Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More The Japanese phenomenon that has won millions of fans, numerous awards and rave reviews is launching the next generation of battling tops based on the internationally successful Beyblade toy and programming franchise. Hasbro introduces its Beyblade: Metal Fusion line, making its North American debut this spring in Canada and launching …
Read More »Walter & William Clash in Season Finale of Fringe
Fringe’s finale for it’s second season will pit Walter Bishop (John Noble) against William Bell (Leonard Nimoy). Consulting producer of the show Akiva Goldsman has confirmed this to Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly. “William and Walter will finally face off in the finale. These [characters] have so that they’re bringing …
Read More »Ryan Reynolds is Buried, Lionsgate Pays Ransom
Three days in to the Sundance Film Festival, the first major studio deal has been struck by Lionsgate for the distribution rights to Rodrigo Cortes’ thriller Buried, the Ryan-Reynolds-in-a-box movie for an $3.2 million. In the film directed by Cortes, Ryan Reynolds (X-men: Origins, Blade: Trinity and soon to play …
Read More »“Avatar” Closes In On “Titanic”
“Avatar” took yet another week at the box office, beating out a slew of newcomers including “Legion,” and “The Book Of Eli.” Avatar beat Titanic’s international record, becoming the number one movie off all time internationally as it closed on the domestic record. The twelve estimated top producing motion pictures …
Read More »Sony Acquires the Electric Church
Sony Pictures has acquired the film rights to the sci-fi novel series by Jeff Somers, with Trevor Sands to adapt the first book in the series titled ‘The Electric Church’. Jimmy Miller is producing, under the name ‘the Avery Cates Project’ after the book’s main character. Set in the not …
Read More »Jason Momoa is Conan the Barbarian
After weeks of speculation on who would play the warrior, it is now confirmed that Jason Momoa will be Conan the Barbarian. Casting had been a struggle for Lionsgate with three actors in the running for the part. Kellan Lutz (Twilight) and Jared Padelecki (Supernatural) were the other names mentioned …
Read More »Scorsese Directs Hugo Cabret
It’s been a good week for Martin Scorsese. After winning the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award at the Golden Globes this past Sunday, it’s now confirmed that Scorsese is back in the director’s chair for the film adaptation of The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Scorsese and producer Graham King …
Read More »Imagine Entertainment Produces Gene Roddenberry’s ‘The Questor Tapes’
Roddenberry Productions has entered into a deal with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Television to develop the Gene Roddenberry pilot “The Questor Tapes.” The announcement was made at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame induction ceremony where Rod Roddenberry accepted the posthumous honor, presented by …
Read More »TNT Explodes With New Series
As part of a continuing strategy to expand its slate of original programming, TNT has given the greenlight to three new original series: a bold alien-invasion series from DreamWorks Television and Steven Spielberg that stars Noah Wyle (ER, TNT’s The Librarian movies); DELTA BLUES (working title), an offbeat series starring …
Read More »Dr Horrible Takes On Penguins of Madagascar (sort of)
Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private face off against the malevolent dolphin, Dr. Blowhole, in The Penguins of Madagascar’s first Nickelodeon special, “Dr. Blowhole’s Revenge.” Neil Patrick Harris (Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog, How I Met Your Mother) guest stars in the half-hour special as the penguins’ long-time nemesis out for revenge …
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