Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More On October 12, 2010, join fellow demigods and go back to Camp Half-Blood with the most-anticipated new series of the season, The Heroes of Olympus, by bestselling author Rick Riordan. Disney Book Group (DBG) reveals plans for the largest gathering of demigods via a live webcast on the October 12 …
Read More »Kieron Gillen Joins Matt Fraction On Uncanny X-Men
Marvel announced that newly-exclusive writer Kieron Gillen (Thor, Generation Hope) will join Eisner-winning, superstar writer Matt Fraction as co-writer on Uncanny X-Men! Beginning with Uncanny X-Men #531, Fraction and Gillen pit the X-Men against what may be their greatest threat yet-the loss of their powers at the hands of the Sublime Corporation, as the malevolent …
Read More »KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep Unveils the Saga’s Untold Origins
KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep is now available exclusively for the PSP (PlayStation Portable) system. This latest installment reveals the origins of the hugely popular franchise and is an essential experience for new players jumping into the series for the first time as well as returning players uncovering the secrets …
Read More »Marvel’s Iron Fist Moves Forward with xXx Screenwriter
After its first try stalled in development years ago, Marvel Studios is finally going forward on a feature film based on Iron Fist and has hired the writer of the original Vin Diesel xXx film Rich Wilkes to draft the script, according to Deadline. For those of you not comically …
Read More »Marvel Unveils All Star Creative Team For Ultimate Spider-Man Animated Series
In a coup for Marvel Entertainment, Jeph Loeb, Head of Marvel TV, revealed the all-star, award-winning creative team for the upcoming Ultimate Spider-Man animated series, premiering on Disney XD. This team includes the most sought-after and acclaimed writers in the comic and television industries, including Eisner & Emmy award-winning scribe Paul Dini (Batman: The Animated …
Read More »Disney Acquires Radical’s Oblivion
Radical Publishing announced that Disney acquired the film adaptation of OBLIVION, based on Radical Publishing’s illustrated novel created by Tron: Legacy director, Joseph Kosinski, written by Rex Mundi creator, Arvid Nelson, and with illustrations by Andrée Wallin. OBLIVION will be directed by Joseph Kosinki and will be produced by Radical’s President and Publisher, Barry Levine, and Kosinski. Radical …
Read More »Del Toro to Make Haunted Mansion for Disney
While making a surprise appearance at the end of the Tron: Legacy panel at Comic Con today, director Guillermo Del Toro announced that he will be bringing Disney’s Haunted Mansion ride to the big screen. In an exclusive interview with the Hollywood Reporter, he went on to say that “It’s …
Read More »Elizabeth Banks to Star in Tink
Elizabeth Banks has signed to play Peter Pan’s favorite pixie in Disney’s live action film simply titled Tink, according to Variety. The concept for the film will be similar in tone to Disney’s 2007 hit Enchanted and will “play with the mischievous nature of the Tinkerbell character.” Though not much …
Read More »Disney Developing Gargoyles Project
Disney is working on an untitled gargoyles project. The studio is in the process of hiring Zoe Green to develop a story revolving around the stone creatures. The project seeks to build a mythology around the stone carvings. Disney has reached into the past to mine gargoyles before, notably in the …
Read More »Toys Crush Cruise Comeback
Tom Cruise’s attempted comeback failed critically and financially as the much panned “Knight and Day,” failed to beat “Toy Story 3” or “Grown Ups” despite an early Wednesday opening. “Toy Story 3” maintained its hold on the top spot, while new release “Grown Ups” took second. The top twelve box …
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