Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More FEARnet, cable television’s premier horror, thriller and suspense channel, today announced it has made a deal with Dead Rabbit Films to acquire the domestic rights to “Tom Holland’s Twisted Tales,” a brand new anthology series. Ten episodes of the series of short films, written and directed by Tom Holland (the master of …
Read More »Gladiators Return to Starz
The most celebrated STARZ Originals franchise, “Spartacus,” will continue to wow audiences worldwide with a renewal secured for a thrilling and bloody third season. The green light comes well in advance of “Spartacus: Vengeance,” which will debut exclusively on STARZ – Friday, January 27, 2012 at 10PM ET/PT. As yet …
Read More »Goldeneye Reloads
Activision announced that GoldenEye 007: Reloaded is now available in retail stores nationwide, allowing Xbox360 and PlayStation 3 system gamers to experience the modern re-telling of the legendary GoldenEye film for the first time ever on their HD consoles. GoldenEye 007: Reloaded was built on a brand new engine that delivers the gritty, lethal action of Daniel …
Read More »‘Lord of the Rings’ Returns To Game Consoles
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the launch of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North in North America for the Xbox 360, the Playstation 3 and Games for Windows. Inspired by The Lord of the Rings films and literature, this Action RPG game supports co-op for up to three players and …
Read More »Universal Announces Untitled Werewolf Thriller
There’s no safe place to hide as the all-new supernatural Untitled Werewolf Thriller begins principal photography in and around Bucharest, Romania. Universal celebrates its storied history of creatures and horror with an exhilarating original adventure that embraces the popular cultural resurgence of the age-old werewolf myth. Breathtaking action and nail-biting suspense collide as …
Read More »‘Wild Cards’ Headed To Big Screen
Syfy Films has acquired the screen rights to “Wild Cards”, a superhero anthology edited, co-created and co-written by George R.R. Martin. Martin’s fantasy series “Game of Thrones” is a huge success for HBO. Melinda Snodgrass, one of the co-creators and co-writers of Game of Thrones, has been tapped to pen the screenplay …
Read More »Scorpio Races To Big Screen
Warner Bros has picked up the movie rights to The Scorpio Races, a young adult fantasy novel by Maggie Stiefvater. They are betting that this may be the next big franchise. The book, released last week, involves mythological flesh-eating horses from Celtic lore, a scraggy island that hosts an annual race, a …
Read More »Starz and BBC Reteam For “Da Vinci’s Demons”
Starz Entertainment has green-lit a new original adventure series titled “Da Vinci’s Demons,” developed and produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. The two previously teamed to produce “Torchwood: Miracle Day” and this is the first project to enter production under the multi-year agreement Starz signed with BBC Worldwide Productions earlier this …
Read More »AMC Renews ‘The Walking Dead’
AMC’s zombie drama The Walking Dead has a lot of life in it. After its record-breaking second season premiere, AMC has renewed the series for a third season. “Today we are pleased to announce that the ‘dead’ shall live as we proudly renew The Walking Dead for a third season on …
Read More »Production Begins On Falling Skies’ Season Two
TNT has launched production on the second season of Falling Skies, the epic series from DreamWorks Television and executive producerSteven Spielberg and starring Noah Wyle. The show finished its first season as basic cable’s #1 new series for the year-to-date. The second season of Falling Skies will air as part of TNT’s summer 2012 lineup. Several cast members are …
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