Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More In a relatively weak box office weekend, James Wan’s sequel to 2013’s record-breaking supernatural thriller summoned up $90.350 million at the worldwide box office, making The Conjuring 2 #1 in its opening weekend in North America and expecting to be #1 internationally, outside of China. New Line and Warner Bros.’ spooky The …
Read More »‘Batman: The Killing Joke’ Coming to Select Movie Theaters July 25
The dark journey into insanity begins as “Batman: The Killing Joke” gets the big-screen treatment for one night on Monday, July 25, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. local time. Fathom Events, in partnership with Warner Bros., is teaming up with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation and …
Read More »Warner Unveils ‘Suicide Squad’ Licensing
This summer, Super-Villains will take over in the highly anticipated big screen action adventure Suicide Squad, marking the theatrical debut of some of the most beloved bad guys in the DC Universe, including Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Katana and Enchantress, and bringing back to the big screen one of the …
Read More »Starz Renews ‘Outlander’ For Books Three and Four
Starz Chief Executive Officer Chris Albrecht announced the network has ordered “Book Three” and “Book Four” for the Golden Globe-nominated STARZ Original series “Outlander,” the critically-acclaimed original series executive produced by Ronald D. Moore and adapted from Diana Gabaldon’s international bestselling books. Once again partnering with Sony Pictures Television, this …
Read More »Batman: The Killing Joke To Premiere At Comic Con
Continuing a decade-long tradition, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) will host the World Premiere of its latest DC Universe Original Movie – this time, the highly anticipated Batman: The Killing Joke – on the Friday night (July 22, 2016) of Comic-Con International in San Diego. The premiere will spotlight the …
Read More »Turtles Tops X-men To Win Weak Weekend
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows easily won the North American box-office race over the weekend even as it became the latest Hollywood sequel to come in well behind its predecessor. The film topped the chart with $35.3 million, more than 46 percent behind the 2014 reboot. In August of …
Read More »‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Conquers Box Office
Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse easily won the Memorial Day box-office race, devouring the family-friendly Alice Through the Looking Glass. Apocalypse grossed $65.3 million for the three-day weekend, putting its four-day holiday gross at an estimated $80 million from 4,150 theaters, 30 percent behind Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past ($110 million). The top 12 films of the …
Read More »Amazon’s New Pilot Season, Featuring Award-Winning and Acclaimed Roster of Talent, Debuts June 17 on Amazon Video
Amazon announced the lineup for its next pilot season; a unique development process that gives all customers an opportunity to stream and review pilots in order to help choose the next Amazon Original Series that are then available to Prime Members. These new shows, including two one-hour pilots and six …
Read More »‘The Fast And The Furious’ Races Back To Theaters For 15th Anniversary
Universal Pictures announced it will re-release The Fast and the Furious in a limited nationwide theatrical run on Wednesday, June 22, to commemorate the film’s 15th anniversary. The Fast and the Furious was released on the same day in summer 2001, igniting one of the most popular global film franchises ever, which has seen its seven …
Read More »EPIX Reimagines Elmore Leonard’s Crafty Novel ‘Get Shorty’ for Television
EPIX announced it will go into production on Get Shorty from MGM Television. Created and executive produced by Davey Holmes (“Shameless,” “In Treatment,” “Damages”), the one hour drama series is a reimagining of Elmore Leonard’s 1990 New York Times best-selling novel of the same name. Production on the series is anticipated to begin this fall and air …
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