Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More 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 …
Read More »Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising Launches
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising, the first standalone expansion to 2009’s Real-Time Strategy (RTS) Game of the Year*, Dawn of War II, has shipped for Windows PC. Chaos Rising delivers an immersive single player experience, a level cap increase from 20 to 30, more powerful war-gear …
Read More »Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest Goes Into Motion
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest videogame will launch on the PlayStation 3 with full support for PlayStation’s upcoming motion controller technology at the controller’s launch. This family-friendly action-adventure game, based on the films and literature of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, will ship in fall 2010 for …
Read More »Warner Bros. Gets Spliced
Warner Bros. Pictures will release director Vincenzo Natali’s startlingly original sci-fi thriller “Splice,” recently acquired by Joel Silver’s Dark Castle Entertainment. “Splice” debuted to critical and audience acclaim at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival with its story of two ambitious young biologists who risk their careers—and their lives—by pushing the …
Read More »SXSW 2010… Have a Kick-Ass Time!
SXSW 2010 starts today in Austin, Texas. Here’s just a peek into what films will be shown there over the 10 days of the festival. Two big films will have screenings on Friday night alone, with Matthew Vaughn showing his adaptation of Mark Millar’s comic Kick-Ass and Robert Rodriguez will …
Read More »Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space Hits Wii
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space has shipped to retailers in North America. Fans can play this videogame sitcom as their favorite canine and rabbit detective duo on Wii(TM) and PC. The critically acclaimed franchise’s second season features five full episodes of the unhinged humor, vexing mysteries, and exotic …
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