Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Adam Kane has been signed to direct the pilot episode of the Syfy Channel’s new supernatural series summer series, Haven, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kane is no stranger to genre television, with credits that include episodes of The Mentalist and Heroes. Kane’s hiring isn’t the only news about the …
Read More »Hasbro Unveils Its Newest Toy Lines
Hasbro welcomed warm weather fun with new toys and games for families around the globe. With its rich portfolio of world class brands like Nerf and Monopoly, and licenses for Iron Man 2 and Toy Story 3, Hasbro continues to deliver memorable play experiences for a wide variety of audiences. …
Read More »Clive Owen Joins The Killer Elite
Clive Owen has just joined Jason Statham to star in the action thriller The Killer Elite, according to Variety. The film follows a group of former British SAS members that are being hunted by a team of assassins led by Statham’s character, an ex-Navy Seal. Owen’s character is a senior …
Read More »Batman to Tour… Will He Batusi?
Crime running rampant in a city near you? Never fear, the Dark Knight is coming…. According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog, Warner Brothers and DC Comics are developing a Batman stage show that will tour the country. Tentatively called Batman Live, the show will be brought to arenas …
Read More »Daniel Jackson Gets His Own Stargate Comic
Stargate’s popular character, Daniel Jackson, will be featured in his own comic book in June, 2010! Daniel Jackson was first introduced in the 1994 film Stargate, and was originally played by James Spader. In the television series, the character was played by Michael Shanks. Daniel Jackson is a civilian archeologist …
Read More »Dragon Roars Back To First
“How To Train Your Dragon” became the star of an otherwise quiet weekend as it roared back into first place, showing it may have better legs than any movie released so far this year. The twelve estimated top producing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, …
Read More »Breck Eisner to Helm Escape From New York Remake
Breck Eisner, the director behind the remake of George Romero’s The Crazies, is in negotiations to bring Snake Plissken back to theater screens. According to the Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog, New Line has set its sights on Eisner to direct a remake of John Carpenter’s cult classic, Escape From …
Read More »Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. 2 and Brave Both Coming to Theaters in 2012
With Shrek coming to theaters shortly in his fourth (and probably last) film, it’s about time another big monster got a sequel, this time a big, blue, furry one, along with his giant green eyeball of a friend. At a press briefing yesterday, Disney’s Pixar division announced a sequel is …
Read More »Vampires and Zombies Return for Additional Episodes of ‘Ugly Americans’
Comedy Central ordered additional episodes of the animated comedy series “Ugly Americans,” it was announced today by Kent Alterman, head of original programming and development, Comedy Central. The 7 additional episodes of “Ugly Americans” will premiere this October. “Ugly Americans” premiered on March 17 with 2.1 million total viewers and has …
Read More »Singer & McQuarrie Reunite for Jack the Giant Killer
Bryan Singer has re-teamed with screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie, who previously worked with Singer on The Usual Suspects and Valkyrie, to write a new draft of his latest film, Jack the Giant Killer. According to the Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog, McQuarrie is working diligently to update the script, which has …
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