Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More French actress Astrid Berges-Frisbey has joined the cast of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. According to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog, she will be playing Syrena, a “beautiful and alluring young mermaid.” Though relatively unknown outside of France, Berges-Frisbey has appeared on stage at the Theatre Marigny …
Read More »Zemeckis to Produce and Direct Dark Life
Robert Zemeckis’ ImageMovers and Disney have partnered with Gotham Group to produce the soon to be published sci-fi young adult novel, Dark Life, to theater screens with Zemeckis attached to direct, according to Variety. The book was written by North Western University professor and screenwriter Kat Falls and will have …
Read More »Maleficent Nabs Alice’s Screenwriter
Hot on the heels of the success of Alice In Wonderland, Disney has hired Alice scribe Linda Woolverton to pen the live action screenplay of Sleeping Beauty from the wicked queen Maleficent’s point of view. Maleficent will probably be in the same spirit of the book and Broadway musical “Wicked”, …
Read More »Toy Story and Toy Story 2 Remastered For Hi-Def
This Spring, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) proudly presents the eagerly awaited high definition debuts of Disney/Pixar’s original animated classics Toy Story and Toy Story 2. In 1995, Toy Story made history as the first feature-length computer animated film and, together with its beloved sequel Toy Story 2, helped …
Read More »Box Office Remains In Wonderland
Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland” pulled off an impressive win at the weekend boxoffice, beating the highly-anticipated “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” with an estimated $34.5 million. The twelve estimated top producing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, March 21, 2010 include: Rank Title Distributor Weekend Gross …
Read More »Box Office Takes Another Trip Through The Looking Glass
Disney’s fantasy Alice in Wonderland shrank al little in its second outing but again topped the box office in a big way, taking in an estimated $62 million over the weekend. The twelve estimated top producing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, March 14, 2010 include: …
Read More »Disney’s D23 Celebrates Disneyland’s 55th Anniversary
It’s a milestone year for the Disneyland® Resort, and D23: The Official Community for Disney Fans is celebrating with the premiere of DESTINATION D, a brand-new, two-day event exclusively for D23 Members that illuminates Disney’s fascinating history. D23 announced its latest members-only event on its first anniversary – capping a …
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 »Nintendo Reveals New Hardware and Software
Nintendo of America issued a surge of new information about what consumers can expect from the company in the coming months. Let’s get right to it: The new Nintendo DSi XL hand-held system launches March 28 at a suggested retail price of $189.99. The screens of the Nintendo DSi XL …
Read More »Alice Goes Beyond The Mirror
Disney Interactive Studios announced the availability of “Alice in Wonderland – An Adventure Beyond the Mirror,” for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. Inspired by the highly-anticipated 3D fantasy adventure “Alice in Wonderland” from Walt Disney Pictures and visionary director Tim Burton, the app is priced at $4.99 and lets …
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