Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Martin Scorsese’s Leonardo DiCaprio starrer “Shutter Island” docked at the high end of pre-release projections with an estimated $40.2 million. The R-rated suspense thriller’s outsize bow gave the film’s director and topliner new personal bests. The twelve estimated top producing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday February …
Read More »Bakugan Battle Trainer Issues A New Call of Brawl
Activision and Nelvana Enterprises announced the spring release of Bakugan Battle Trainer for Nintendo DS, a brand new entry in the hit Bakugan video game franchise that lets fans interact with their Battle Brawlers like never before. The game introduces players to a different part of the Bakugan world by …
Read More »DC Entertainment Names Executive Team
DC Entertainment, founded in September 2009 to unleash the power of the DC Comics library of characters across all media platforms, has named its executive management team, including new co-publishers of DC Comics and a Chief Creative Officer, as well as heads of Sales/Marketing/Business Development and Finance/Administration. Diane Nelson, President, …
Read More »Bettie Page Statue Honors The Work Of Dave Stevens
One of the main factors in the resurgence of interest in 1950s glamour icon Bettie Page can easily be traced to Dave Stevens, who made her a character in his The Rocketeer comics, which started in 1982 and remain popular today. Dark Horse has made a special arrangement with the estates …
Read More »The Raven Lands Jeremy Renner
After nabbing a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his role in The Hurt Locker, Jeremy Renner’s career has shifted into high gear. According to the New York Times, Renner will co-star alongside Ewan McGregor in The Raven, to be directed by James McTeigue (V for vendetta, Ninja Assasin). The thriller …
Read More »Blizzard Announces Beta And Gives Big
Blizzard Entertainment announced the closed beta test for its highly anticipated real-time strategy game, StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty, has begun. Thousands of gamers around the world have started to receive invitations from the company to participate in the first phase of the beta test. In addition to providing feedback …
Read More »Cameron to Mentor Webb on Spider-Man
Sony has confirmed that James Cameron has been brought in to mentor director Marc Webb for the upcoming Spider-Man reboot. According to Cameron’s Avatar co-producer Jon Landau, a meeting was held last week where Webb discussed with Cameron his desire to use the same groundbreaking 3-D technology used in the …
Read More »Street Fighter IV To Debut On iPhone and iPod Touch
Capcom announced that Street Fighter IV, the definitive next generation fighting franchise, is making its way to iPhone and iPod Touch this March. The game will feature a roster pulled from recent console releases including several classic and newly introduced fighters. “This is Street Fighter IV in all its glory… …
Read More »Erector Set To Build Into Movies
Helix Films formed an exclusive partnership with Meccano Toy Company to develop an original 3D feature film based upon the iconic Erector Set brand of children’s construction toys. The deal represents the first time Meccano has licensed film rights to their toys. Helix is currently developing an original script with …
Read More »SOCOM Heads Back Into Action
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 was released exclusively for the PSP (PlayStation®Portable) and PSP go systems. Developed by Slant Six Games, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 expands on the team-oriented gameplay first introduced with SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo allowing new ways for players to …
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