Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More As announced here earlier this year, the Dune remake is on, with Pierre Morel (Taken) replacing Peter Berg as director. Morel has tapped screenwriter Chase Palmer to write the screenplay, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Morel has brought in Palmer personally to rework the original script that Josh Zetumer (Bourne …
Read More »Warner Bros. & VOOZ Launch PUCCA in U.S.
Warner Bros. Consumer Products and VOOZ announced the launch of a specialized apparel collection for the U.S. featuring PUCCA, the international character from South Korea who has gained wild popularity in Europe and Asia. Originally introduced online, PUCCA debuted as a series of Flash-animated shorts produced by VOOZ and quickly …
Read More »Spider-Man Reboot Adds 3D
Spider-Man will take the July 4th weekend of 2012 with his webswinging captured in 3D. Sony said Wednesday that it will release a fourth movie based on Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man character in 3D on July 3, 2012. In keeping with the previously announced reboot of the franchise, the project is not …
Read More »Dark Horse Announces Star Wars: Knight Errant
Coming off the heels of penning the breakout hit Mass Effect: Redemption and the gripping finale of Knights of the Old Republic, writer John Jackson Miller introduces us to Kerra Holt, a young Jedi who’s about to realize that her role in the galaxy is far more important, and vastly …
Read More »Cruise Confirmed to Star in MI: 4
Tom Cruise is now set to star once again in Mission: Impossible IV. Paramount has confirmed the an initial report from DeadlineHollywood.com that the short of stature action hero will be reprising the his role of Ethan Hunt in the next installment of the franchise. The studio is going full …
Read More »Stan Lee To Star In “Super Seven”
Famed comic creator Stan Lee unveiled his newest property, a new print and digital comic book line created in conjunction with Archie Comics and A2 Entertainment. Lee is known as the most successful comic book entertainment producer of all time, having co-created Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men, and Iron Man, …
Read More »BioShock 2 Shocks Into Retailers
BioShock 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2007 Game of the Year, is now available from 2K for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows. Building upon the original game that shipped more than three million units worldwide, BioShock 2 delivers a single and multiplayer video game experience that is …
Read More »Chris Nolan to Mentor New Superman Film
Chris Nolan has been tapped to mentor the development of the latest Superman film, as well as work on the next installment of the Batman franchise, according to the folks at over Deadline.com. Deadline’s inside sources his leadership will be integral to put the franchise in the right direction, thanks …
Read More »Tim Robbins Joins Cast of Green Lantern
Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption) has been cast as Senator Hammond in the upcoming Warner Bros. film Green Lantern, starring Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Senator Hammond is the disapproving father of the film’s villian Doctor Hector Hammond, who will be played by Peter …
Read More »Flash Forward Loses Another Showrunner
David Goyer, co-creator of the series Flash Forward has stepped down as showrunner for the series to focus on his film career. According to Variety, he will still stay on at Flash Forward as an executive producer. Goyer was the second showrunner for the troubled series, with Mark Guggenheim being …
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