Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Stephen Fry announced on the Danny Baker Show for BBC Radio 5 that he will be portraying Mycroft Holmes in the upcoming sequel to 2009’s Sherlock Holmes. In the books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mycroft Holmes is Sherlock’s older brother, who is more intelligent, but lazier and is less …
Read More »Teri Hatcher Makes Appearance In “Smallville”
“Smallville” producers have snagged Teri Hatcher to play Lois Lane’s mother Ella in the eighth episode of the season. Teri Hatcher, who played Lois Lane in “Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” is the latest member of the Superman legacy to appear on the show. Past appearances from …
Read More »Underground Toys Announces Doctor Who Promotion
Underground Toys is pleased to announce an extensive in-store promotion at Hastings Entertainment for Doctor Who merchandise starting in October and running through the Holidays. This exciting campaign, in association with BBC Worldwide, will feature a 6 x 4 ft display unit which brings together key merchandise from the show alongside …
Read More »“Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” Takes Box Office
Greed is still good. Fox’s Michael Douglas starrer “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” topped the domestic box office with a good-but-not great $19 million in estimated opening coin. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, September 26, 2010 are as follows: Rank Film Name Distributor …
Read More »‘The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers’ Launches in April
Following the global success of the bestselling multi-media adventure series The 39 Clues®, Scholastic announced that it will launch The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers, a continuation of the popular franchise that combines books, cards, and an interactive online game where kids ages 8-12 play a role in the story. The 39 …
Read More »Nolan in Talks to Find Director For Superman
Producers of the upcoming reboot of the Superman franchise, Chris Nolan and Emma Thomas, have begun talks with directors to find the right fit to helm the upcoming project, according to Deadline. As reported in February, Nolan has been put in the position of mentoring the next reboot of the …
Read More »The Scooby Gang is Back in Curse Of The Lake Monster
Cartoon Network is calling once again upon the world’s greatest teenage super-sleuths and their Great Dane co-hort to help solve yet another spooky mystery in SCOOBY-DOO! CURSE OF THE LAKE MONSTER, premiering Saturday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. (ET/PT) duringFlicks, a weekend destination for family-targeted movies. An all-new, live-action/CG movie …
Read More »Dynamite Receives Two Scream 2010 Nominations
Dynamite Entertainment announced they have received two Scream Nominations in the “Best Comic Book or Graphic Novel” category with The Boys, as well as the Best Comic Book Writer category for Garth Ennis and his work on The Boys and Battlefields! Scream 2010 will once again be dedicated exclusively to celebrating the genres …
Read More »Generator Rex Hits Video Game Console
Cartoon Network and Activision will create the first-ever interactive title for the hit action-adventure series, Generator Rex. The untitled game will be based on the series that stars Rex, a 15-year-old super agent who has the ability to grow incredible mechanical weapons and vehicles from his own body, and is scheduled to be …
Read More »New Line Begins Production on “Final Destination 5 – 3D”
Production is underway on New Line Cinema’s fifth installment of the gripping “Final Destination” franchise, which began back in 2000, with the original film quickly becoming a cult hit. The new victims of Death’s plan are part of a cast led by Emma Bell (“Frozen,” TV’s “The Walking Dead”) and …
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