John Lasseter Taking Leave of Absence From Pixar Amid “Missteps”

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“It’s never easy to face your missteps, but it’s the only way to learn from them,” the executive stated.

Disney Animation head John Lasseter is taking a leave of absence from Pixar after acknowledging “painful” conversations and unspecified “missteps,” he wrote Tuesday in a memo to staff, obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.

Lasseter’s statement arrived as THR was preparing a story detailing alleged misconduct by the executive at Disney/Pixar.

 

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Mark Hamill Talks About His Emotional Return to the Millennium Falcon in STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

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A few weeks ago a promo spot for Star Wars: The Last Jedi was released that featured Luke Skywalker stepping into the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon for the first time in over 30 years. It was very cool to see after all these years and today we have a new photo from EW to share with you along with an interview with Mark Hamill. In the interview, he talks about what it was like for him being back on the Millennium Falcon.

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Classic Comedy STRIPES is Being Developed as a TV Series

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Another classic film from the 80s is getting a series adaptation! This time, CBS is developing a show based on Bill Murray and Harold Ramis‘ comedy Stripes. I love that movie! I just recently watched it again last month and it’s one of those movies that still makes me laugh! Variety offers the following details:

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Marvel’s Netflix Deal is Coming To an End and Future Shows Will Be Developed For Disney’s Streaming Service

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Well, as much as I don’t want to subscribe to another stupid streaming service, it seems like Disney is going to make me. We already knew that Disney would be killing off their deal with Netflix and Hulu and that all of their films and TV shows, including all of the Star Wars and Marvel stuff, will exclusively stream on their upcoming streaming service.

Now, it seems like any future Marvel series that would normally be developed and streamed on Netflix will be moving to the Disney streaming service in the future. I know this was a safe assumption, but hearing confirmation of their plan for it in the Wall Street Journal was still a little jarring.

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This 7,541-Piece Millennium Falcon Is the Largest LEGO Set Ever Created and It’s Not Cheap

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LEGO just revealed their new Ultimate Millennium Falcon Collectors Set and it includes 7,541 LEGO bricks! This makes the set the largest LEGO set ever! The first Ultimate Millennium Falcon Collectors Set was released in 2007 and it included $5,195 pieces. Ten years later they decided to drop in 2,346 more LEGO bricks and give collectors something epic.

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The First Order Gets Their Own Evil BB Droid in THE LAST JEDI Called BB-9E

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Force Friday II is set to launch tomorrow, but today we are starting to see a few new Star Wars toys and collectibles that will be made available to the fans! Most of them will feature characters from Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Funko has revealed a few new POP! figures for some new BB Droids characters set to make their debut in The Last Jedi!

First off there’s BB-8, who we all know and love, but he also will have an evil counterpart in The Last Jedi. The First Order has a BB Droid of their own that they call BB-9E. The resistance will also get another new BB Unit. You can check out imagines of all three of the droids below.

I wonder if we will end up seeing the rolling droids BB-8 and BB-9E fight each other because that would be pretty damn great! It would be a shame if we don’t see them locked in battle.

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Hot Toys Reveals Their Amazing Yondu Action Figure From GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2

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“He may have been your father boy, but he wasn’t your daddy.”

Hot Toys has unveiled their Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 1/6th scale Yondu action figure and as you’d expect this thing is awesome! Michael Rooker‘s Yondu ended up being one of the best parts of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. He just had such a powerful story arc that ended with him saving Peter Quill’s life. It’s kind of sad that we’ll never see him again in the MCU, but you can memorialize him with this figure. It was also recently revealed by James Gunn that his spirit will be present in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 through the music that is on the Zune that was given to Quill at the end of the film. Gun says that those “song choices will be Yondu’s communicating to Peter.”

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Hot Toys Rey’s ‘Resistance Outfit’ Action Figure from THE FORCE AWAKENS

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Hot Toys has released a bunch of photos showing off their new Rey action figure with the resistance outfit that she wore at the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens when she traveled to Ahch-To to confront Luke Skywalker, get some answers, and begin her Jedi training. As you can see, their latest Star Wars collector’s figure turned out awesome. Here are the details that came along with the photos:

In Star Wars: The Force Awakens, fans were introduced to our new heroine Rey and her incredible journey to assist the Resistance to stop the First Order’s menacing plan and find the legendary Luke Skywalker.

With the Star Wars Celebration 2016 just around the corner, Hot Toys is delighted to celebrate this special occasion and is excited to introduce a new exclusive 1/6th scale collectible figure of the beloved Rey in her new Resistance outfit as seen in the epic moment of the film where we meet Luke Skywalker once again.

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Hot Toys Reveals Their Executioner Trooper Action Figure From STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

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Hot Toys has revealed their latest Star Wars action figure featuring the 1/6th scale Execution Trooper action figure from Star Wars: The Last Jedi. This is our best look yet at the Executioner Trooper and, of course, I want to get one! The Trooper has a really cool look and that electricity axe that he’s wielding looks like it could do some serious damage.

In case you’re wondering the purpose of the Executioner Trooper here’s a description:

The First Order can only operate effectively with the absolute loyalty of its followers. Should any soldier be found guilty of treason, it is up to this special branch of Stormtroopers to dispense final justice.

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Hot Toys Released Their STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Kylo Ren Action Figure

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While we all wait to see how Kylo Ren’s story arc unfolds in the Star Wars saga, we have a new 1/6th collectible action figure from Hot Toys for you to check out. This is the version of the character from Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with the change of the scar across his face and everything. As you can see, we also get a look at Supreme Leader Snoke’s Praetorian Guards. Some of the photos show Kylo in a kneeling position with the guards behind him. I assume he is kneeling before Snoke. This is yet another great figure with all the awesome details we’ve come to expect from Hot Toys. Here are the details:

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