Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Stompy Bot Productions and Dream Pod 9, announced the exclusive licensing of Dream Pod 9’s Heavy Gear franchise for PC, mobile and console 3D gaming to Stompy Bot Productions. The Heavy Gear franchise has released dozens of sourcebooks detailing the settings, people, and machines of the Heavy Gear universe. The first Heavy …
Read More »Tonner Doll Acquires the James Dean License
The Tonner Doll Company has been granted the James Dean license by CMG Worldwide. Tonner is currently planning to release a 16″ James Dean figure in the fall of 2012. “We are thrilled at the opportunity to create a vinyl miniature James Dean,” said Robert Tonner, CEO, and world famous …
Read More »EA Expands Star Wars: The Old Republic
BioWare announced that it will be expanding the story-driven, massively multiplayer online game Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ by adding a new Free-to-Play option this fall. This option will give players access to each of the eight iconic Star Wars character class storylines, all the way up to level 50, with certain restrictions. …
Read More »Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] Dives Into Retailers
Square Enix announced that KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance] is now available in North America, exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS™ system. Winning multiple awards and dozens of nominations including a nomination from the Game Critics Awards for Best Role-Playing Game, the highly acclaimed KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance]received much praise from the media …
Read More »E.T. Celebrates 30th Anniversary
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial , Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg’s magical adventure, celebrates its 30th Anniversary with its first-ever release on Blu-ray October 9, 2012. Featuring an all-new, digitally remastered picture that delivers six times the resolution of DVD, as well as all-new 7.1 surround sound, the E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Combo Pack includes the …
Read More »007 Legends To Feature Past And Present Bond Talent
Activision announced that 007 Legends will feature a variety of past and present Bond talent including Daniel Craig, Michael Lonsdale, Naomie Harris and Richard Kiel, among others. 007 Legends will feature Daniel Craig’s (SKYFALL, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Casino Royale)James Bond while Rory Kinnear (SKYFALL, Wild Target, Quantum of Solace) voices MI6’s Chief of Staff,Bill Tanner. The Moonraker mission features …
Read More »Saban Brands Launches Power Rangers ‘Power Force’ Super Fan Program
Saban Brands announced that a select group of Power Rangers super fans have been invited to join the exclusive Power Rangers ‘Power Force’ program, running throughout the entire upcoming 20th anniversary year. Power Rangers’ ‘Power Force’ is an exciting new super fan program designed to honor the fan community, engage Power …
Read More »Peter Jackson’s Adaptation of The Hobbit Expands to a Trilogy
Peter Jackson, who has shown in film after film that he is incapable of editing a movie to a reasonable length, will make a third film in his upcoming adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, it was jointly announced by Toby Emmerich, President and Chief Operating Officer, New …
Read More »Dark Knight Easily Takes Top Spot
The Dark Knight Rises easily won the weekend race, grossing $64.1 million for a weighty 10-day domestic cume of $289.1 million. Traffic was up notably on Saturday, helping to narrow the film’s week-over-week decline. And worldwide, the tentpole’s cume through Sunday is a stellar $537.7 million. The top 12 films as …
Read More »See House From The Beginning
House is one of the most compelling medical dramas that critics proclaimed as “one of the smartest and intellectually bravest shows on television” (Jennifer Arrow, E! Online). Through eight brilliant seasons, two-time Golden Globe winner Hugh Laurie, as Dr. Gregory House, combats the medical field with unconventional and misanthropic tactics that audiences can’t help …
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