Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Sunday night, the world watched as the 82nd annual Academy Awards were televised. Though most Oscar predictors were thinking it would be a close match between Avatar and the Hurt Locker (both with 9 nominations), it was a night that felt almost predictable, with The Hurt Locker snatching up 6 …
Read More »Triad Toys Unveils Tekken Statue
From one of the greatest fighting game franchises ever created comes the Tekken 6: Heihachi M|X Format figure. The only character to appear in every Tekken game, Heihachi debuts the Triad Toys M|X Format figure line with a truly stunning representation of one of the most enduring characters of the …
Read More »Box Office Goes Down The Rabbit Hole
Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland” was the biggest ever for a winter release to top the domestic box office with an estimated $116.3 million, as the book-based fantasy popped through the 3D looking glasses and into the history books. The twelve estimated top producing motion pictures for the weekend, per data …
Read More »Aliens Invade Russia as Gorak Faces The Darkest Hour
Aliens are invading. But instead of coming to America, they’ll be taking over Russia in The Darkest Hour. According to Deadline Hollywood, New Regency and Summit Entertainment are partnering on this film, a 28 Days Later type thriller about a group of kids who struggle to survive an lien attack …
Read More »The Shadow to Lurk at Fox, Raimi to Produce
A few weeks back, we reported here that Sam Raimi was in the midst of getting 1930’s pulp fiction’s The Shadow to the big screen. There was speculation that he would direct the film, before properly getting started on Warcraft. Now, according to the Latin review, it looks as though …
Read More »Dynamite Comics Goes Digital Via iVerse
Dynamite Entertainment and iVerse Media announced their agreement to digitally distribute select Dynamite comics. The comics will be available on Apple’s iPhone, iPod touch, and upcoming iPad, as well as Google’s Android Mobile Devices through iVerse Media’s digital distribution technology. The first Dynamite title to be released will be Sherlock …
Read More »De Niro Joins Cooper in The Dark Fields
Robert De Niro will be starring with Bradley Cooper in Relativity Media’s suspense thriller The Dark Fields, directed by Neil Burger (The Illusionist). The film follows a writer (Cooper) who discovers a new designer drug that gives him new found intelligence and success. De Niro will play a financial mogul …
Read More »Wolverine 2 to Start Filming in January
Reports are coming in that Wolverine 2 will begin filming next January, according The Hollywood Reporter’s Showbiz 411 blog. Screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects) has just handed in the new script, which is based on the Frank Miller/Chris Claremont 80’s mini-series, set in Japan. A source involved with the …
Read More »U.S. Troops To Receive Mass Effect: Redemption
In conjunction with the release of the third explosive issue of Mass Effect: Redemption, Dark Horse Comics announced today that they will be donating 5,000 copies of the first issue of this popular series, which has sold out across the country, to U.S. Armed Forces troops around the world. Dark …
Read More »Warehouse 13 Season Two Debuts July 13
Warehouse 13, commences production on season two this March in Toronto and will kick off the new season with a summer premiere on Tuesday, July 13. Series regulars, Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek and Allison Scagliotti, along with series guest star, CCH Pounder, reprise their roles in the series …
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