Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Looks like Universal is going through with a prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 remake of The Thing. According to Production Weekly, shooting will begin filming in March and continue through June in Toronto. The prequel will be directed by Matthijs van Heijningen, Jr., with a script from Ronald D. Moore …
Read More »Avatar Takes New Year’s Weekend
“Avatar” crushed its rivals at the New Year holiday weekend box office and is poised to challenge “The Dark Knight” as the second-biggest movie ever. If the trend continues, the film may take the top spot away from Cameron’s “Titanic.” The twelve top producing motion pictures for the weekend, per data …
Read More »Disney Unveils 2010 Slate
Walt Disney has unveiled a slate of adventures for 2010, remaining some classic stories and returning to ones not seen in years. Director Tim Burton brings his unique vision to the 3D fantasy adventure, Alice In Wonderland, a magical and imaginative twist on some of the most beloved stories of …
Read More »POW! Entertainment Expands Ties With Disney
Building on an already successful three year creative and business relationship, POW! (Purveyors of Wonder) Entertainment Inc. (Pink Sheets: POWN), the advanced media and entertainment company led by comic book and motion picture icon Stan Lee, announced today it is deepening its ties with The Walt Disney Company. “Enhancing our …
Read More »Marvel Stockholders Approve Disney Merger
Marvel Entertainment announced that at a special meeting, Marvel stockholders approved the adoption of the Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into by Marvel and The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”), which provides for a merger in which Marvel will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Disney. Marvel anticipates that the merger, …
Read More »The Rabbit Ronin Gets His Own Plush Toy
In celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Stan Sakai’s best-loved character, Dark Horse brings this fluffy, badass bunny to life with an all-new plush toy, with art direction by the creator himself! Usagi Yojimbo is a long-running comic set in seventeenth-century Japan, with anthropomorphic animals replacing humans, featuring the lovable …
Read More »Buck Rogers Blasts Into Hardcover
With his trusty ray gun and jet pack, trailblazing hero and sci-fi icon Buck Rogers finds himself out of his time in into the future! The inspiration for countless sci-fi heroes finds new life in Dynamite Entertainment’s Buck Rogers, written by Scott Beatty and illustrated by artists Carlos Rafael and Carlos …
Read More »Take A Bite Out Of Army Of Darkness
Devour your fill of Army of Darkness in the first ever Army of Darkness Omnibus. S-Mart worker, horror hero and professional zombie killer Ash Williams is back in over 450 pages of Dynamite’s Army of Darkness written by Andy (Danger Girl) Hartnell, James (Freddy vs. Ash vs. Jason) Kuhoric, Robert (The Walking …
Read More »Join The Brute Squad
The new year kicks off with the launch of the official Princess Bride fan site. Fans of the classic film will be able to join the “Brute Squad Community” and be the first to know Princess Bride news and updated content, find all licensed merchandise, and access games, quizzes, and …
Read More »Jeff Kinney to Write and Illustrate The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary
Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS, has acquired the rights to publish The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary, an all-new book by #1 bestselling author Jeff Kinney that will release in a one-day national lay-down on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. It offers an inside look at how Kinney’s bestselling novel in cartoons, Diary …
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