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AMC Theatres announced that advance tickets for Marvel’s The Avengers, which is the culmination of The Ultimate Marvel Marathon, have sold out at 10 AMC locations across the country, a month ahead of the event. Based on the high demand AMC is adding additional marathon shows at participating theatres. The definitive …

Hasbro Studios announced a multi-year deal with Netflix. Ten highly popular franchises, including new and catalog seasons of famed Hasbro content, will be available to instantly watch on Netflix. Transformers Prime, My Little Pony, Pound Puppies, G.I. Joe: Renegades and The Adventures of Chuck & Friends are now available to instantly watch on Netflix. JEM & The Holograms, Transformers: …

Russian action star-producer Alexander Nevsky is in talks with action specialist Andrzej Bartkowiak to direct “Legends of Hercules.” Production is set to begin later this year. Nevsky’s Hollywood Storm will produce the feature on a $20 million budget. The film is focused on the classic myth of the “12 Labors of Hercules.” Story was developed by …

A creative new entry in the Pokémon family of video games delivers a new way for fans to enjoy this legendary series on the Nintendo DS family of systems. Pokémon Conquest, set to launch on June 18, offers a fun new way to play Pokémon in a unique world called …

HarperOne, in collaboration with the estate ofC. S. Lewis, announces the first English language E-book release of his three classic “Space Trilogy” titles—Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength. Standing alongside such classics as George Orwell’s 1984 and J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, the Space Trilogy follows the brilliant …

“Hunger Games” towered over new entries “Wrath of the Titans” and “Mirror Mirror” in its second weekend, grossing $61.1 million and pushing its domestic cume to $251 million. Wrath of the Titans took second place grossing $34.2 million, compared to the $61.2 opening of Clash of the Titans two years ago. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for …

A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus (Worthington)—the demigod son of Zeus (Neeson)—is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year-old son, Helius. But unbeknownst to Perseus, a struggle for supremacy has been raging between the gods and …

Celebrating its 20th Anniversary, along with double-digit growth and its #1 status with boys 6-11 on all of television, Cartoon Network announced today several new and returning series to its programming line-up. Having its best first quarter with kids in prime in five years (up 28% vs. 2011) and showing …

The ongoing lawsuit over the rights to Superman took another turn as Warner Bros. made its move. Hoping to hold onto all its rights on the Superman franchise, the studio filed a brief before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals explaining why the estate of co-creator Jerry Siegel shouldn’t be …

Principal photography is underway on Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ fantasy action adventure “Seventh Son.” Shooting began on March 19, under the direction of award-winning filmmaker Sergei Bodrov, director of the Oscar-nominated foreign language films “Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan” and “Prisoner of the Mountains.” “Seventh Son” stars …