NECA have showcased their new figures from the next Harry Potter film, the Order of the Phoenix, they are very detailed and quite well sculpted but i have to ask the question, are these right for a US toy line? i mean they don't look like they can even move let alone be played with. I'm concerned these toys will not have the longevity as the excellent Cards Inc. range.
From the latest Q & A post.
Q. Last year I heard rumors about Star Wars being re-released in theaters in 2007 in 3-D as part of its 30th anniversary. Is that still happening?
A. At this time, there are no definitive plans or dates for releasing the Star Wars saga in 3-D. While this is still a project that intrigues us, Lucasfilm's focus is on the exciting activities surrounding the 30th anniversary as well as the production of the animated Star Wars television series, the next Indiana Jones adventure and other entertainment projects.
In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, "Battlestar Galactica" producers Ron Moore and David Eick confirmed they are developing and will be making a DVD/TV premiere film version of the show.
The film, which will feature all the same cast and crew, will bridge the gap between the TV show's third and fourth seasons but will NOT resolve the cliffhanger left at the end of season three.
Moore and Eick say that cliffhanger "will take the show in a new and shocking direction". Moore and Eick also say they will go forward with the film unless the show does not come back for a fourth season. If that is the case then the film is off as well.
thanks to Darkhorizons
Sideshow Toys showcase their new range and also their Spider-Man 3 Vemon figure, he looks like Spider-Man with a bigger set of jaws, bulk him up! please!
Head over to sideshow for more images plus the others in the series.
If you grew up anywhere near the 80's and aren't not insanely happy about this news, shame on you!
New company,Concept 2 Creation, has announced that it will be producing a series of statues based on the Dangermouse cartoon series by Cosgrove-Hall. Priced between £15 and £35 the line will include statues of;
Dangermouse Car
Colonel K
Greenback and Nero
"Boom"
Frog's Head Flyer
& Stilleto
Ordinary Boys frontman Samuel Preston has walked out of a recording of BBC Two pop quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
The singer, 24, took exception when host Simon Amstell read extracts from an autobiography written by his wife, Big Brother winner Chantelle Houghton.
"Preston just stormed off," said a spokeswoman for the show. "He literally walked out of the building."
Speaking to BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat, Preston said: "If that was in any other situation, I would have hit him."
He added: "I just had to remove myself from the situation, so I just got up and left."
Team captain Bill Bailey picked a member of the audience to take Preston's place for the remainder of the recording.
Preston said Chantelle thought his actions were "funny" and "sweet".
Images of the next selection of Doctor Who Figures have surfaced, the second series for 2007 will give us;
Also we will be treated to the Empress of Ragnos from the Xmas special.
The first images of toys from the Transformers Movie ahve been released and show us the "Protoform" Optimus Prime and Starsceam. Its still not clear whether these two will actually be in the movie as this is the form they take before finding a more suitable earthly desguise, but they could always be in the DVD, only time will tell.
First the bad news...
Anyone who has been collecting the Star Wars Potato Heads over the last few years will be disappointed, they are no more. We wont be getting any new spuds based on SW characters anymore.
But don't get upset, here is the good news......
OPTIMASH PRIME and SPIDEY SPUD!!!!!!
Yes we shall be getting potatoes from the Spiderman and Transformers universe, no pictures as yet but Toy Fair season is nearly upon us, so here's hoping.
HMV is pulling the official UK singles chart from its stores after more than 40 years, saying it is no longer relevant to the way it sells music.
Chart rules were changed last week, allowing downloads to be counted even if a single was not available in shops.
Sunday's top 40 featured half-a-dozen such singles, including Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars which went in at nine.
HMV says it is "not against the change" but will use its own chart from now on to avoid having gaps in its displays.
The high street chain had supported the national singles chart since the 1960s and was one of the last major retailers to display the top 40 in-store.
In no particular order but this is what we're looking forward to iPhone, Apple TV, Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, The Golden Compass, Halo 3, Oblivion Expansions, Kings of Leon Album, Modest Mouse Album, Lost S3 Back on our Screens, 24 Day 6, Battlestar Galactica S3, Wii's back in stock, Transformers the Movie, Star Wars Celebration Europe, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Smashing Pumpkins new album and tour, Spider-man 3, F4-2, Alan Wake Game, PS3 Failing to grip the market, Xbox 360 Price Drop, Harry Potter Action Figures, HD TV's Price Drop War & the launch of the brand new Cult Press website.
iPhone combines three products — a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, maps, and searching — into one small and lightweight handheld device. iPhone also introduces an entirely new user interface based on a large multi-touch display and pioneering new software, letting you control everything with just your fingers. So it ushers in an era of software power and sophistication never before seen in a mobile device, completely redefining what you can do on a mobile phone.
I urge you to head over to apple.com to view this masterpiece of modern design.
Alan Rickman has signed on to star in Tim Burton's ensemble musical Sweeney Todd alongside Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen. Rickman will play a lecherous judge who Sweeney Todd and exacts revenge on.
The Official Star Wars Celebration Europe Myspace account has opened today and seems to be growing quickly with fans from all over the word wanting to take part.
Click to view the sitehere
Analysts--Michael Goodman and Colin Sebastian talk 360 cash! "At CES, Microsoft is introducing several new services and updates for the Xbox 360 aimed at broadening the content available over the platform beyond video games...specifically, Microsoft is now positioning the Xbox 360 as a media hub and set-top box for the living room, linking broadband connectivity and the Xbox Live service with providers of traditional media content through Internet protocol television (IPTV)."
Goodman put a few more chips on the table, telling GameSpot he was looking at the March-June time frame as fertile ground for a price drop--and that if Microsoft really wanted to disrupt the console playing field, it would slash the price by $100.
"It's a market share battle," Goodman said. The $100 cut in price is what Microsoft would do "if [it] wants to be super competitive--put Sony against the wall and put competitive pressure on the Wii."
Read More over at Gamespot
the BBC Reports that the £250,000 jackpot has been won for the first time on the British version of Deal or No Deal, the television quiz presented by Noel Edmonds.
Contestant Laura Pearce worked her way through the 22 identical, sealed boxes and picked the one holding the prize.
"I was just in shock for days later. It was a great feeling," said the 24-year-old, who was born in South Wales but lives in Gloucester.
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British gaming mags PC Gamer and PC Zone have spilled the beans on a new Oblivion expansion titled The Shivering Isles. The new content will let players explore The Isles, which are divided into northern/southern areas titled (not too invitingly) Mania and Dementia, respectively. Players will be able to reach the Shivering Isles through a door on an island that appears in Niben Bay near Bravil.
The expansion will extend Oblivion's gameplay for another 30+ hours, and includes new quests, creatures, and dungeons. One new quest involves solving a mystery in a town on the Mania/Dementia border, where every citizen has a look-a-like. Among the new monsters are the Gatekeeper, a collection of bodyparts that have been stitched together, and the Knights of the Order, made up of tree roots.
Oblivion's first expansion, Knights of the Nine, was released November 22, 2006 for PC and Xbox 360. So far, The Shivering Isles has only been announced for PC, but with a little fairy magic the 360 and upcoming PlayStation 3 versions will get to vacation in the Isles, as well. The expansion is currently set for a Q2 2007 release.
