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Star Wars Celebration 2025: Day 2 News Roundup
Friday, April 18th, was the second day of Star Wars Celebration in Japan, which means we now have more news from the convention. You know the drill, so I’ll get right into the latest updates from Celebration. Television/Disney+ The cast of Andor, including Diego Luna, Adria Arjona (Bix Caleen), Ge...
Read MoreStar Wars Celebration 2025: Day 1 News Roundup
This Thursday, April 17th, Star Wars Celebration Japan kicked off with several announcements spanning TV, film, books, and more. Have you been wanting to know more about Ryan Gosling’s upcoming film? What does Lucasfilm Animation have cooking? We’ve got the answers for you right here if, like me...
Read MoreControversy as Wicked Dolls Have the Wrong Website Printed on the Box
Wicked may be making a play for the male audience. The adaptation of the popular Broadway play that was an adaptation of the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire will arrive in theaters on November 22, 2024, and it’s been surprisingly mired in contr...
Read MoreRippaverse Teams with McFarlane Toys for Yaira Statue
The Rippaverse is branching out, and it’s forging some prestigious business alliances. Today, Eric July’s indie comics company announced that it has partnered with McFarlane Toys for a Yaira statue. This 1:6 statue is made of resin and stands approximately 12.7 inches tall. Yaira is the star o...
Read MoreRUMOR: April O’Neil Toy Race-Swapped Back?
Hollywood may be playing fast and loose with its “values” again. In the new animated film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, the Turtles’ ally April O’Neil – who is traditionally a white woman, outside of one of the more recent cartoon series – is depicted as a black teenager. ...
Read MoreBarbie’s Success Means More Mattel Movies
A host of other Mattel properties are getting ready to go party with Barbie. Variety exclusively reports that, upon Barbie’s massive success, Mattel is preparing fourteen of their IPs for the movie treatment. CEO Ynon Kreiz, who took over Mattel in 2018, has had a vision for a “Mattel Cinematic ...
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