Cowabunga! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had left the sewers of New York City behind and invaded San Diego Comic-Con 2023! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem director Jeff Rowe and original co-creator Kevin Eastman delighted a packed Hall H with a twenty-minute sneak peek of the highly-anticipated film, discussed the legacy of the franchise, and more. For readers who aren’t lucky enough to be in San Diego, Pop Culturalist was on location to bring you inside the panel. This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Pop Culturalist is excited to be partnering with Walt Disney Studios to give away tickets to an advance screening of Haunted Mansion. You and a guest will see the film before it’s released on July 28. All the details are below. Good luck! About the Film When single mom Gabby (Rosario Dawson from The Book of Boba Fett) and her son move into an oddly affordable New Orleans mansion, they realize they’ve gotten much more than they bargained for. Desperate for help, they contact a priest (Owen Wilson from Loki)
Virginia Gardner and Alex Aiono are the stars of the must-see new film, See You on Venus. See You on Venus follows Mia and Kyle (Gardner and Aiono), two misfit American teens who travel to Spain searching for Mia’s birth mother. Filmed on location in Spain, the pair travel through the picturesque cities of Andalusia and discover that the most important question isn’t who gave you life, but what you decide to do with it. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to chat with Virginia and Alex about See You on
Ryan Winn and Nick Schultz are two fresh faces who are poised to take the industry by storm. The pair are making quite the impression with their performances in the award-winning film, What’s My Name Again?. Inspired by real-life events, What’s My Name Again? is a riotous story about family, legacy, and deciding who you are going to be. It’s a raw and unfiltered look into an unconventional mother-and-son relationship and the impact of having three disengaged and often toxic fathers. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to speak with Ryan