Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Production has begun on Columbia Pictures’ and Sony Pictures Animation’s live-action/computer animated hybrid 3D family comedy The Smurfs 2, the sequel to the 2011 worldwide hit that took in over $560 million at the worldwide box office. Returning from the first film for an all-new adventure that takes the Smurfs to Europe are Director Raja Gosnell, Producer …
Read More »Runic Games Launches Preorders for Torchlight II
Runic Games’ upcoming PC APRG title Torchlight II is now available for preorder. The highly-anticipated sequel is available for pre-order through two platforms, Steam, and Perfect World Entertainment, and retails for just $19.99 (£14.99, €18.99). Players who pre-order through Steam will receive an added bonus, a free download code for the …
Read More »Star Wars: The Old Republic Expands to New Countries
BioWare and LucasArts announced that Star Wars: The Old Republic has officially launched in 38 additional countries throughout Europe and the Middle East. Fans in those regions are able to purchase the critically-acclaimed massively multiplayer online game and enjoy the story-driven experience that has captivated critics and fans since the …
Read More »Riven Sends A Shiver Through Dark Horse Presents
Riven, the latest tale set to debut in Dark Horse Comics’ legendary anthology Dark Horse Presents, marks a new beginning for horror fans. Dark Horse Comics recently announced the Riven graphic novel, the third collaboration between cowriters Bo Hampton (The Legend of Sleepy Hollow) and Robert Tinnell (The Wicked West), which is slated to hit stores …
Read More »EPIX Takes the Wraps off of New Original Programming
EPIX, announced a slate of original programming that will premiere throughout the summer and fall of 2012. From comedy events to documentaries, big stories on beloved icons from William Shatner to Graham Chapman of Monty Python, EPIX unveiled new original films that are compelling and exciting to a wide range …
Read More »Avengers Assemble in Marvel Super Hero Squad Online
Avengers assemble in the latest update to the free-to-play massively multiplayer Marvel kids game Super Hero Squad Online from Gazillion Entertainment and Marvel Entertainment. Kids of all ages can now hero up their squads with Hero costumes and characters directly from the upcoming theatrical launch of “Marvel’s The Avengers”. Marvel …
Read More »The Weinstein Company Steps Up In Animation
The Weinstein Company is gearing up for its biggest year of family friendly entertainment yet with multiple animated films coming to theaters in 2013. Buoyed by the heat that ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH is generating and the inside buzz that is building on the project, TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein announced the slate …
Read More »Hasbro Unveils the 18th Annual Transformers Convention
Thousands of TRANSFORMERS fans from around the world will celebrate the iconic brand from Hasbro in Dallas as the TRANSFORMERS fan convention known as “BOTCON” serves up a Texas-sized helping of AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS from April 27-29. Hasbro and the TRANSFORMERS Collectors’ Club, will be offering opportunities to engage in …
Read More »Yahtzee Croshaw Returns With Jam
The creator of The Escapist’s Zero Punctuation Reviews and author of 2010’s runaway hit novel Mogworld is back with his hilarious follow-up! Jam takes the prophecies of the Mayans and turns them on their ear, with a twist on the apocalypse that no one could have expected! The first chapter will run in the …
Read More »‘Star Trek’ Writers To Script ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’
The Amazing Spider-Man movie doesn’t open until July 3, but Sony is already hard at work developing a sequel. The studio has tapped Star Trek and Transformers writing team Alex Kurtzman andRoberto Orci to work the screenplay for The Amazing Spider-Man 2. James Vanderbilt, who wrote the script for the reboot of the character, wrote a draft of the sequel …
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