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Our next Hot Toys Visual Guide update features Rey & D-O (MMS559) as seen in The Rise of Skywalker. Click below to check out our full Visual Guide.

What’s better than a white Jet Trooper? A Red one of course. Check out our latest Hot Toys Visual Guide update: The Sith Jet Trooper (MMS562). Click below for all of the details!

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Up next for our Visual Guide updates is the Hot Toys Jet Trooper (MMS561). Click below to check out the full Visual Guide.

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Our Hot Toys Visual Guide updates continue with the addition of the sixth scale Kylo Ren (MMS560) from The Rise of Skywalker. Click below to access the full Visual Guide.

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Gentle Giant’s NYCC exclusive Dark Rey Mini Bust is available to pre-order at gentlegiantltd.com. 

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More reveals at Sideshow Con, this time a pair of Premium Format Figures. Click below to check out the preview pages for the Rey and Kylo Ren Premium Format Figures. 

Tonight’s Visual Guide update adds Rey (Dark Side Vision) (TROS01) to our The Black Series [Phase IV] archives. Click below for the full Visual Guide. Make sure to also visit our full review of this figure right here.

REY!!!!! Here we go again. Are you ready to look at Rey (Dark Side Vision) from The Black Series [Phase IV] latest wave? Let’s bash that Disney Trilogy again. (more….)

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Happy Holidays! It’s time to start a little Holiday run of Visual Guide updates starting with The Black Series [Phase IV] Sith Trooper (Holiday Edition). Click below for our full Visual Guide of this figure. Make sure to also visit our full review right here.

We’re moving forward with our six-day run of holiday-themed Star Wars collectibles. Today we’re going to look at The Black Series [Phase IV] Sith Trooper (Holiday Edition) figure. We identify where all the parts come from for you. The detailed review is the same for all five figures that are part of this assortment, but each character has a unique Photo Gallery. Oh, and be sure to check out the reference image in each review featuring the digital manipulation prowess of JTA reader and friend Alientek You’re going to love them! (more….)

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Hasbro repacked the Supreme Leader Kylo Ren Galaxy Of Adventures regular version 5″ figure. Did they need to repack it? (more….)

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Comic book adaptations of Star Wars movies have a long tradition. But it seems The Rise of Skywalker may get no comic book adaptation from Marvel. Marvel has canceled the #1 issue of The Rise of Skywalker which was originally meant to be released in June, before the pandemic. There’s still a chance Marvel may release a trade paperback with all five planned issues later, but there is no official word about that yet. For now there will be no Marvel adaptation. IDW however are releasing their own comic book adaptation of The Rise of Skywalker, so the movie won’t be the only Star Wars movie without any comic book adaptation at all. But IDW sells a lot less comics than Marvel or DC and their release won’t be as high profile as a Marvel version.

Source: Star Wars Splash Page on Twitter.

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The Galaxy Of Adventures line might be on its way out, but there are a few fantastic waves of new figures coming, including the Sith Jet Trooper. This is a must-have figure! (more….)

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This has been revealed earlier this week (on Yahoo Entertainment), but I’d still like to point out that once again Funko is not only the first to market, but also the first and only company to even have the figures at all: Jedi Training Luke and Leia from the The Rise of Skywalker flashback scene. Opinions about the movie may be divided, but almost anyone would agree that the third sequel was the most toyetic of the three episodes. And even though sequel based merchandise does not necessarily sell like hot cakes, I would think that OT based figures from a flashback scene might find a lot of fans, no matter the scale, of course this could be released in both lines. Who wouldn’t want a Jedi Knight Leia and Jedi Master Luke in their prime on the shelf?
Would you want these two figures at least from The Rise of Skywalker, or do you think Hasbro should forget the sequels altogether and focus on The Mandalorian and missing OT/PT figures instead, provided there are only so many release slots and the number of figures each year is rather limited?

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Mark Hamill shows his sentimentality on Twitter as revealed by his May 9th tweet. The actor admits that knowing he’s played Luke Skywalker for the last time is a bittersweet thing. Cinema Blend has the full story.

If you’ve been holding out buying the physical disk of the last entry in The Skywalker Saga, it looks like May the 4th will be the day to start streaming it on Disney+. Click through for the full press release.

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It’s weekend! Time to relax. Time to have some fun! And even though times are not the best and many of us feel the impact of the ongoing pandemic, it’s always good to have at least some fun and a few lighthearted moments. Earlier this week the Screen Junkies YouTube channel released their long awaited honest trailer for The Rise of Skywalker. It’s more than 7 minutes of hilarity! No matter if you liked or disliked the film, you will certainly find something in the trailer that will make you smile or even laugh. So click on the image below to watch the honest trailer! Or watch it on YouTube! Either way, have a great 7+ minutes! And then discuss the trailer in the comments! Are the Screen Junkies on or off the mark? Is The Rise of Skywalker really just Episode 7.5, as the honest trailer says?

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Sideshow Collectibles has put both the regular and deluxe versions of the sixth scale The Mandalorian & The Child figure set. Click the images below for each pre-order page!

NEW IMAGES ADDED! See the underrated Sith Jet Trooper in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

NEW IMAGES ADDED! See the beautiful Kerri Russell behind the mask! The Zorii Bliss 6″ figure is beautiful. See more in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

NEW IMAGES ADDED! Here is another beautiful figure in The Black Series [Phase III] 6″ line. The Knight Of Ren, also specifically known as Vicrul, is another fantastic addition to the line. See more in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

Arriving 4 days early, you can now buy the digital version of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Check out the full report over at IGN, and thanks to JTA reader Michael for the alert!

We’re thrilled to present you with a sneak peek of the latest wave of The Black Series [Phase III] 6″ figures. Wow. What a wave! In addition to three fabulous The Rise Of Skywalker characters, we get a long-awaited Count Dooku and Clone Commander Bly, both of which are fantastic as well. Clone Commander Bly utilizes old tooling, but Hasbro did a good job as disguising that. Count Dooku will enrage longtime 3.75″ collectors. Why in the world do we not have a quality Count Dooku figure like this in our collections yet, Hasbro? Count Dooku comes with an all-new widened lightsaber blade attachment. Zorii Bliss is another incredible addition. The figure’s mask is removable and displays a beautiful visage of Kerri Russell. The Knight Of Ren is excellent. But these characters lost their luster a bit after Episode IX. Still, Hasbro should be commended. Will we ever get them all. Sith Jet Trooper may only be a repaint, but its sculpt is underrated. And the figure works beautifully in this color too. The reviews are coming shortly, but you can enjoy rough galleries now. More images coming soon!

io9, your go to source for Star Wars news, has an exlusive new preview clip of a The Rise Of Skywalker bonus feature. The clip is about the massive fleet assembled by Lando Calrissian and what went into creating the scene. It turns out there are several well known ships in the fleet, a Naboo Starfighter, a U-Wing, the Ghost from Rebels, several slightly updated versions of B- and A-Wings, but since JJ Abrams wanted a massive fleet, Lucasfilm had to create 55 all new ship models from scratch for that scene. Click through for a closer look at several design sketches for the ships.

One of the new ships designed for the fleet

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In the past few days several details leaked from the upcoming The Rise of Skywalker novelization by Rae Carson. And one thing that many fans wondered about after the movie was released is finally explained in the book. How did Palpatine survive his fall down the shaft on the Death Star II and its subsequent explosion? Click through for the answer!

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