Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More “Paranormal Activity 2” had a spooky-good weekend, topping the domestic box office with an estimated $41.5 million in the best debut ever by a horror film. The tally was better than expected for the haunted-house prequel, which beat its franchise predecessor’s bow running away. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for …
Read More »Jackson Finds His Bilbo Baggins and Then Some
As Peter Jackson and Warner Brothers figure out where they’ll be shooting Parts 1 and 2 of the Hobbit, word has started to spread that Jackson has cast some of the many characters to be seen in both films, according to Deadline. The key role of Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit …
Read More »Crave Brings Cartoon Network Characters To Life
Crave announced that it has entered into an agreement with Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) to develop and produce a video game for the Nintendo 3DS entertainment system available in Spring 2011. The game will also be released for the Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii and the PlayStation 3 during the 2011 …
Read More »Depp Wants to be the Thin Man
The Thin Man is one of those delightful film series that was true to the years in which they and the book that inspired them (written by Dashell Hammett) were made. Screwball comedy at its best all soaked liberally in booze. Word has come in that Johnny Depp is itching …
Read More »TCM Presents Extensively Restored Version of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis
This November, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will present a groundbreaking achievement in filmmaking and film restoration with the world television premiere of the newly restored version of Fritz Lang’s 1927 science-fiction masterpiece Metropolis. This extraordinary new edition of the film, which had its North American theatrical premiere at the TCM Classic …
Read More »Disney To DIstribute “Avengers” and “Iron Man 3”
The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios announced they have reached an agreement under which Paramount will transfer its worldwide marketing and distribution rights to Disney for Marvel Studios’ The Avengers and Iron Man 3. Paramount will remain the worldwide distributor of the upcoming films, Thor and Captain …
Read More »Johnny Galecki Joins I’m.mortal
Big Bang Theory star Johnny Galecki is going from playing a sci-fi loving geek to co-starring in a sci-fi film by joining the cast of writer-director Andrew Niccol’s I’m.mortal, according to Deadline. The film takes place in the not too distant future where people have stopped aging. To avoid the …
Read More »Peter Jackson to Direct “The Hobbit” in Two Installments
The two films based on “The Hobbit” are now greenlit and will begin principal photography in February 2011, under the direction of Peter Jackson, it was jointly announced today by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New Line Cinema, Alan Horn, President and Chief Operating Officer, Warner Bros., and …
Read More »Green Hornet Caps Off The Year
In December, the adventures of the Green Hornet and Kato continue with new exciting issues and amazing collections including Kevin Smith’s Green Hornet Volume 2 Hardcover which concludes Kevin Smith’s Green Hornet story that began with the sold-out Volume One Hardcover! Green Hornet #11 is written by Phil Hester and …
Read More »“Jackass 3D” Takes The Box Office
The idiots at Jackass took the weekend box office, due mainly to inflated ticket prices for 3D movies. The film took in $50 million, more than doubling the production cost of $19 million. “Red” starring Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren took the second place spot, pulling in $22.5 million without …
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