Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Radical Publishing announced that Disney acquired the film adaptation of OBLIVION, based on Radical Publishing’s illustrated novel created by Tron: Legacy director, Joseph Kosinski, written by Rex Mundi creator, Arvid Nelson, and with illustrations by Andrée Wallin. OBLIVION will be directed by Joseph Kosinki and will be produced by Radical’s President and Publisher, Barry Levine, and Kosinski. Radical …
Read More »Parker And Hardman Take Over Hulk
Following the chart-topping epic from Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness’ on Hulk, Jeff Parker and Gabriel Hardman take the reins in Hulk #25! This all-new creative team will shine new light on one of the most talked about characters in comics today, Red Hulk, in a smashing tale of redemption and rage. “This is …
Read More »The Maniacs Are Running The Asylum
Batman: Arkham City was unveiled as the title for its follow-up to the award-winning, critically acclaimed hit videogame Batman: Arkham Asylum. Batman: Arkham City will be available for the Xbox 360, Windows, and the PlayStation 3 in Fall 2011. Developed by Rocksteady Studios, Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: …
Read More »Guy Pearce & Maggie Grace Join Besson’s Lock Out
Guy Pearce (L.A. Confidential) and Maggie Grace (Taken & Lost) have signed on to star in Luc Besson’s new sci-fi/action 3D film, Lock Out (originally titled Section 8), according to Deadline. In the film, Pearce will play a man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. He has …
Read More »Runic Games Unveils Torchlight II, Sequel
Runic Games announced the development of Torchlight II. Torchlight II answers the overwhelming call of our community with an expansive co-op multiplayer experience. With all new character classes, an expansive overworld, new quests, monsters, and lots of new dungeons, Torchlight II finally lets you play with your friends in the world …
Read More »Wizards Of The Coast Unveils Gen Con Lineup
Wizards of the Coast is continuing its tradition of offering products, information and previews to attendees of the popular game convention, Gen Con Indy. At this year’s event, Wizards will be debuting new and expanded gameplay options for fans of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), Magic: The Gathering (MTG) and more. …
Read More »StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Becomes Biggest PC Game Launch of the Year
Blizzard Entertainment announced that StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty achieved a day-one sales milestone of more than 1 million copies sold worldwide, making it the best-selling PC game of 2010 within its first 24 hours of availability.* The game went on to sell a total of more than 1.5 million …
Read More »Sorbo and Majors Create Shows For Syfy
Building upon solid ratings and critical acclaim for returning hits Warehouse 13 and Eureka, and newcomer Haven, Syfy announced a development slate of seven scripted projects featuring television icons Lee Majors and Kevin Sorbo; theSanctuary creative team of Damian Kindler, Martin Wood and Amanda Tapping; a swashbuckling space opera and an alien version of The …
Read More »TNT Orders New Seasons of The Closer, Rizzoli & Isles and Leverage
TNT has ordered new seasons of three of the network’s hit series. The Closer, which continues to rank as ad-supported cable’s #1 series of all time, will return for its seventh season. Rizzoli & Isles, which currently ranks as cable’s #1 new series for the year-to-date, will return for a …
Read More »Dreams Trump Schmucks
“Inception” held off newcomers “Dinner for Schmucks” and “Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” to keep the top spot at the box office for the third consecutive week. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, August 1, 2010, are as follows: …
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