Yoda Sixth Scale Figure by Hot Toys

star-wars-yoda-sixth-scale-hot-toys-902738-05“Do or do not. There is no try.”

Jedi Master Yoda was the wisest and most powerful of all Jedi. For over 800 years, Yoda instructed young Jedi and instilled in them a profound sense of discipline, strength, and unity. During the dark times when Galactic Empire ruled the galaxy, Luke Skywalker went to Dagobah in search of Yoda for training to become a Jedi which led to the path that will restore balance to the galaxy!

Hot Toys Yoda Sixth Scale Figure

Sideshow and Hot Toys are excited to officially present the sixth scale collectible figure of Luke’s wise mentor Yoda from Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back!

The highly-accurate collectible figure is specially crafted based on the image of Yoda in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. It features two newly developed head sculpts, a specially developed body, finely tailored costume, a range of detailed accessories including a cane, crate container, small lamp, LED-light up power unit, and Dagobah diorama figure base with rocks. Continue reading

Lawrence Kasdan on Han Solo Spinoff Film, Confirms It Will Start Shooting in January

Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are currently preparing the upcoming Han Solo movie for production. The script for that film was written by Lawrence Kasdan and his son Jon. As you know, Kasdan has a long history with writing Star Wars films, so it gives a lot of us fans hope that he’s given us one of the best possible early stories for Han Solo.

Kasdan was recently awarded with the first Icon Award for Contributions to the Cinematic Arts at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.  Before he was given the award, he participated in Continue reading

Star Wars: Rogue One Not in Trouble Just Because Disney Demands Extensive Reshoots

Star Wars: Rogue One in Trouble, Disney Demands Extensive Reshoots?

Reports are coming out of the LucasFilm camp that director Gareth Edwards’ spinoff Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is “less than extraordinary.” Now, extensive and very expensive reshoots are demanded, and will take place throughout the summer.  Continue reading

Disney Infinity Series Cancelled, Disney Pulls Out of Game Publishing

Disney Infinity Series Cancelled, Disney Pulls Out of Game Publishing

The Walt Disney Company announced today during their second quarterly earnings for 2016 that the fan-favorite Disney Infinity game series has been cancelled and the company has “discontinued their self-published console games business.” They confirmed that going forward their strategy will be to focus their video game content on licensing the games to other developers and publishers.

Despite the staggering numbers run up by blockbuster movies such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Captain America: Civil War, Disney’s second-quarter revenues and profits came in below analysts’ expectations for the first time since March 2011. As a result, overall profit and revenue, while each increasing, missed Wall Street’s expectations, a rarity for Disney. Shares of Disney fell about 6 percent in after-hours trading, to about $100.85. Continue reading

Tom Hardy May Appear in STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII

Tom Hardy May Appear in STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII (Report)With Episode VIII in the middle of filming, it’s prime time to start seeing rumors about new characters and their roles. Case in point: Making Star Wars‘ sources have told them Tom Hardy is in a “small sequence” in the upcoming Star Wars film and provided details about his role. Before we discuss further, keep in mind that Hardy’s presence in the movie hasn’t been confirmed by Lucasfilm/Disney; they don’t comment on matters of Star Wars casting. Continue reading

Kylo Ren Premium Format™ Figure by Sideshow Collectibles

“Show me again the power of the darkness, and I’ll let nothing stand in our way.”

Sideshow is pleased to introduce the first Premium Format™ Figure from the blockbuster film Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Kylo Ren! This museum quality reproduction of the powerful and hot-headed leader of the Dark Side depicts Kylo Ren with feet firmly planted, an outstretched hand grasping at the tendrils of the Force. Masterfully crafted with an expertly tailored costume and his signature crossguard lightsaber, this statue captures the raw emotion often displayed by this knight of the Dark Side.

Masterfully crafted with an expertly tailored costume, his robes are handmade using an eight pass printing process to develop the screen accurate textured pattern. They also feature wires running through key points so that the drape and flow can be customized to the collector’s preference. Continue reading

New Details on Darth Vader’s Appearance in STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE

We’ve been hearing bits and pieces about Darth Vader’s appearance in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story for quite some time. One big piece of news previously described his involvement as “brutal.” Today we have a new bit of information about the villain to share with you that Star Wars fan will find interesting. Continue reading

“Do you have Prince Harry in an A-Wing?” sounds like the worst set up for a joke ever.

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Of course, when you’re part of The British Monarchy, you get invited to visit the set of Star Wars: Episode VIII. Princes Harry and William had the opportunity to go to Pinewood Studios to take a look at what director Rian Johnson is creating for the highly anticipated Star Wars sequel. While they were there they took a bunch of photos with the cast and crew including Mark Hamill, Daisey Ridley, John Boyega, BB-8, and Chewbacca. Continue reading

Obi-Wan Kenobi Originally Wasn’t Supposed to Die in Star Wars: A New Hope

What kind of world would we be living in had Obi-Wan survived his epic battle with Darth Vader? We may never know, but we almost did.

Peter Mayhew, the actor who played Chewbacca, has been releasing some pretty awesome stuff via Twitter, and it’s totally worth looking at the gems that he has saved over the years. Continue reading

The Official STAR WARS Explanation for Kylo Ren’s Ash Table is Pretty Dark

The Official STAR WARS Explanation for Kylo Ren’s Ash Table is Pretty Dark
Ever since we first saw Darth Vader’s mask in Kylo Ren‘s hands in that trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, there has been an inkling: is the new Dark Side wielder basically a huge nerd? He built his own lightsaber, he’s basically cosplaying a Sith (unlike grandpa, he doesn’t actually need that mask), and he owns perhaps the best piece of war memorabilia in his corner of the galaxy.

On the day The Force Awakens was released on Blu-ray, J.J. Abrams has revealed to EW that he’s even more of a collector than you realized. Continue reading