Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More 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 …
Read More »‘War Horse’ Actor Benedict Cumberbatch Joins Star Trek Sequel
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 …
Read More »Disguise Offers Marvel Universe Halloween Costumes
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 …
Read More »WonderCon Announces More Guests
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), …
Read More »New York Comic Con Kicks Off 2012 Ticket Sales
It may only be January, but New York Comic Con is already counting down to October. New York Comic Con 2012 4-Day Tickets go on sale January 3 at 12:00 p.m. New York Comic Con has quickly become the premier pop culture event on the east coast and is quickly …
Read More »M.I. 4 Leads The New Year
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol continued to beat the competition as the film rang in 2012 with $31.3 million for the three-day New Year’s weekend for a domestic total of $134.2 million. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, through January 1, 2012 are as follows: Rank …
Read More »GameStop Rings in the New Year with the “Play Your Way” Sweepstakes
New Year’s resolutions always seem to start off strong and begin to fizzle with time. This year, let GameStop will help its customers find the perfect way to stay fit all year long with the “Play Your Way” sweepstakes. Now through Jan. 22, 2012, purchase any of the eligible titles …
Read More »Transformers Attack Blu-Ray
A mysterious event from Earth’s past threatens to ignite a war so big that the TRANSFORMERS alone will not be able to save the planet. Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) and the AUTOBOTS must fight against the darkness to defend our world from the DECEPTICONS’ all-consuming evil in the smash hit from director Michael …
Read More »Mission: Impossible Fails But Still Wins Weekend
It’s amazing what a few years can do someone’s memory. Mission: Impossible’s win over the Christmas box office has the movie industry yelling that Tom Cruise is back. However, Mission: Impossible 4’s five day total of $58.9 million doesn’t match Mission: Impossible 3’s open. The third installment made $47.7 million …
Read More »Star Wars: The Old Republic Jumps to Light Speed
BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic set new standards for an MMO game launch. Star Wars: The Old Republic is the fastest-growing subscription MMO in history, with more than one million registered players since launching on December 20, 2011. BioWare and EA will continue to steadily pulse players into the game through the holiday …
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