Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Casting a spotlight on the pop cultural status and ever-increasing appeal of anime, Funimation today released details on its major licensing push to aggressively address consumer demand for anime-related merchandise. To support these efforts, Funimation will be exhibiting at this year’s Licensing Expo 2018 (Booth #U252) and will showcase ten …
Read More »Scooter Braun and David Maisel Form New Entertainment Studio, Mythos Studios
Scooter Braun, founder of SB Projects, and David Maisel, Founding Chairman of Marvel Studios, announce a new entertainment joint venture, Mythos Studios. To launch the new venture Mythos Studios has acquired a 50% stake in Aspen Comics, as well as the entertainment rights for the comic book company’s intellectual property, including the iconic artwork, …
Read More »WOW Unlimited Media’s Mainframe Studios debuts new productions
WOW! Unlimited Media Inc. continues to make inroads in the competitive marketplace of kids and youth entertainment. Mainframe Studios, WOW’s Vancouver based animated and live-action television production studio, is about to debut projects that reach a broad demographic. While it continues to offer traditionally accessible fare, the company is embracing the …
Read More »‘Ready Player One’ Takes Easter Weekend
Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One easily won the box-office, grossing $41.2 million to score the holiday weekend’s biggest opening ever for a non-sequel. That brings the movie’s four-day bow to a better-than-expected $53.2 million after launching a day early on Thursday. Still, the verdict is out on whether Ready One Player is …
Read More »VIZ Media And Verizon Announce Anime Content Distribution Deal
VIZ Media and Verizon Communications announced a content distribution agreement to feature some of VIZ Media’s renowned anime content on Verizon’s go90 streaming platform. The following fan-favorite VIZ Media anime series are available now to stream for free from the go90 app on iOS, Android or at go90.com: ACCEL WORLD – …
Read More »‘Den Of Thieves’ Unrated Edition Comes To Home Video
The inevitable clash between an unbeatable crew addicted to heists and an elite unit of Los Angeles detectives comes to a head in Den of Thieves, arriving on Digital on April 10, 2018 and on Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand on April 24, 2018from STXfilms and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Directed …
Read More »‘LEGO DC Super Heroes: The Flash!’ Arrives On Home Video
The Flash’s world spins out of control when his arch-nemesis Reverse-Flash puts the Scarlet Speedster into a vicious time loop in LEGO DC Super Heroes: The Flash, the latest animated film from Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment and The LEGO Group. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment will distribute the full-length movie …
Read More »‘Black Panther’ Holds Top Spot, Passes $1 Billion Mark
Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time was unable to top Black Pantherafter opening to a muted $33.3 million from 3,980 theaters in North America over the weekend. Both Black Panther and A Wrinkle in Time — the latter based on Madeleine L’Engle’s beloved book and targeting young girls — have been heralded …
Read More »Long Beach Comic Expo And Nerdbot Announce New Partnership
MAD Event Management, creators and operators of several pop-culture conventions, announces programming, innovations, and Special Guests for the 9th annual Long Beach Comic Expo, February 17th & 18th, 2018 at the Long Beach Convention Center. Making its Long Beach Comic Expo debut, SOCIAL SQUARE is the event’s official hub for …
Read More »‘Jumanji’ Retakes Top Spot At Box Office
Sony’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has scored another touchdown, reclaiming the No. 1 spot in its seventh outing at the North American box office. It’s the first time since Titanic in 1998 that a movie released nationwide in December has won a weekend in February. Jumanji grossed an estimated $11 …
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