Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More The massive world of Amalur will finally break open when Electronic Arts and 38 Studios release a demo for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning on January 17, 2012. Available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, the demo will give players a taste of the rich, diverse, action-packed world of Amalur, and …
Read More »The Many Murders of Miss Cranbourne Debuts At Dark Horse
From the mind of the infamous editor of Bleeding Cool, Rich Johnston, comes a three-part tale of gruesome gossip: The Many Murders of Miss Cranbourne, set to premiere in Dark Horse Presents #8. Have you ever wondered how amateur detectives keep stumbling over dead bodies? Miss Cranbourne doesn’t. Because she kills them. Then …
Read More »Universal Pictures Celebrating 100th Anniversary
Universal will mark its 100th anniversary in 2012, and will commemorate its centennial with a yearlong celebration honoring the studio’s rich film history and cultural legacy. The campaign draws its inspiration from Universal’s extraordinary and diverse library of films, many of which will be highlighted throughout the year, and is designed …
Read More »JAKKS Pacific and Marvel Team For New Super Hero Squad Toys
JAKKS Pacific announced an exclusive licensing agreement with Marvel Entertainment to manufacture, distribute and market a line of plush products based on Marvel Super Hero Squadthat ties into the new Marvel virtual online world, HeroUp.com. Under the same agreement, JAKKS Pacific also has the rights to manufacture, distribute and market skill …
Read More »Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition Announced
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced the Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition, a content-rich version of 2011’s award-winning Mortal Kombat videogame. The 2011 iteration of the legendary fighting franchise sold more than three million units worldwide and was recently named Fighting Game of the Year by Spike TV’s 2011 Video Game Awards. Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition delivers …
Read More »JAKKS Pacific Brings AMC’s “The Walking Dead” to Life
JAKKS Pacific announced a licensing agreement with AMC to manufacture, distribute and market Deluxe Plug It In & Play TV Games™ based on “The Walking Dead,” the original drama series on AMC. AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ is the most watched drama series on cable for adults 18-49. JAKKS Pacific will …
Read More »Adult Swim Celebrates the 100th Episode of Robot Chicken
The 100th episode of Robot Chicken, the Emmy Award®-winning series,premieres Sunday, Jan. 15 at 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Adult Swim. Created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich and their Stoopid Monkey Productions banner, Robot Chicken uses stop-motion animation to bring pop-culture parodies to life in a modern take on the variety/sketch show format. “I’m proud …
Read More »TNT Orders Pilot for New Drama Series L.A. Noir
TNT has ordered a pilot for L.A. Noir, a new drama series from executive producers Frank Darabont (The Walking Dead, The Shawshank Redemption), Michael De Luca (The Social Network, Moneyball) and Elliot Webb (Tall Time Tales). The project from TNT Original Productions is based on John Buntin’s critically acclaimed book L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America’s Most Seductive City, which …
Read More »Fox To Launch Late Night Animation Block
Fox is teaming with veterans of Adult Swim to launch a late night animation block to go head-to-head with Saturday NIght Live. The network announced the block at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. The block is scheduled to launch in Jan. 2013. “It’s something that we’ve been working on …
Read More »‘The Devil Inside’ Tops The Box Office
Paramount’s horror film “The Devil Inside” opened to a record-breaking $34.5 million. The R-rated movie–acquired by Paramount for only $1 million–scored the best opening ever for early January, and the third biggest for the month after fellow Paramount title Cloverfield($40.1 million) and George Lucas‘ 1997 reissue of Star Wars($35.9 million). Those two films were …
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