, The Shield) wrote the pilot and will serve as an …
Read More »Point One Brings Rob Williams on Daken: Dark Wolverine
Marvel announced that this May, rising star writer Rob Williams takes the reins of Daken: Dark Wolverine with an all new, Point One issue great for new readers wanting to get into the mind of Marvel’s newest crime boss. In one fell swoop, Daken single-handedly executed a ruthless takeover of Madripoor’s criminal underworld and …
Read More »‘I Am Number Four’ Director Brings Preacher To Screen
D.J. Caruso, director of “I Am Number Four,” will direct Preacher, an adaptation of the DC/Vertigo comic book series. Created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, Preacher, which ran from 1995-2000, told the story of a down-and-out Texas preacher possessed by Genesis, a supernatural entity conceived by the unnatural coupling of …
Read More »Comics Legend Walt Simonson Covers The Mighty Thor #1!
Marvel announced rhat legendary artist Walt Simonson will provide a variant cover for The Mighty Thor #1. When Asgard is threatened by an intergalactic peril, the superstar creative team of Matt Fraction and Olivier Coipel, must take Thor to the edges of the Marvel Universe to save his homeland from the likes of Galactus. …
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