T here's a big secret that many fans might not know about the iconic sailor man Popeye and his longtime love interest Olive ...

Was Olive Oyl based on a woman who owned a general store in E.C. Segar's hometown? Elzie Segar grew up in Chester, Illinois in the late 19th/early 20th Century, and it seems clear that he did, in ...

It was initially focused on Olive Oyl, her brother Castor Oyl and Olive’s boyfriend, Harold Hamgravy. 1920s: The Introduction of Popeye January 17, 1929: Popeye the Sailor debuts in the Thimble ...

Spinach-chugging Popeye the Sailor Man is headed to the big screen in a live action reboot from Chernin Entertainment and King Features. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...

I’m Popeye the sailor man!”) and cemented his reputation as a brave and virtuous brawler; many 1940s entries in the series featured Popeye fighting the Axis Powers on behalf of the United States. The ...

Olive Oyl, the original Twiggy, displayed all the litheness of a limp licorice whip. Her pencil-thin shape and loping gait inspired the clamorous ardor of every available man in her world.

Popeye is coasting back to the big screen. The iconic sailor man and spinach chugger, who first appeared in comic strips in the late 1920s, will be the subject of a new live-action feature film ...

‘Oh, I'm Popeye the Sailor Man!’ Most people know Popeye as a tough, spinach-eating sailor, a cartoon character created by American cartoonist E.C. Segar. But did you know who the real-life ...

EXCLUSIVE: “Well, blow me down!”, as the curmudgeonly sailor would say. Popeye is the latest iconic public domain character to get a horror movie adaptation. In fact, there are at least three ...

Absolutely, though her designs on the sailor man were, at first, inadvertent. Eight months after his debut, Popeye is seen minding his own business, whereupon he is approached and then kissed by Olive ...

‘Popeye’: A New, Live-Action Movie of the Sailor Man in Development. The Spinach-chugging cartoon hero, who was last brought to cinemas back in 1980, is now looking likely to be played by a ...

Popeye’s Revenge Trailer Turns Classic Sailor Man Into a Slasher Villain A new low-budget horror movie puts Popeye at the center of the carnage. By Charlie Ridgely ...