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Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment today announced that Lionsgate has completed a transaction to acquire Summit for a combination of cash and stock valued at $412.5 million. The transaction unites two leading studios with powerful brands and complementary assets, solidifying Lionsgate’s position as the world’s largest and most diversified independent entertainment company.  By …

What was rumored as an April Fools’ joke has turned into a full-blown miniseries sure to bring laughs and excitement. Dark Horse Comics announces Groo vs. Conan! It had to happen: The most heroic warrior in history meets the stupidest, as Robert E. Howard’s immortal Conan the Barbarian crosses swords with …

Paramount Pictures announced that principal photography has commenced in Los Angeles, CA on the sequel to STAR TREK from director J.J. Abrams. The film will be released on May 17, 2013 in 3D. The 2009 re-launch of the “Star Trek” franchise by Abrams was met with critical acclaim and a worldwide gross of over $385 million at …

“Marco Polo,” the legendary pioneer and explorer from the 13th century, will have his tale told in an epic new scripted original series, as announced jointly by Starz, LLC, President and CEO Chris Albrecht, The Weinstein Company’s Co-Chairman, Harvey Weinstein, and Electus Chairman and Founder,Ben Silverman. “Marco Polo” is written and created by John …

The box office is enjoying solid traffic over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, with Universal’s action-thriller “Contraband” easily taking the lead. Starring Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale, “Contraband” is exepcted to gross $28.4 million for the four-day weekend, following a three-day gross of $24.1 million. This is a strong performance for January and, with …

The iconic legend Flash Gordon made his dynamic splash back into comics with Dynamite Entertainment with Flash Gordon – Zeitgeist!  Spinning off from that series is the prequel comic book series, Merciless – The Rise of Ming #1, which is written by Scott Beatty and drawn by Ron Adrian, with an …

The Hub Television network, a destination for kids and their families, has acquired the hit animated series “The Super Hero Squad Show”from Marvel Animation. The popular half-hour series, which features the world’s best-known Super Heroes including Iron Man, Wolverine, Hulk, Thor, and Captain America will join The Hub’s Monday through Friday lineup …

Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education, and media company, announced that it will publish two new books in the worldwide bestselling Captain Underpants series by award-winning author Dav Pilkey on August 28, 2012, and in January 2013. In addition, Scholastic will release the first Dav Pilkey e-books—two titles in the bestselling Super Diaper Baby series—on January 31, …

In celebration of James Bond’s monumental golden anniversary, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment unveiled BOND 50, a collectible box-set featuring all 22 James Bond films on Blu-ray Disc for the first time in one complete offering. The longest running film franchise of all time, the Bond 50 collection marks the debut of nine James Bond films …

Following the success of their popular The Bionic Man ongoing series, Dynamite Entertainment is releasing The Bionic Woman #1.  Written by Paul Tobin and drawn by Leno Carvalho, with an amazing cover by Paul Renaud, The Bionic Woman #1 hits stores in March 2012!  The Bionic Woman ongoing series is licensed through …