Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More TNT’s long-running, breakout hit THE CLOSER will wrap up its phenomenal run with a final season in 2011. The difficult decision to conclude the series with season seven was made by Kyra Sedgwick, the Emmy-winning star of THE CLOSER. “It’s impossible to fully express our appreciation to Kyra Sedgwick, series …
Read More »“Spartacus: Gods Of The Arena” Premieres January 21
“Spartacus: Gods of the Arena,” the highly anticipated prequel to Starz’ hit original series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” will debut on Friday, January 21 at 10pm et/pt. The six-part series centers around the story of Gannicus, the charismatic gladiator aspiring to become Champion of Capua, played by Australian actor Dustin Clare, …
Read More »Narnia Fails To Impress But Still Takes Top Spot
“Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of Dawn Treader” brought in $24 million to take the top spot of a lackluster weekend. Snow and storms blanketing the country kept people home, leading to a slow weekend. “The Tourist” squeaked out the second place spot with a disappointing $17 million for the Angelina …
Read More »THQ and ngmoco Join Forces for Star Wars Imperial Academy
-Celebrating this year’s 30th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, THQ announced it is working with ngmoco – a premier creator and publisher of applications for mobile devices – to develop and co-publish Star Wars Imperial Academy exclusively for iPhone and iPod touch. Star Wars Imperial Academy will present …
Read More »Welcome to the Grid
The digital world of TRON is re-born this month in both the TRON: Evolution video game and Walt Disney Pictures’ “TRON: Legacy.” Disney Interactive Studios announced that its TRON: Evolution video game is now available in North America. TRON: Evolution takes place between the original “TRON” film from 1982 and the highly anticipated …
Read More »“Dexter” Renewed For Sixth Season
Dexter has been renewed for a sixth season. “Dexter is the best suspense drama on television,” said David Nevins, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks. “To grow its audience so significantly in its fifth season is an enormous accomplishment by this amazing cast and crew. This is the easiest decision I’ve made …
Read More »“Tangled” Breaks Potter’s Box Office Spell
Disney’s “Tangled” based on the fable “Rapunzel” climbed her golden tresses to the top of the box office, knocking off former champion Harry Potter. The film garnered $21.5 million during the weekend to top chart in its second week of release. Harry Potter held on to second place bringing in $16.7 million …
Read More »After 20 Years, the Legacy of Tron is Revealed
From Walt Disney Pictures comes “TRON: Legacy,” a high-tech adventure set in a digital world that is unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, “TRON: Legacy” stars Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner, James Frain, Beau Garrett and Michael Sheen and is produced by …
Read More »Starz Unveils Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
Before Spartacus struck down his first opponent in the arena, there were many gladiators who passed through the gates onto the sand. “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena,” tells the story of the original Champion of the House of Batiatus: Gannicus (Dustin Clare) in a more ruthless time before Spartacus’ arrival where …
Read More »The Scorpion King 3 Begins Principal Photography
A legendary hero returns to fight his most fearsome adversary as an all-new adventure unfolds in The Scorpion King 3 , now shooting in Thailand. Steeped in intrigue, sorcery and romance and featuring more of the spectacular action, mindboggling stunts and astonishing plot twists that have made The Scorpion King franchise an outstanding …
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