"Force Friday II" is almost here, and that means we can expect the official reveal of an assortment of toys for Star Wars: The Last Jedi! Funko, who is know for producing a wide range of collectibles, including the Pop! vinyl figures, has just officially unveiled their slate of products related to The Last Jedi.
We're just hours away from the release of the first wave of products from Star Wars: The Last Jedi hitting shelves on "Force Friday II". And while there have been a few products that have accidentally made their way onto shelves (and then online), the majority of the products have not been officially revealed until now. The main offerings from Hasbro and Lego have finally be released online today, check them out below,
By: Benjamin Hart
"Force Friday II" is coming up this Friday, and Lucasfilm has plenty of surprises in store for us. In addition to all the amazing Star Wars: The Last Jedi-themed toys and collectibles that will be revealed, fans
Exactly a week from now, on September 1st, "Force Friday II" will kick off, officially revealing of all the toys and merchandise related to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Star Wars fans looking to finally get their hands on a Luke Skywalker or Supreme Leader Snoke action figure will have much to look forward to.
Del Rey Publishing and Lucasfilm have released a new preview excerpt from the upcoming novel Star Wars: Phasma by Delilah S. Dawson on StarWars.com today. The novel, which hits shelves on September1st (aka "Force Friday II"), is part of the Journey to The Last Jedi
publishing line and tells the backstory of Captain Phasma (the
stormtrooper Captain in chrome-armor played by Gwendoline Christie in The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi). The excerpt features Phasma on her homeworld of Parnassos meeting the First Order for the first time. You can read the new excerpt below,
September 1st, aka "Force Friday II", is already exciting because it's the day the first wave of products from Star Wars: The Last Jedi hit shelves, but now Lucasfilm has added another feature to make the entire weekend extra special. Today they announced an augmented reality scavenger hunt that will take place in stores from September 1st-3rd using the official Star Wars app. Throughout the weekend, fans are encouraged to find the special "Find the Force" logo on Star Wars display graphics in stores. This will unlock holograms of iconic Star Wars characters. There will be fifteen total holograms, with five different ones available each day of the weekend.
"Force Friday II" (aka the day the first wave of The Last Jedi tie-in products are released) is just weeks away now (September 1st), and among the many new products hitting shelves that day is the novel Star Wars: Phasma by Delilah S. Dawson. Del Rey Publishing announced today that fans who buy the novel on "Force Friday II" will receive a special double-sided poster. One side of the poster will feature Captain Phasma herself, while the other will feature a different character depending on what retailer you buy it from. Del Rey tweeted the four designs, which you can check out below,
Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac all feature on the cover of 'The Last Jedi' toy packaging as fans are treated to a first look at a much changed Rey.
The most striking visual on the toy's cover is the stylistic change of Rey's hair for the upcoming movie.
The hair is no longer tied in a bow and is much longer than fans last saw in 'The Force Awakens.'
In contrast to this, Poe and Finn appear almost identical to the characters we grew to know in 'The Force Awakens' (right down to the outfits that they adorn).
For the last two years, the launch of the products tying in to that year's film has taken place on a Friday in September, dubbed "Force Friday" (or "Rogue Friday"). It looks like 2017 will be no different (not that anyone expected it to). Jedi-Bibliothek is reporting that "Force Friday" 2017 is scheduled for September 1st. This will be the day that the first wave of toys and products tying in to Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi will hit shelves (and digital shelves). This would line up with previous years where "Force Friday" events were held on September 4th in 2015 and September 30th in 2016.
For the past few weeks we've been receiving numerous rumors and leaks regarding what toys and merchandise will be released on "Rogue Friday"(formerly Force Friday), September 30th. One of the items that bore mentioning was a Hasbro voice changing Stormtrooper helmet from The Black Series. Jedi Temple Archives were the first to report on the helmet, and now they have followed up on that by releasing the first images of the helmet. You can see it unboxed above and the packaging below:
This looks like a really cool piece and I can't wait to add it to my collection when it hits retailers on September 30th!
With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story right around the corner excitement is building, not just for the film itself, but the toys that come with it! Force Friday(or Rogue Friday as it's rumored to be called) is set to take place on September 30th this year and a ton of action figures and other merchandise from the film is set to be released. Ahead of that event, we've been getting some sneak peaks at figures from Rogue One's six-inch Black Series line via some leaks.
While action figure reviews aren't something we normally consider to be news, the following videos are a bit different. Our friends at Making Star Wars alerted us to some video reviews that YouTuber Chefatron uploaded to his channel. Chefatron apparently was able to get his hands on four of the new Rogue One figures, which included the six-inch Black Series Jyn Erso, Cassian Andor, K-2SO and Death Trooper. He reviewed each figure in individual videos in which he gives us our first good look at the toys and their packaging. You can watch all of the reviews below:
One interesting thing to note is the fact that the Cassian figure includes the name "Eadu" in parentheses after the title, similar to how Jedha is added to the Jyn figure's label. I think it's safe to assume that Eadu is another planet that will appear in Rogue One on which Cassian will wear this particular costume. There is at least one other location that we see in the trailer that doesn't appear to be Jedha or Scarif, so that could be Eadu.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is in theaters December 16th!
Though it has never actually been confirmed, it has been reported that Lucasfilm is planning another "Force Friday" event to launch the toys and merchandise for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. This year's event, which reportedly won't be called "Force Friday" this yearwith "Rogue Friday" being rumored to be the new name, is expected to take place on September 30th.
Jedi Temple Archives is now reporting what we can expect to find on the shelves on "Rogue Friday",
Wave One (available September 30th):
The Black Series 6":
Imperial Deathtrooper
Jyn Erso
K2-SO
Cassian Andor
Unmasked Kylo Ren (The Force Awakens)
Rey w/Lightsaber (The Force Awakens)
3.75" 5POA Figures:
Jyn Erso
K2-SO
Kanan Jarrus (Stormtrooper, Star Wars Rebels)
Sabine Wren (Star Wars Rebels)
Imperial Ground Crew?
Imperial Stormtrooper
Kylo Ren(The Force Awakens)
3.75" Two Packs:
Death Trooper and Rebel Commando Tao
Scarif Stormtrooper and Moroff
Snowtrooper and Poe Dameron (The Force Awakens)
Wave Two (Available in November):
The Black Series 6":
Director Krennic
Jyn Erso (Repack)
Imperial Deathtrooper (Repack)
Princess Leia (A New Hope)
C-3PO (The Force Awakens)
Scarif Trooper Commander
3.75" 5POA Figures:
Chirrut Imwe
Princess Leia (Star Wars Rebels)
Jyn Erso (II)
Director Krennic
Darth Vader
Captain Cassian Andor
Rey (The Force Awakens)
To find out what vehicles we can expect from the first two waves of figures this fall, head over to Jedi Temple Archives.
What do you think of the figure assortments? Let us know in the comments!
While still not officially announced, "Force Friday" is expected to return on September 30th, 2016 to launch the new products tying into Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which hits theaters in December. Today, Jedi News revealed what fans can expect from toy company Hasbro when it comes to 6" action figures on Force Friday 2016. The list is mostly focused on Rogue One characters (for obvious reasons) with a few The Force Awakens favorites thrown in for good measure.
Rogue One: "Seal Team Male" - Forest Whitaker's character.
It does seem a little odd that there will only be three characters from Rogue One on sale, given that this event is suppose to be in promotion of Rogue One. There's always a possibility that the Medical Droid on the list is actually the Enforcer droid played by Alan Tudyk (via motion capture performance) and there has been some sort of mix up.
As always, this is just a rumor until confirmed or denied by Lucasfilm, Disney, or Hasbro.
The release of Star Wars films in December is becoming a yearly event, and with each of them comes tons of new merchandise for the movie. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is coming up this year, and in conjunction, a second Force Friday event. The last one, which took place on September 4th, 2015, saw the midnight release of the first wave of toys related to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This year, on September 30th, the first Rogue One toys will be available to buy during the second annual Force Friday, but a new report suggests we could be getting some merchandise even sooner.
Jedi Temple Archives is reporting that there will be eight 6-inch Black Series action figures for Rogue One. While most of them will debut on Force Friday, one of the figures will be available early along with three other items. Jedi Temple Archives explains further:
"Call it a special event, or call it a pre-sale, but FOUR items (think of them as "Sneak Preview" items) will be available online for pre-sale a couple of weeks BEFORE Force Friday this year. It's currently unknown if these items will be IN STOCK at the times these go up for pre-order, but it seems like this is a strong possibility. Otherwise, why go through all of this trouble. These items include:
The Black Series 6" Female Lead figure
A 3.75" vehicle for the 5POA range
The Stormtrooper (OT) voice changer helmet (TBS)
one other item that our Research Droids haven't been able to isolate yet (stay tuned)"
As always, this is just a rumor until confirmed by Disney or Lucasfilm.
Time to start saving up! Our friends at Jedi News are reporting that they have heard from multiple Star Wars licensees that a Force Friday event, when all the merchandise for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will hit shelves, is scheduled for September 30th.
This is exciting news. Force Friday was a fun event for a lot of fans last year when The Force Awakens merchandise was released. Hopefully, with the experience of already having done one of these last year, they will be able to avoid some of the issues, like not having enough product on the shelves, that surrounded the first Force Friday. This also probably means we won't be seeing any Rogue One toys revealed until right before the event (I hope they bring back the global unboxing event, that was a fun idea!)
Are you excited for Force Friday 2016? Let us know in the comments!
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