UPDATE: Paramount forced Topless Robot to remove the image.
Topless Robot has the first look Masked Movie Destro from the new GI-Joe film. Since they got the scoop you will have to visit their site to see it.
My thoughts. It appears that the mask is going to be done CG. That can be good in the fact that they will show his mouth move. It can be bad that it will look really fake. I really wanted it to be chrome.
The Daily Mirror today published a photo of Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) walking through a forest with his wand on the set of Deathly Hallows. The site Oclumencia.com.br has a great scan of the article. There are numerous forest scenes in the book so it’s hard to narrow down what part they are filming. I think its funny that they are filming the new film, when we haven’t even seen the sixth one yet.
On Friday, March 6, a feature film based on the acclaimed graphic novel Watchmen will be released in theaters nationwide. To help commemorate the movie’s release, Toys“R”Us stores will offer an exclusive, variant action figure based on the street vigilante, Rorschach.
The action figure, featuring Rorschach without his face…I mean mask…depicts a bruised Rorschach as he’s being booked in prison. The action figure will be released on Friday, March 6 and features multiple points of articulation, a grapple gun, an additional hand, a base and prison name plate (with his “real” name and prisoner number).
A teaser image of this action figure is now on Toysrus.com, and a final image will be available on March 6.
The Rorschach action figure will be available at Toys“R”Us stores nationwide for $16.99 and is recommended for children ages 14 and up.
The Hasbro Team sent out an update on the Jabba Clone Wars Figure:
A question has arisen that we would like to address with all of our Star Wars Q&A participants. Some have asked whether the Clone Wars Jabba The Hutt Battle Pack will come with the Weequay figure, as is shown in one of the images that was included on the digital press kit distributed during Hasbro’s Toy Fair 2009 Collector-Fan Media Day. In answer to that question, no, the Weequay figure will not be included in the pack. For your reference, I’ve attached an updated image that correctly represents the Clone Wars Jabba The Hutt Battle Pack. Our apologies for any confusion the incorrect image may have caused.
In case you didn’t see the image they are referring to here it is. I never thought anything about it until I saw this update. Here is the bright side. It would have cost us another 5 or 6 bucks just to get this figure included.
Originally planned to be the next action figure release from the Four Horsemen, Scarabus – the evil emperor from their property ‘Gothitropolis’ will be taking a slight detour in order to let Queen Alluxundra and her royal court take center stage.
Scheduled as the next release from the Four Horsemen’s popular ‘Seventh Kingdom’ property, the often-requested Queen has been rescheduled to begin production immediately in order to meet fan demand and help out with rapidly rising production costs overseas.
…continue reading Four Horsemen Alter Production
View the Toy Fair ’09 LEGO Gallery
I had to wake up at 5:30 this morning to get to the 7:00 collector preview this morning. We saw some really amazing new sets coming out this year.
…continue reading Toy Fair ’09 LEGO
MONTREAL/LOS ANGELES – February 3, 2009 – MEGA Brands Inc. (TSX: MB) is thrilled to announce today that it has entered into a global licensing agreement with Microsoft Game Studios to develop construction toys based on its much-anticipated new game, Halo Wars, a real-time, exciting strategy game based on the legendary Halo® universe. The agreement was brokered by Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising, licensing agent for the Halo franchise.
Under the global agreement, MEGA Brands will develop the first-ever construction toy sets based on the key characters and vehicles of Halo Wars under the Mega Bloks umbrella. The video game will be available at retailers worldwide in early 2009. The Mega Bloks licensed product offerings will make their retail debut worldwide in the summer of 2009.
“We’re excited to have this exclusive opportunity to partner with Microsoft and 20th Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising and build on the immense success of the Halo franchise,” said Vic Bertrand, Chief Innovation Officer of MEGA Brands. “We look forward to bringing the iconic characters and vehicles of the video game to life through Mega Bloks.”
“We consider MEGA brands to be one of the premiere leaders in the constructible toys and games category. Their reputation for creativity and innovation is inspiring and we look forward to seeing it applied to the legendary Halo franchise,” noted Michael Peikoff, Senior-Vice President U.S. Licensing, Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising.
Developed by Ensemble Studios, the creators of the critically-acclaimed Age of Empires series, Halo Wars was designed specifically for Xbox 360® and brings a genre that has typically thrived on the PC seamlessly to consoles. From specialized controls to redesigned resource management and unit command, Halo Wars gives you the fluid strategy experience you’ve been waiting for on a console.
Art Asylum posted this on their blog today:
Can you believe it? It has been 25 years since the release of the original Ghostbusters. Just like everything else that people who grew up in the 80s have fond memories of there are talks of a remake. I personally think they should just leave well enough alone. The original was awesome (the less said about part 2 the better)! Sure, the effects look a bit dated and it is obvious they are using miniatures in parts, but that is part of the charm. The point of all this is: What better time for us to come out with the Ghostbusters in Minimates form? Be prepared for us to hit you up with Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Egon Spengler, Louis Tully as Gozer’s dog and the possessed Dana Barrett. If you suddenly find your Minimate collection invaded by those spooky ghosts, who ya gonna call?
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Looks like this is the year of Ghostbusters. Mattel action figure, Minimates, and the video game. All I can say is that it is about time.
Diamond Select Toys is excited to announce the latest new exclusive available only at this year’s fourth annual New York Comic Con! Celebrating the return of the hotly-anticipated final season of Battlestar Galactica, fans will be able to stop by booth #1133 and recruit their own Battlestar Galactica Stealth Cylon Centurion!
…continue reading Diamonds NYCC Battlestar Galactica Exclusive!
Playmates released and early look at the J. J. Abrams Star Trek film action figures from Playmates. The new line hits stores starting April 19, that will be available in 3¾-inch ($7), 6-inch ($9-$10) and 12-inch ($30) sizes. They are also producing a figure of the Leonard Nimoy Spock. The Enterprise Bridge and Transporter Room playsets will also be available.
The Star Trek line is returning to Playmates. My initial thoughts? This isn’t a terrible decision for collectors, but a great decision to get these figures into a broader market. I couldn’t imagine topping the figures from Diamond Select Toys. Seeing this first image I’m not surprised they look like the Star Trek line of the 90′s.
I’m not sure how I feel about revamping Star Trek to begin with. Here is hoping that the film will allow Star Trek to return to television.
USA Today has a nice look at all of the new Star Trek toys. Check out the exclusive pictures.
