Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More As one of Hasbro’s anchor entertainment properties, the popularity and appeal of the TRANSFORMERS franchise continues to grow on a global scale with its collective portfolio of more than 300 licensees. On the heels of last year’s box office smash, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” and in anticipation of next …
Read More »“Torchwood” Crosses The Pond To Starz
Starz Entertainment has acquired U.S. television rights to the next installment of the BBC’s audience sensation “Torchwood,” developed and produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Starz will debut the 10-episode series exclusively in the U.S., and BBC One will debut it in the U.K., both in summer, 2011. This is a …
Read More »Dragon Age To Hit Movie Screens
BioWare and FUNimation will create an anime feature film adapted from BioWare’s critically-acclaimed fantasy Action RPG franchise Dragon Age. Production of the Dragon Age anime movie is slated to begin in May 2010, with a home video release in 2011. Executive producing the film are Bioware’s Executive Producer Mark Darrah and Creative …
Read More »Warner Bros., DC and Mattel “Ring” in Intergalactic Offerings for Green Lantern
Warner Bros. announced a landmark year ahead for DC Comics and master toy licensee Mattel, led by programs in support of summer 2011’s Green Lantern from Warner Bros. Pictures. Mattel is granted unprecedented access to the complete breadth and scope of the DC Comics vault of characters, including Green Lantern …
Read More »Lord of the Rings Online Adopts Free-to-Play Model
The Lord of the Rings Online will undertgo a major upgrade making it free-to-play for everyone. Extending its award-winning story, LOTRO delivers the ultimate adventure featuring a massive world with state-of-the-art graphics and gameplay, and a rich set of features that until now could only be found in premium subscription-based online …
Read More »Shrek Retains Box Office Crown
“Shrek Forever After” defeated newcomers “Get Him To The Greek,” “Killers,” and “Marmaduke” to retain the top spot at the box office. Bringing in another $25.3 million over the weekend, Shrek edges closer to the $200 million mark. The twelve estimated top producing motion pictures for the weekend, per data …
Read More »Underground Toys Journeys To “A Galaxy Far, Far Away”
In a new deal with Lucas Film, Underground Toys now have the rights to manufacture and distribute a wide range of Star Wars talking plush toys and key chains in the USA. Already onboard to retail the line are Hot Topic and Toys’R’us. Hot Topic will feature the plush …
Read More »Thundercats Revival
Cartoon Network is reviving the 1980s animated series “ThunderCats.” Combining swords and science with high-stakes battles as good and evil clash for the Stones of Power. Debuting in 1985, the ThunderCats roared onto the broadcast air waves and created feline frenzy with their band of cat-like heroes from the planet Thundera. Behind …
Read More »Dustin Lance Black To Helm 3 Story
Academy Award–winning writer Dustin Lance Black will both write and direct the movie adaptation of Matt Kindt’s groundbreaking graphic novel, 3 Story: The Secret History of the Giant Man. 3 Story is a modern fable that explores the life of a giant man, Craig Pressgang, whose strange medical condition causes continuous …
Read More »Dynamite Entertainment Acquires “Total Recall”
Dynamite Entertainment is proud to announce that later this year, we will begin to publish Total Recall comic books, based on the original Sci-Fi Carolco Pictures thriller, released in 1990. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone and is based on the Philip K. Dick short story “We Can …
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