Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Disney Consumer Products (DCP) will give Disney’s most loyal fans an up close look at an extensive collection of interactive experiences and merchandise that celebrate Disney, Marvel and Star Wars timeless characters during the bi-annual D23 Expo, the ultimate Disney fan event. Held at the Anaheim Convention Center from Aug. 9-11, 2013, Disney …
Read More »Monsters Beat Zombies At Box Office
Disney and Pixar’s “Monsters University” opened to $82 million, beating Brad Pitt and ‘”World War Z” by almost $20 million. Despite “World War Z” substantially outperforming expectations, it was not enough to take the number one spot from “Monsters, Inc.” sequel which was the No. 2 Pixar opening of all time after Toy …
Read More »Square Enix Announces Its Next Generation Games
Square Enix announced FINAL FANTASY XV and KINGDOM HEARTS III , the next chapter in the celebrated KINGDOM HEARTS franchise that marked its ten-year anniversary in March 2012. Previously known as FINAL FANTASY Versus XIII, the title’s development expanded and evolved to take full advantage of the capabilities of next generation platforms. While the main concept, world and …
Read More »The Force Is With Star Wars Reads Day
Lucasfilm, Disney Publishing Worldwide, and its publishing partners announced the second annual Star Wars Reads Day to be held this October 5, 2013. Last year, 30 authors and 1,500 costumed volunteers participated in over 1,200 Star Wars Reads Day events across North America. On October 5 of this year, Star Wars fans, authors, and artists will again …
Read More »Doctor Who Companion Joins Guardians of the Galaxy
Karen Gillan, best known as Amy Pond on the BBC show Doctor Who, is joining the cast of Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy. The film is scheduled to begin shooting in the U.K.in late June. Other cast members include Glenn Close, who recently joining the production, and Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana andDave Bautista. Gillan will play …
Read More »Wolverine: Origin Comes To DVD
Wolverine is the best there is at what he does – although of course, what he does isn’t very nice. But long before he was a member of the X-Men, a tormented experiment of the Weapon-X project, or even a savage bar brawler known as Logan – he was simply a …
Read More »Star Trek Sequel Bows To Bad Reviews But Strong Box Office
Despite a weak story, bad acting, and horrible reviews, Star Trek Intro Darkness topped the box office. The J.J. Abrams remake of the Star Trek franchise failed to hit the predicted $100 million opening, but did more than enough business to top Iron Man 3 in its third week of …
Read More »Iron Man 3 Continues To Dominate Box Office
Despite a stronger than expected showing in it’s debut weekend, “Gatsby” failed to overtake the armored avenger. “Iron Man 3” took in $72.5 million in its second weekend for a domestic cume of $284.9 million. Overseas, the Disney and Marvel Studios goliath grossed $89.3 million for an international total of …
Read More »“Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives” Returns to the D23 Expo
D23: The Official Disney Fan Club and the Walt Disney Archives are proud to announce the return of the “Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives” exhibit to the D23 Expo. During the D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center, August 9 – 11, 2013, this all-new exhibit curated specifically for …
Read More »Disney and EA Announce Multi-Year Star Wars Games Agreement
The Walt Disney Company and Electronic Arts announced a new multi-year exclusive licensing agreement to develop and publish globally new games based on Star Wars characters and storylines. Under the agreement, EA will develop and publish new Star Wars titles for a core gaming audience, spanning all interactive platforms and the most popular game …
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