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JAKKS Pacific announced a licensing agreement with AMC to manufacture, distribute and market Deluxe Plug It In & Play TV Games™ based on “The Walking Dead,” the original drama series on AMC. AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ is the most watched drama series on cable for adults 18-49. JAKKS Pacific will …

The 100th episode of Robot Chicken, the Emmy Award®-winning series,premieres Sunday, Jan. 15 at 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Adult Swim. Created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich and their Stoopid Monkey Productions banner, Robot Chicken uses stop-motion animation to bring pop-culture parodies to life in a modern take on the variety/sketch show format. “I’m proud …

TNT has ordered a pilot for L.A. Noir, a new drama series from executive producers Frank Darabont (The Walking Dead, The Shawshank Redemption), Michael De Luca (The Social Network, Moneyball) and Elliot Webb (Tall Time Tales). The project from TNT Original Productions is based on John Buntin’s critically acclaimed book L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America’s Most Seductive City, which …

Fox is teaming with veterans of Adult Swim to launch a late night animation block to go head-to-head with Saturday NIght Live. The network announced the block at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. The block is scheduled to launch in Jan. 2013. “It’s something that we’ve been working on …

Paramount’s horror film “The Devil Inside” opened to a record-breaking $34.5 million. The R-rated movie–acquired by Paramount for only $1 million–scored the best opening ever for early January, and the third biggest for the month after fellow Paramount title Cloverfield($40.1 million) and George Lucas‘ 1997 reissue of Star Wars($35.9 million). Those two films were …

The Warner Bros. Pictures Group enjoyed another hugely successful year, with a combined worldwide box office gross of more than $4.7 billion, led by 2011’s top-grossing film, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.” The announcement was made today by Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group. Warner …

AM2, held June 15-17, 2012 at the Anaheim Convention Center, continues to bring more fun to fans with the screening of the long-awaited “FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS” to this year’s event! Passport purchasers will also have a chance to attend the official premiere event in Los Angeles on January 20, 2012. Passport …

Benedict Cumberbatch, who us getting rave reviews in his current role in Steven Spielberg’s “War Horse,” has joined the cast of the J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” sequel. While keeping the details under wraps, it is being speculated that Cumberbatch will play the main villain in the film. The cast of the 2009 Trek movie …

Disguise announced an expanded licensing agreement with Marvel to offer even more Halloween costumes and accessories based on new Marvel theatrical properties includingThor 2 and Iron Man 3 as well as Columbia Pictures’ upcoming movie, The Amazing Spider-Man. Disguise currently has the rights to produce Halloween costumes and accessories based on classic Marvel characters and theatrical …

WonderCon, part of Comic-Con International’s (CCI) family of nonprofit comics conventions, today announced the latest additions to a guest list that already has fans buying passes at an unprecedented pace for the three-day celebration of comics and related popular art forms. The additions include fan favorites cartoonist Carol Lay (WayLay, The Simpsons), …