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Review & Podcast: Man of Steel
Written by Film Staff
News: Xbox One Removing DRM
Restrictions Written by Ed Mah
Top 5: Superman Comics
Written by Comics Staff
Review: This Is the End
Written by Steve Attanasie
Review: Hotman
Written by Dan Gabber

Closing Your Day: A Kingdom Far, Far Away (Part 2)

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Recap of Pop GO posts published on Jun. 19, 2013.

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First Look: Shailene Woodley & Theo James In “Divergent”

Although Shailene Woodley’s role of Mary Jane Watson has been cut from The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the actress still has other projects that she’s working on. From Entertainment Weekly, here is a first look at one of those films.

Pictured above is Woodley and co-star Theo James for the upcoming sci-fi flick from director Neil Burger (The Illusionist, Limitless). The film is set in a dystopian future where society has been segregated by human traits and sees a young girl (Shailene Woodley) looking to break free. 

The film also stars Zoe Kravitz, Jai Courtney, Kate Winslet, Ashley Judd, Miles Teller, Maggie Q, Ray Stevenson and Tony Goldwyn with a March 21st, 2014 release.

[EW]

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Latest Vehicle Addition For “Transformers 4” From Michael Bay’s blog comes another car that will be appearing in the upcoming Transformers sequel. This time around it is Chevrolet’s Ultimate Sonic RS, although no news on who the car represents is known at the time.  Tranformers 4 stars Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Nicola Peltz, T.J. Miller, Sophia Myles, Li Bingbing and Jack Reynor with a summer 2014 release. [MichaelBay] —— Featured: Top 5 Superman Comics Friend Us: Facebook and Twitter

Latest Vehicle Addition For “Transformers 4”

From Michael Bay’s blog comes another car that will be appearing in the upcoming Transformers sequel.

This time around it is Chevrolet’s Ultimate Sonic RS, although no news on who the car represents is known at the time. 

Tranformers 4 stars Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Nicola Peltz, T.J. Miller, Sophia Myles, Li Bingbing and Jack Reynor with a summer 2014 release.

[MichaelBay]

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“The World’s End” (2013) ’Cornetto/Blood & Ice Cream Trilogy’ Trailer

Universal Studios has released a new Cornetto/Blood & Ice Cream Trilogy trailer for Edgar Wright’s upcoming film The World’s End.

The trailer is aimed towards fans of the the previous two installments of the trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz), while also clearing up just who is behind the alien invasion in Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s hometown. 

The World’s End also stars Rosamund Pike, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan and Paddy Considine with a July 19th U.K. release and an August 23rd U.S. release.

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“Beware the Batman” Sizzle Reel

The upcoming Beware the Batman is set to premiere on Cartoon Network July 13th, 10 a.m. And probably as a way to prepare potential fans of the new television toon, Cartoon Network recently released this sizzle reel of the show.

What do you think? Has it got you interested to check the show when it premieres?

[Comics Alliance]

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“Kingdom Hearts 3” New Details Announced

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New details have been announced about Kingdom Hearts III by the game’s director, Tetsuya Nomura. Speaking with Famitsu (via Polygon), Nomura revealed a number of gameplay and story details about the upcoming title, due out on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in the future.

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Mary Jane Watson Out Of “Amazing Spider-Man 2”; May Be Recast For “ASM 3”

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Recently, the story hit that the character of Mary Jane Watson would no longer be featured in the sequel to 2012’s Amazing Spider-Man. We know that actress Shailene Woodley had filmed some scenes for the film, but those seem to have been cut from the final produce. 

More info after the cut.

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The Xbox One Is Removing DRM Restrictions

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As GiantBomb first reported, Microsoft will be removing all DRM restrictions on their upcoming Xbox One console. This includes the removal of the controversial 24-hour online check-ins, the ability to play used or lend games, the removal of region-locking, and the addition of offline play.

The full press release is after the break.

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“Rayman Legends” Delay Due To Sales Concerns

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Ubisoft’s CEO has admitted that the reason Rayman Legends was delayed was due to fears that the Wii U version wouldn’t sell enough copies. Yves Guillemot explained that the decision to create versions for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita was done in a bid to give as many people as possible a chance to play it.

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The Weekly Pull List: 06/19/13

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Hello, and welcome to the latest edition of the Weekly Pull List!

Every week I team up with fellow comics contributors Chris (lokiallthefucksigive) and Ryley (ryley-stbatman) as we go through the week’s releases and spotlight our five most anticipated comics from our Pull Lists.

The end is finally here, as Age of Ultron #10 finally hits the shelves! Spoilers of this issue have already leaked online, so if you want to avoid spoiling this for yourself, I’d recommend being fairly careful on the internet for a bit…

So what made our picks this week? Read on to find out!

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Latest Character Poster For “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters” 20th Century Fox has released yet another character poster for their up coming Percy Jackson sequel, Sea of Monsters. This time around the character of Clarisse, daughter of Ares, played by Leven Rambin is featured.  Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters also stars Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Brandon T. Jackson, Douglas Smith, Sean Bean, Nathan Fillion, Stanley Tucci, Missi Pyle, Daniel Cudmore, Jake Abel, Anthony Head and Yvette Nicole Brown with an August 7th release date.  [IMPAwards] —— Featured: Top 5 Superman Comics Friend Us: Facebook and Twitter

Latest Character Poster For “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters”

20th Century Fox has released yet another character poster for their up coming Percy Jackson sequel, Sea of Monsters.

This time around the character of Clarisse, daughter of Ares, played by Leven Rambin is featured. 

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters also stars Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Brandon T. Jackson, Douglas Smith, Sean Bean, Nathan Fillion, Stanley Tucci, Missi Pyle, Daniel Cudmore, Jake Abel, Anthony Head and Yvette Nicole Brown with an August 7th release date. 

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First Poster For “The Lego Movie” Along with the film’s first teaser trailer comes this first poster. The poster is a play on the film’s subject matter, which is Lego. In it we have Lego mini-figures constructing the film’s movie title over a Lego city.  The Lego Movie features the voices of Morgan Freeman, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman and Chris Pratt with a February 2014 release. [IMPAwards] —— Featured: Top 5 Superman Comics Friend Us: Facebook and Twitter

First Poster For “The Lego Movie”

Along with the film’s first teaser trailer comes this first poster.

The poster is a play on the film’s subject matter, which is Lego. In it we have Lego mini-figures constructing the film’s movie title over a Lego city. 

The Lego Movie features the voices of Morgan Freeman, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman and Chris Pratt with a February 2014 release.

[IMPAwards]

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New Teaser Poster For “Anchorman: The Legend Continues” Paramount Pictures has released a new teaser poster for the upcoming comedy sequel, Anchorman: The Legend Continues. The poster features a tease of main character Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) and his famous ‘stache with the tagline “It’s kind of a Big Deal.” Anchorman: The Legend Continues also stars Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Jim Carrey, Liam Neeson, David Koechner, Harrison Ford, Vince Vaughn, Nicole Kidman, Kristen Dunst, James Marsden, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kristen Wiig, John C. Reilly, Christina Applegate, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Luke Wilson, Greg Kinnear, Meagan Good, Kanye West and Drake with a December 2013 release date. [IMPAwards] —— Featured: Top 5 Superman Comics Friend Us: Facebook and Twitter

New Teaser Poster For “Anchorman: The Legend Continues”

Paramount Pictures has released a new teaser poster for the upcoming comedy sequel, Anchorman: The Legend Continues.

The poster features a tease of main character Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) and his famous ‘stache with the tagline “It’s kind of a Big Deal.”

Anchorman: The Legend Continues also stars Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Jim Carrey, Liam Neeson, David Koechner, Harrison Ford, Vince Vaughn, Nicole Kidman, Kristen Dunst, James Marsden, Sacha Baron Cohen, Kristen Wiig, John C. Reilly, Christina Applegate, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Luke Wilson, Greg Kinnear, Meagan Good, Kanye West and Drake with a December 2013 release date.

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