JAKKS Pacific announced a licensing agreement with Nickelodeon to manufacture, distribute and market a line of specialty figures and toys in the United States based on the network’s hit animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The agreement includes JAKKS’ Hero Portal™ TV video game platform, the next generation of JAKKS’ Plug …
Read More »Non-Stop Heads To Blu Ray
During a transatlantic flight, U.S. Air Marshal Bill Marks (Liam Neeson) receives a series of cryptic text messages threatening that a passenger will die every 20 minutes unless $150 million is transferred into an off-shore account. With the lives of hundreds of passengers hanging in the balance, Marks must draw on all of his …
Read More »“Hemlock Grove” Returns To Netflix
The second season of the Emmy nominated Netflix original series, “Hemlock Grove,” a riveting supernatural thriller from executive producer Eli Roth, will premiere on Friday, July 11th at 12:01 AM PT. The series is based on Brian McGreevy’s novel of the same name and is produced by Gaumont International Television. All ten episodes of the one-hour …
Read More »Fox and Dark Horse Announce ‘Book Of Life’ Project
Dark Horse announced a partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products: an upcoming project based on this year’s highly anticipated film from Fox Animation Studios, The Book of Life. In September 2014, Dark Horse will release The Art of The Book of Life, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film. …
Read More »The Winter Soldier and Falcon To Hit Philadelphia
Captain America: The Winter Soldier is out to critical acclaim — and huge box office numbers — and now fans can meet two of the stars that have made it so successful when Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie make their respective first Wizard World appearances at Philadelphia Comic Con on …
Read More »‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Repeats Box Office Win
Despite early Friday reports, Rio 2 couldn’t topple “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” Captain America 2’s gross totaled $41.4 million, representing a respectable 56 percent decline from last weekend. Globally, Disney and Marvel Studio’s Captain America 2 has now earned a massive $476.1 million worldwide — eclipsing the $370.6 million earned by the first Captain America in …
Read More »Production Is Underway On Epic Netflix Original Series “Marco Polo”
Production is underway on “MARCO POLO,” a Netflix original series based on the epic adventures of Marco Polo. Shoot locations for the ten episode first season include Italy,Kazakhstan and the new Pinewood Studios in Malaysia. Netflix plans to premiere the series in late 2014. The famed explorer’s journey takes him to the center …
Read More »Warner Bros. and LEGO Launch LEGO The Hobbit Videogame
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group announced the launch of LEGO The Hobbit, available now in all major retail stores across North America for the Xbox One and Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, and the Nintendo 3DS, as well as Windows PC. The …
Read More »Captain America: The Winter Soldier Dominates Worldwide Box Office
Continuing Marvel and Disney’s enviable winning streak, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which kicks off the sumer blockbuster a month earlier than usual, is making history at the global box office, debuting to a record-breaking $96.2 million in North America for an early worldwide total of $303.3 million. The top 12 films of …
Read More »Holly Hunter Joins the Cast of Superman/Batman Film
Oscar-winning actress Holly Hunter, Callan Mulvey of “300: Rise of an Empire,” and Tao Okamoto of “The Wolverine” have joined the cast of the upcoming Zack Snyder untitled Superman/Batman film. The announcement was made today by Greg Silverman, President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, and Sue Kroll, President, Worldwide Marketing …
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