Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Who do you get when Mickey Rourke opts out of your film? Get veteran genre film actor Ron Perlman. For the last few weeks, it looked as though Mickey Rourke was joining the cast of Marcus Nispel’s as yet untitled Conan film as Conan’s father Corin. Rourke has opted out …
Read More »The Men Who Stare at DVDs
On Tuesday March 23rd, you too can stare at goats from the comfort of your own home. That is the day that The Men Who stare at Goats will be available on DVD and Blu-Ray. The film follows struggling reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) who meets up with Lyn Cassady …
Read More »Kotobukiya Launches Phoenix Bishoujo Statues
The revolutionary Marvel X Bishoujo Collection, combining the beauties of the Marvel Comics universe with traditional Japanese stylings, continues with two versions of one of the most popular superheroines of all time: the PHOENIX and DARK PHOENIX! An elemental force of fire and life, the Phoenix found a suitable host …
Read More »Mystery Inc. Returns In Scooby-Doo! Curse Of The Lake Monster
Warner Premiere is in production on Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, an all-new, live-action/CG movie follow-up to 2009’s record-setting Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, it was announced today by Eva Davis, EVP and General Manager, Warner Premiere. The film commences principal photography on March 15 in various locations around Southern California. The …
Read More »BioShock 2 Downloadable Content Available
The Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack*, the first downloadable content for the award-winning BioShock 2, is now available for download from both the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and from the PlayStation Network. Future expansions into the world of BioShock 2 are slated to arrive over the coming months and will continue to expand upon the …
Read More »Box Office Takes Another Trip Through The Looking Glass
Disney’s fantasy Alice in Wonderland shrank al little in its second outing but again topped the box office in a big way, taking in an estimated $62 million over the weekend. The twelve estimated top producing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, March 14, 2010 include: …
Read More »Spielberg May Helm Robopocalypse
With filming completed on The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, speculation is running wild to what Steven Spielberg’s next directorial effort will be since he has recently passed on the remake of Harvey with Robert Downey Jr, and Matt Helm starring Jon Hamm. So far, he is …
Read More »Da Vinci: Artist, Inventor… Action Hero?
If Abe Lincoln can be a Vampire Hunter, it only makes sense that the first true Renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci, can be an action hero… right? According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Brothers will be bringing to theater screens just that. Producer Adrian Askeriah (Hitman) has joined forces with …
Read More »Rupert Wyatt to Direct Planet of the Apes Prequel
Twentieth Century Fox is one step closer to start working on a Planet of the Apes prequel, tentatively titled Caesar. According to Deadline New York, British director Rupert Wyatt (The Escapist) has been tapped for the directors chair. The script has been in development for quite some time and was …
Read More »Hugo Weaving May Don Red Skull
While Marvel Studios still searches for the right actor to fill Captain America’s costume, it seems that they might have snatched the perfect guy to play his arch nemesis. According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision Blog, Hugo Weaving is allegedly very close to closing the deal to play the …
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