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Starting with Iron Man, Marvel has unleashed five year’s worth of incredible superhero movies on the world, culminating in last year’s Avengers and heading into phase 2 with Iron Man 3 which released this month. Keeping the momentum alive, this fall, on ABC, we’ll be treated to “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” a new drama that will follow Agent[...]

Can you call a movie “Into Darkness” when it has that much lens flare? Well, yes, when the darkness in question refers to the darkness in men’s hearts, the darkest hour, the darkness of cold and lonely space and the darkness that can swallow a soul bent on revenge. Star Trek Into Darkness returns Chris Pine’s[...]

Sideshow announced last June that they would be offering a deluxe Darth Vader 1:6 scale figure based on the Return of the Jedi appearance.  The date for that pre-order is now set; May 23rd. But pre-ordering isn’t the only way to get your hands on this newest offering, Sideshow is running a giveaway and all you have[...]

Gentle Giant posted several new pre-orders last night, some for new The Walking Dead mini busts, but one new Star Wars item is now up; Jumbo Zuckuss. With this announcement, Gentle Giant has now offered five of the six The Empire Strikes Back Bounty Hunters.  IG-88 is the lone holdout. Zuckuss will come packaged in the standard[...]

On the heals of her May the 4th debut, Ashley Eckstein is showing off a new selection of Star Wars apparel that will be available beginning this week, May 17th, at Star Wars Weekends. The Disney Hollywood Studios event runs from May 17th through June 9th and will be hosted by Ashley and James Arnold Taylor. Ashley Eckstein[...]

Kotobukiya showed off a prototype for their new ARTFX+ General Grievous statue at this year’s Toy Fair event, and now they’ve released final production photos and a press release.  The statue, which is now available for pre-order, will cost between $85 and $90 ($84.99 from Razor’s Edge Collectibles) depending on where you pick him up.[...]

Last year, during New York Comic Con, Random House announced the book “Kenobi,” by John Jackson Miller.  Until now, the book didn’t have a cover but io9 has a photo of the final cover along with a description of the book. “Kenobi” is scheduled for an August 27, 2013 release. Related PostsNew John Jackson Miller[...]

Our friend Shawn, over at Nerdgasms.net, sent along a link to these cool photos of abandoned Star Wars sets in Tunisia. It’s interesting to think that these sets are just sitting in the desert but there have been fans that, over the past several years, have journeyed to Tunisia and other shooting locations to track down relics[...]

Photos hit the Internet yesterday of a new Lego set, 75025 Jedi Defender-class Cruiser from The Old Republic.  The set, which contains 927 pieces, will include four minifigures, including three that are new; Sith Warrior, Jedi Knight, Jedi Consular and a Sith Trooper. Price will probably be around $100.  There doesn’t seem to be a[...]

MORGAN FREEMAN RETURNS TO SCIENCE CHANNEL FOR AN ALL NEW SEASON OF TELEVISION’S MOST MIND-BLOWING SERIES – THROUGH THE WORMHOLE –Academy-Award® Winner, Morgan Freeman, Takes Viewers from the Depths of the Mind to the Expanses of the Universe in All-New Awe-Inspiring Episodes Premiering June 5 at 10PM/EST— (Silver Spring, Md.)— Iconic movie star, Morgan Freeman,[...]