Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More According to Variety, Columbia Pictures has confirmed that Doc Savage will be coming to movie screens and will be directed by Shane Black (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang). Shane Black is a co-screenwriter on the project, along with Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry. Neal Moritz has been tapped to produce the …
Read More »McShane & Cruz Set Sail in Pirates
The cast of the fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is filling out, and it is star studded. Ian McShane (Deadwood) is now in talks to to co-star alongside newest cast member Penelope Cruz and Johnny Depp in of the Pirates Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. McShane will …
Read More »2K Games Announces Extensive Downloadable Content for BioShock 2
2K Games announced an aggressive post-launch downloadable content plan for BioShock 2 that extends and enhances the single and multiplayer experiences by adding more glimpses into the award-winning world of Rapture. Downloadable content will be made available soon beginning with the Sinclair Solutions Test Pack, available this March from the …
Read More »Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising Goes Gold
Set in the grim, war-ravaged world of Games Workshop’s vast Warhammer 40,000 science fiction universe, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising transports players into the midst of an intergalactic war between ancient enemies. Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Chaos Rising introduces the Chaos Space Marines as a …
Read More »Zombies, Vampires And Freaks Invade Comedy Central
Take the Big Apple, add every horrifying beast, science-fiction freak and fantasy faerie, shake thoroughly and you’ve got “Ugly Americans,” a new animated horror-comedy series premiering on Comedy Central on March 17 at 10:30 p.m. The series follows Mark Lilly, a social worker at the “Department of Integration,” as he …
Read More »Saturn Awards Noms Announced
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films has announced their list of Nominees for the 36th Annual Saturn awards today. James Cameron’s Avatar has the most film nominations with a total of 10, including Best Fantasy Film and Best Director. Other films with multiple nominations include Sherlock Holmes …
Read More »Scorsese Shutters Box Office Competition
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 …
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