Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Warner Bros. Consumer Products will team up with “Green Lantern” global licensees at Toy Fair next month to support the film’s upcoming theatrical release on June 17. Master toy licensee Mattel will debut its multi-category toy line, which includes action figures, vehicles, role-playing games, play sets, games and puzzles. Each …
Read More »“Tron” Tops A Lackluster Weekend
Disney’s 3D Tron: Legacy opened with $43.6 million topping a slow weekend despite heading into what the studios hopw will be a strong holiday season. Unusual stomrs around the country have kept moviegoers home for several weekends. Yogi Bear opened with $16.7 million to place No. 2. The CG/live-action hybrid had …
Read More »Mortal Kombat Brings Kratos As A Playable Character To PlayStation 3
Warner Bros. Interactive and Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) announced that Mortal Kombat will add Kratos — from the multi-million unit-selling God of War franchise — as a new warrior to their line-up exclusively for the PlayStation 3 (PS3). Kratos will have his own customized move set, fatality, and fighting arena available …
Read More »Zack Snyder Directing Superman
He brought “300” and “Watchmen” to the big screen and now he has set his sights on the man of steel. Zack Snyder has been chosen to direct the new Superman movie, which Christopher Nolan, who revived the Batman franchise, is producing for Warner Bros. Snyder was chosen after Nolan and …
Read More »David E. Kelley Brings Wonder Woman to Television
After years of attempts to bring Wonder Woman to the big screen, Warner Bros. Television is developing a modern-day reboot of the classic DC comic book heroine. While Joss Whedon, best known for Buffy The Vampire Slayer, had been attached to the movie treatment, the television series has gone in a …
Read More »Box Office Goes To Town
Ben Affleck’s bank heist drama “The Town” stole the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, beating expectations with $23.8 millions. The film beat newcomers “Easy A” and “Devil.” The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, September 19, 2010, were as follows: Rank …
Read More »“Inception” Performs Like A Dream At The Box Office
Moviegoers gave “Inception” the answer to their dreams as the Christopher Nolan-helmed Leonardo DiCaprio starrer took in an estimated $60.4 million in opening domestic box office, finishing on the high side of early estimates. The Top-12 grossing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of Sunday, July 11, 2010 …
Read More »The Scooby Gang is Back with More Spooky Mysteries to Solve
Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and their talking dog Scooby-Doo are back, solving mysteries in the spooky town of Crystal Cove in the animatedScooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated premiering Monday, July 12 at 7 p.m. (ET, PT). Crystal Cove is a sleepy coastal village that boasts a long history of ghostly sightings, werewolves …
Read More »Warner Bros., DC and Mattel “Ring” in Intergalactic Offerings for Green Lantern
Warner Bros. announced a landmark year ahead for DC Comics and master toy licensee Mattel, led by programs in support of summer 2011’s Green Lantern from Warner Bros. Pictures. Mattel is granted unprecedented access to the complete breadth and scope of the DC Comics vault of characters, including Green Lantern …
Read More »Thundercats Revival
Cartoon Network is reviving the 1980s animated series “ThunderCats.” Combining swords and science with high-stakes battles as good and evil clash for the Stones of Power. Debuting in 1985, the ThunderCats roared onto the broadcast air waves and created feline frenzy with their band of cat-like heroes from the planet Thundera. Behind …
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