Christmas is right around the corner and though it might be a little too late, this would make the perfect stocking stuffer for any Stanley Kubrick fan in your house. Sporting an incredible zero points of articulation, here’s the 2001: A Space Odyssey action figure you’ve been waiting for: The Monolith! Read a full description and see the packaging after the jump. Read More »
Posted on Thursday, December 23rd, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
Are you a little disappointed in the lack of collectible-quality Tron Legacy toys/statues? Hot Toys has announced they will be producing a TRON: Legacy: 1/6th scale Sam Flynn Collectible Figure with Light Cycle.
The set is specially equipped with the Light Cycle with LED light-up function, together with the highly detailed Sam Flynn collectible which is specially crafted based on the image of Garrett Hedlund in the movie, highlighting the newly sculpted heads and light-up Tron Warrior suit.
Hit the jump to see more photos and find out more information about the figure.
Most film geeks will recognize the Bad Robot logo (pictured above) which can be found attached to most of JJ Abrams-produced/directed projects, movies and television series such as Lost, Fringe, Star Trek, Cloverfield and the upcoming Super 8. Quantum Mechanix is producing a Limited Edition Maquette based on the production company mascot.
Offered to the public for the first time, this mischievous mascot of Bad Robot Productions stands 10 inches tall and is cast in solid polystone. Sculpted from the original digital model, each statue in this 1,000-unit edition is hand painted in exceptional detail and features modular arms.
Included with the statue is an optional modular arm containing a cup of Slusho, the frozen drink which has appeared in many of Abrams films and shows. Each Bad Robot maquette is on sale for $89.95, individually numbered, and comes with a certificate of authenticity. Hit the jump to see some images of the figure.
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Generally I’m bulletproof when it comes to little plastic versions of things I love. But even my cold heart is tempted by these Scott Pilgrim figures, which are a fine little recreation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s art style. They’re a bit pricey at $30 for the pair, and don’t release until April of 2011. But there’s a pre-order up now at Mezco Toys, and I’d be surprised if these aren’t gone way before the actual objects hit the street next year. Larger pics are after the break.
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Posted on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
Hot Toys have announced the upcoming release of the 1/6th scale Col. Hans Landa Inglourious Basterds Collectible Figure, part of their Movie Masterpiece Series.
The highly detailed Col. Hans Landa collectible is specially crafted based on the image of Christoph Waltz in the movie, highlighting the newly sculpted head, movie-accurate facial expression, Germany army uniform and detailed accessories.
More information and photos, after the jump.
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Posted on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
Movie studios usually make deals with second-tier toy manufactures, resulting shitty movie tie-in toys. Look at the Iron Man action figures as an example of this — the plan was clearly: produce them cheap, sell more. Who cares about quality anyways?
After seeing Tron Legacy, every kid will probably want to buy a lightcycle toy — I know I would. I’m glad to see that Disney has teamed with Spin Master to create some really cool next generation toys for this sci-fi sequel. The coolest toy of the bunch is a wireless remote control lightcycle that uses some kind of “zero g technology” that allows the lightcycle to ride up walls and even zoom across the ceiling upside down. How cool is that?
But that’s not it: the cycles also feature six-foot light emitting trails. According to Fast Company, when two bikes are racing against each other, and one crosses through the other’s light trail, it’ll fall off the wall or ceiling, just as in the film. So cool. The remote control light cycles will be released in October 2010 for only $34.99.
The action figure line doesn’t look like much at first glance, but it features a “first-of-its-kind impulse projection technology” which allows the moving faces of the characters to be “projected on the helmets in a digitized, illuminated format.”
Want to see a video of all these cool new toys? Hit the jump.
Gentle Giant is producing a series of Star Wars bookends, two of which have been announced and are available for preorder: the Trash Compactor scene from A New Hope and Jabba’s Palace scene from Return of the Jedi. And a special Star Wars logo bookends is available exclusively from Borders. Hit the jump for more photos and info.
Posted on Friday, April 16th, 2010 by Peter Sciretta
Hot Toys has released photos of the Iron Man 2: 1/6th scale Mark IV Limited Edition Collectible Figurine, part of their Movie Masterpiece Series. More details and photos available after the jump.
