Following today's big news regarding the Sith Trooper from Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, we've now been treated to another exciting announcement from LEGO! The legendary building block king will be bringing a couple of very special things to San Diego Comic Con next week, and you'll be able to take one of them home.
Lots of news for Star Wars Celebration Chicago has dropped today, first announcing a panel for The Mandalorian, and then revealing details on the new queue system. But apparently we're not done as StarWars.com has now offered up our first glimpse at some of the exclusive toys and merchandise that will be available at the upcoming convention.
On this special crossover episode with our fellow Channel 1138 podcast Hype Function, Zac and Ben are joined by longtime friend Jeff White to continue they're AWESOME Lego discussion! This time they break down The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, discussing the newly released film in detail. The guys share their likes, hypes and gripes with the Lego sequel, discussing their favorite characters, jokes, songs and moments from the film. From the news they discuss the expected cancellations of Marvel's Jessica Jones and The Punisher from Netflix, plus Zac quizzes everyone with some deep writing prompt questions. And before closing out the show they discuss what they're "hyped" about currently and reveal their most awesome BBQ experiences on #BBQWatch. Listen for all that and much more!
Lucasfilm, Lego, and Disney XD announced a new animated miniseries debuting on October 29th, titled Lego Star Wars: All-Stars. The series will be comprised of eight shorts and four half hour episodes. There will be five shorts that will be released online first, with new episodes dropping daily from October 29th to November 2nd. Then weekly half hour episodes will begin airing will air from November 10th to December 8th at 11am on Disney XD. You can watch the trailer for the series below,
One of the most intriguing locales visited in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was Darth Vader's Castle, the ominous home of the Dark Lord of the Sith on Mustafar. Little is know about the fortress, but recent canon material has sought to explore the castle further. Vader's compound will be the setting of the upcoming Vader Immortal VR series, which is slated for release next year. In addition, we've also learned that Vader's Castle will be immortalized in plastic in the form of a classic toy.
A pair of Millennium Falcon themed collectibles that will be available exclusively at San Diego Comic Con were revealed this week. Both Lego and Hot Wheels revealed their Star Wars exclusives for the annual convention, both of which feature Han Solo's iconic freighter. The Lego exclusive is a mini-recreation of the Falcon's cockpit as seen at the end of Solo: A Star Wars Story, while the Hot Wheels exclusive features the exterior of the Falcon with a Porg on top. Check out images of the two exclusives below,
By: Benjamin Hart
While we're still busy enjoying Star Wars: The Last Jedi in theaters, we are already being treated to some interesting leaks from the next film in the saga, Solo: A Star Wars Story.
With only a little over 100 days until the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the hype is getting real. Earlier today we were bombarded with new info and images from the film, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly. And now we're getting a new take on something that was previously released.
By: Benjamin Hart
While Star Wars: The Last Jedi isn't slated to have a presence at San Diego Comic Con this weekend, the last Jedi himself, Luke Skywalker, will be making an appearance... He just has to be built first.
Over the past few months bits of information and images from Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi have been leaking out online. Previously, leaked images of toys gave us our first looks at many characters from The Force Awakens and Rogue One, and the process appears to be beginning all over again for The Last Jedi.
Recently a new batch of images showing some upcoming Lego sets from the film have leaked out. While some surfaced in past months in lower quality images, others have never been seen before. It should be known that these could be considered mildy spoilery, so if you don't want to know anything about Episode VIII, I'd suggest you stop reading here. This is your official SPOILER alert.
Last month we got a first look at some of the Lego sets based on Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi when they were leaked online. This enabled fans to see the minifigure versions of some members of the main cast, including Supreme Leader Snoke. Now, better images of some of the minifigures have bee posted on the r/LEGO Leaks subreddit. The images don't really give anything away about the plot of the movie (and will almost certainly be released officially prior to the film hitting theaters), but if you are trying to avoid all The Last Jedi spoilers then stop reading now. This is your SPOILER ALERT!
Lots of official news about Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jediwas released this week, but if that wasn't enough for you some new information about the film has made its way online by way of some leaked Lego sets. There are three sets in question, which were first posted by the delta.customs intagram accounts. In addition, the minifigures in the set offer some other information including a look at Supreme Leader Snoke's new outfit. Check out this images below (and make sure to swipe left on all the images to see the minifigures),
By: Benjamin Hart
By now we've all had a chance to watch the Star Wars: The Last Jediteaser trailer countless times, but we've yet to see it quite like this.
Star Wars Celebration Orlando is coming up next week, and we have a ton of amazing things to look forward to! For collectors, various convention exclusives will be available to buy from a handful of retailers. Building toy giant Lego has just revealed an exclusive set that they will be offering up at this Celebration.
Lego has updated their character descriptions on their website to include the characters from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. This includes some new information about characters who have remained largely shrouded in mystery, such as the alien rebel Pao. Though the description is not particularly ground breaking, it does give us our first real insight into the character. Check it out below,
Last year's Star Wars: The Force Awakens is about to be brought to life in an amazing new way! Our friends at Club Jade are reporting that the Legoland theme park in Carlsbad, California is being updated with a truly epic The Force Awakens-themed addition. In the Miniland section of the park, a massive new Lego diorama, which will depict iconic moments from the film, will be added next year. The diorama will replace a current Christophsis display based on scenes from the Star Wars: The Clone Wars feature film. The Force Awakens diorama will be set on Jakku and portray several scenes from the film, including:
Lots of awesome toy news from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was announced this week, including the reveal of Lego's all new line of Rogue One sets. Now we're getting an ever close look at the upcoming sets!
Today, Hoth Bricks alerted us to a collection of animated promotional shorts that surfaced featuring new looks at the recently revealed Rogue One sets. The videos tell brief stories using the vehicles and minifigures included, all the while showcasing the functionality of the sets. A total of five shorts focus on the the sets the will be available in the first wave of Lego's Rogue One collection, including the Imperial Assault Hovertank, Krennic's Imperial Shuttle, the Rebel U-Wing Fighter, AT-ST Walker and TIE Striker. The first video can be watched on the official Lego Facebook page, and the rest are available courtesy of YouTube user Paulo Neto. You can see them all below:
All of these sets and much more will be available starting September 30th! Sources: Lego, Paulo Neto Via: Hoth Bricks
Recently we've been getting a lot of leaks regarding the merchandise that will be accompanying Rogue One: A Star Wars Story later this year, but now it appears Lucasfilm is ready to finally spill the beans! Entertainment Weekly has just revealed the first installment of a brand new series of stop-motion shorts titled "Go Rogue". The videos, which are produced by a crowdsourcing studio called Tongal, are a supposed to be a spoof of the film itself and use a variety of different toys from the new Rogue One product line. Everything from Lego minifigures, to Funko Pop! bobblehead figures and Hasbro's 6-inch Black Series action figures are used to bring the story to life. You can watch chapter one of Go Rogue below:
Disney Story Elite Series die-cast 7-inch Cassian Andor figure - $26.95
Disney Story Elite Series die-cast 7-inch Jyn Erso figure
Disney Story Elite Series die-cast 7-inch Chirrut Îmwe figure - $26.95
Disney Story Elite Series die-cast 7-inch Baze Malbus figure - $26.95
Disney Story Elite Series die-cast 7-inch K-2S0 figure - $26.95
Disney Story Elite Series die-cast 7-inch Bodhi Rook figure - $26.95
Disney Story Elite Series die-cast 7-inch Deathtrooper figure - $26.95
Disney Store Deluxe 4-inch figurine set - $24.95
Includes: Jyn Erso, Cassian Andor, Bodhi Rook, Chirrut Imwe, Baze Malbus, K-2SO, Orson Krennic, Shoretrooper, Deathtrooper and Darth Vader.
Hot Wheels die-cast AT-ACT - $4.99
Hot Wheels lineup: A two-pack - TIE Striker and X-Wing fighters - $9.99
Sergeant Jyn Erso child's costume - $44.95
Imperial Death Trooper child's costume - $44.95
Imperial Death Trooper Voice-Changing Mask - $26.95
Of course, you can get more detailed photos and information about the toys by visiting Entertainment Weekly, USA Today and Yahoo Movies. Most of these products are expected to be available for pre-order on September 2nd, and all will hit retailers on September 30th!
Update:ComicBook.com released a behind the scenes featurette for the Go Rogue series which features interviews with the creators and looks at even more figures from the upcoming line:
Last week saw the long awaited release of Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens on a variety of consoles(even mobile). Being that it's been over five years since the release of the last Lego Star Wars title, fans have been clamoring to get their hands on the latest installment in the series. The demand has been so powerful that the it has become the best selling game in England.
Gamespotis reporting that for it's debut week, which ended July 2nd, Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens shot to the top of the United Kingdom's sale charts. The game overtopped other major titles such as FIFA 16, Overwatch and Doom. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens is also reportedly the fourth largest Lego video game launch ever, falling just behind Lego Indiana Jones, Lego Marvel Superheroes and Lego Batman.
The full UK top ten list is below(digital sales not included):
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