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Hot Toys is releasing the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 1/6th scale Sith Trooper figure This figure has a redesigned helmet and body armor He comes with two separate blasters and a nice assortment of interchangeable hands The Sith Trooper also comes with a character-themed display stand The paint for this figure pops with[...]

If you're looking for something that's even more powerful than "The Force," then look no further than the synergistic Star Wars merchandising arm of The Walt Disney Company and LEGO – and according to a report from the fine folks over at Bantha Tracks, it appears they're ready to show just how strong "The Force"[...]

But we also have some heavy hitters, like Star Wars: Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker and Frozen 2 Also in the mix are Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Ad Astra, and Spies in Disguise. Of course, none of us could choose just one (Spoiler alert: We're all hyped for Star Wars, but for very different reasons,[...]

– and Disney isn't wasting any time, with the release of event's "special look" at Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (to catch up on the news coming out of the film's showcase, click here for our live-blog archive). Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker / Disney Set to open on December 20, here's a look at[...]

Darth Maul and Grevious changed the Star Wars mythic with the way we thought about lightsabers Kotobukiya is re-releasing the icon and badass Japanese ukiyo-e style ArtFx Darth Maul Statue With a light-up double saber and the full-body art of Darth Maul's symbols The Double saber light up alone is perfect and amazing for this[...]

Our very own Editor-in-Chief Kaitlyn Booth is reporting live from the three-day event – and you can join our live-blog as we cover all things Disney, a Spider-Man-less Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, and the world of amusement parks. For those of you not part of the "Mickey Continuum" (yet) and need backstory on what a "D23"[...]

Our very own Editor-in-Chief Kaitlyn Booth is reporting live from the three-day event – and you can join our live-blog as we cover all things Disney, a Spider-Man-less Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, and the world of amusement parks. For those of you not part of the "Mickey Continuum" (yet) and need backstory on what a "D23"[...]

The show will begin filming in early 2020. What we don't know is what the show will be about. Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the Star Wars prequel trilogy have covered most of Obi-Wan Kenobi's life prior to the birth of Luke (Mark Hamill) and Leia (Carrie Fisher) The original Star Wars films cover what happens once Luke[...]

Following up on the release of the series' official poster earlier in the day, Disney+ gave fans what they were waiting for: a live-action preview for the first live-action Star Wars television/streaming series, The Mandalorian (set to hit the streaming service on November 12). The Mandalorian takes place after the fall of the Empire and before[...]

Our very own Editor-in-Chief Kaitlyn Booth is reporting live from the three-day event – and you can join our live-blog as we cover all things Disney, a Spider-Man-less Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, and the world of amusement parks. For those of you not part of the "Mickey Continuum" (yet) and need backstory on what a "D23"[...]

Following up on the release of the series' official poster earlir in the day and ahead of an expected trailer-teaser-sizzle reel release, Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed during the The 2019 Disney Legends Ceremony that actress Ming-Na Wen (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) is set to join Disney+ live-action Star Wars series, The Mandalorian (set to[...]

Well, some of that news came a little early Friday morning with the release of the poster for the first live-action Star Wars television/streaming series, The Mandalorian – which is set to hit the Disney+ streaming service on November 12 (and with a trailer expected later today). #TheMandalorian, the first live-action Star Wars series, only on[...]

And just as Marvel Comics is cancelling their Star Wars comic with #75 in November, Dave Sim is doing his own. VARK WARS ONE SHOT (W) Dave Sim (A) Dave Sim, Gustave Dore (CA) David Birdsong Batvark decides to remake Star Wars as a "Post-Modern Deconstructionist Production"! Dante as Producer! Talking Cerebus into starring as "Luke"! Satan as[...]

Our very own Editor-in-Chief Kaitlyn Booth will be reporting live from the three-day event – and you can join our live-blog as we cover all things Disney, a Spider-Man-less Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, and the world of amusement parks. For those of you haven't become part of the "Mickey Continuum" yet and need a little background[...]

Jon Favreau has been keeping busy at The Walt Disney Company: not only working on his commitments on camera and behind the scenes for Marvel Studios and Disney, but he's also set to introduce fans to The Mandalorian, a live action TV series set in the Star Wars universe set to debut on Disney's streaming[...]

Heading into the weekend we heard that Ewan McGregor was in talks to reprise his role as Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi for a Star Wars Disney+ series. This is both good and bad news The good news is that McGregor can finally reprise his role The bad news is because of Solo underperforming, it won't be[...]

Return of the Jedi is an iconic cult classic of the Star Wars franchise The final battle on Endor is full of thrills, wonder, and excitement Hot Toys brings one of those iconic scenes alive with the new Wicket and Leia figures These 1/6th scale figures come packed with detail Leia outfit is perfectly detailed[...]

Since we live our lives on the TV side of things, our eyeballs and earholes are ready to hear what's in store for any new broadcast or cable Marvel projects, as well as what's ahead for Hulu and Disney+ – and the Star Wars universe. Speaking of Disney+ and the Star Wars universe… the fine folks[...]

Star Wars and Mattel are teaming up to release a new series of Barbie figures Three figures have been announced: Darth Vader, R2-D2 and the princess herself Princess Leia Unlike other figures though, two of these figures have been transformed to fit the Barbie style That's right, Vader and R2-D2 have been uniquely gender swapped[...]

And for that, we have to wait." //Credit: Lucasfilm Though action stars like Jackie Chan and Jet Li aren't regularly seen in theatrical films stateside nowadays, Ip Man star Donnie Yen seen continued crossover success both in Hong Kong and US markets even making the rare mainstream franchise appearance with Star Wars in Rogue One. Fung's influences expand[...]

Some interesting D23 news today as Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series – Episode II will be showcased at this year's event A list of panels was released today and on it contained one for Friday, August 23rd, which you can read below ILMxLAB will give fans an exclusive preview of the next episode[...]

Beast Kingdom, Hiya Toys, Figuarts, Mezco Toyz, Marvel Legends, Star Trek ships, Eaglemoss, Diamond Select Toys, there were so many companies that had exclusives and product shown at the booth it would make your head spin. TMNT, Marvel, DC Comics, Star Trek, Star Wars, Dragon Ball There was a ton of John Wick this year, as[...]

We took a walk around the Kotobukiya booth on the SDCC show floor last weekend, and they had a return to form! Tons of awesome new stuff was shown.

The folks at Arcade1Up have officially opened up pre-orders for their Star Wars home arcade cabinet which was revealed back at E3 2019 The cabinet will be sold exclusively through GameStop, and will feature all the original Star Wars arcade games from the '80s in the customized build with the special TIE-Fighter controller for $500[...]

Fantasy Flight Games just announced an epic pair of releases for Star Wars: Legion that may adjust the mechanics of the game for the better Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader may already exist in the game, but two upcoming Operative Expansions will change the way players field these iconic characters. //Credit: Fantasy Flight Games Previously, Star Wars:[...]

Star Wars fans packed into Room 7AB this afternoon for the big Hasbro panel, hoping to hear about tons of new figures and such in anticipation of the new film The Rise of Skywalker, the new show on Disney+ The Mandolorian, The new game Jedi Fallen Order and Clone Wars returning. While we know that they[...]

Star Wars has a great reputation when comes to prequels, right? Anyway, that's not stopping Marvel from publishing Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Allegiance, a four-issue mini-series comic that is a direct prequel to the upcoming movie, Star Wars: Rise Of The Skywalker Written by Ethan Sacks with art from Luke Ross, this Journey[...]

This year, it was bringing an unpresedented amount of figures across all licenses, both old and new. Starting with their bigger scale, Anakin's A-Wing was a sight to behold, as were the Infinity Gauntlets and other 1/4 scale figures form both the Star Wars and Marvel lines. From there, the Marvel side of things was where Hot[...]

The styles of art are as varied as the subject matter, ranging from superheroes to Snoopy to Star Wars The one thing all of the pieces have in common is their reverence for some of the most-loved pop culture properties. Walking through the Gallery, you can see colorful prints and canvases of your favorite Marvel and[...]

As the world gets ready for the final entry in the Skywalker Saga, IDW Publishing plans to offer some context with a new storyline running through their all-ages Star Wars Adventures comic Beginning in October's Star Wars Adventures #27, a three-part monthly storyline by John Barber and Derek Charm will tell a story set between[...]