Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the supernatural slasher film A Nightmare on Elm Street from New Line Cinema and renowned horror director Wes Craven, the 1984 film will be available for purchase Digitally in 4K Ultra HD on October 1 and on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc on October 15.
A Nightmare on Elm Street, which spawned a franchise and introduced audiences to iconic horror villain Freddy Krueger, will be available to purchase on Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc online and in-store at major retailers and available for purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Fandango at Home and more.
Finally!! Sorry..we have short attention spans, but we are now ready to pitch out our last feature on NECA's Toony Terrors action figures as we pit these toonified horror icons against the only crew capable of fighting animated monsters of any size, shape or 8 legged form...THE SCOOBY GANG!! Today, the monster of your dreams takes center stage as A Nightmare on Elm Street's Springwood Slasher, Freddy Krueger, enters the sleeping world of a pup named Scooby-Doo and answers a question we've been asking for years... Does Scoob dream of anything besides 6 foot tall sammiches?? Let's find out...
If you are a fan of horror and horror video games, you are no stranger to Dead by Daylight! Last year around this time, we were treated to the arrival of Michael Myers and his final girl, Laurie Strode, complete with a hellish half-acre of Haddonfield. Some weeks back, Leatherface joined the hunt. Now the Springwood Slasher shreds that delicate boundary between dreams and waking, turning an already horrific game into the stuff of nightmares.
If we are to discuss "What exclusive item wore its fandom right out there on its sleeve and caused a HUGE word of mouth swell at San Diego Comic-Con 2013" leading to, what I'd expect, was a massive hoard of buyers at the show and an even larger hoard rushing to online sources to be sure they were not shut out, then we need look no further than NECA and their Friday the 13th Video Game styled Jason action figure...complete with glow in the dark parts. HOLY GRAIL!! Now, NECA has decided Jason needs a friend and who better than the nightmare demon with the unholy back scratchers?
Never underestimate the power of cute. Funko knows this all to well, having consecutive hits with their Plushie and Pop! Vinyl figure lines. Few companies have ever translated multiple properties to plush toys and plastic figures with such perfection. Now, Funko adds our favorite pop culture icons to your shelf with POP! Movies and they are kicking things off with our favorite creeps made irresistible. Completely and utterly irresistible. The first wave includes...
Beetlejuice Stripe from Gremlins Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th Michael Myers from Halloween
POP! Movies vinyl figures measure 3 and 3/4 inches tall and have 1 whoooole point of articulation, being a swivel head. Stand back so all that ACTION doesn't knock you on your ass. Look for them this February!
FUNKO, makers of fantastical bobble heads and vinyl figures in every shape and size your pop culture loving brain can conjure up have done it AGAIN!! I've expounded countless times on my love for their Plushie doll format which brings a simplistic style to the licenses you've come to love over your lifetime. The end result is so perfect and satisfying, you want to collect a whole shelf full of them. Funko have done their best to allow you this option, filling their lines with toys from DC Comics, Lord of the Rings, Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz and more. Now, TERROR COMES TO PLUSHIE TOWN!!! (I've copyrighted that phrase. No stealing.) The obvious move is to bring on the bad guys, so Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy Krueger and Friday the 13th's Jason Voorhees are on the way. The doll line is made in a 7 inch tall format, just FYI, and are available EVERYWHERE online as well as your local comic shops and some retailers.
We've seen Freddy Krueger's look for the NEW Nightmare on Elm Street reboot. We've even seen his weapon of choice before taking a soothing flame bath. Now, NECA gives us a good look at the iconic blades that will be slicing their way through many a nubile teen next month via their newest prop replica. Additional pics below are of NECA's Nightmare on Elm Street Action Figure line, shot at US Toy Fair 2010. The NEW A Nightmare on Elm Street hits theaters April 30th, 2010.
Poke, prod, work out and generally annoy your nubile teen girl into staying awake for as long as you can....or Freddy will get ya! Hit KeepHerAwake.com and hone your skills...
NECA gobbles up licenses like a fat kid going after a tower of Twinkies! This year world domination continues with new Video Game licenses, a bolstered lineup for Terminator 2, a hungry pack of Predators (beginning with new figures from 1 and 2), killer Jonah Hex figures, enough Twilight merch to make a little emo girl cry sparkly tears and THE MOST INCREDIBLE NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET COLLECTIBLE YOU HAVE EVER SEEN!!! Hit the links and try not to go into geek fits!
Thanks to Randy and the NECA crew for showing us around and giving us access and Heather Buckley for her interview super powers! Note: Figures pictured are often not finished product. Final items may look different.
Mezco continue to be masters of the super creepy and take the crown once again at Toy Fair 2010! To mix things up a bit, they decided to throw a little hero action into the mix with new licenses for Kick-Ass and The Green Hornet. Of course, the Living Dead Doll legacy continues with a solid and original lineup as well as licensed pieces into the future. Hit the links to soak up your favorite flavor of awesome!
Thanks to Mike, Damien and the Mezco crew for a great time and all access and Heather Buckley for her interview super powers! Note: Figures pictured are often not finished product. Final items may look different.
The first bits of info are coming in from UK toyfair, so as we sort it out, I thought we'd start with items we didn't know were coming.
We knew NECA has the new Nightmare on Elm Street and is currently slated to put out human and burned up Freddy Krueger figures. We also knew they were doing Perseus from the new Clash of the Titans movie and perhaps a second version of him, at the very least. What we didn't know is they also have the new Predators movie and Jonah Hex! I'm sort of cold on the whole Pred/Alien thing, but Jonah Hex toys from NECA has me grinning from ear to ear. Couldn't think of a more perfect match! NECA also will continue current lines with Twilight: Eclipse, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and their popular Cult Classics line. NECA also expands their Wizkids Clix line with HaloClix!
As for Tron, Spin Master has the goods with 3 3/4 action figures and a big baddy whose head has inner projection to show FX from the new movie. Sources say Spin Master also had "How to Train Your Dragon" and "The Last Airbender" toys. The Airbender toys are said to be a small line, but it contains a "lovely Appa".
Lord of the Rings Animated Deluxe Edition: Controversial animator Ralph Bakshi's literal adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, is brought to the screen. An evil sorcerer from a previous era created a magical ring which enables its users to call upon its tremendous powers to rule the world, but it inevitably warps them to evil. It was believed lost, but during a resurgence of magical evil in the world, Bilbo, a simple, plain-spoken hobbit, recovers it from its hiding place. The forces of good give his nephew Frodo the choice to bear the awful burden of the ring to a place where it may be destroyed.
Features: Re-mastered in an all-new Deluxe Edition! New EC includes a featurette with legendary director Ralph Bakshi -- Forging Through The Darkness: The Ralph Bakshi Vision for The Lord of the Rings. Runtime approx 30 minutes Street Date: 4/6/10
Features: READY FREDDY FOCUS POINTS – See Alternate Takes and Learn Filmmaking
Secrets Behind the Nightmare by Jumping to Video Highlights While Watching the Movie
2 Commentaries: 1) Director Wes Craven, Co-Stars Heather Langenkamp and John Saxon
and Cinematographer Jacques Haitkin, 2) Wes Craven, Co-Stars Robert Englund,
Heather Langenkamp and Ronee Blakley, Producer Robert Shaye and Co-Producer Sara Risher
Alternate Endings
3 Featurettes:
The House That Freddy Built: The Legacy of New Line Horror
Never Sleep Again: The Making of A Nightmare on Elm Street
Night Terrors: The Origins of Wes Craven’s Nightmares
Street Date: 4/6/10
Warner Brothers gives us a look at the colossal lineup of films for 2010.
THE BOOK OF ELI (Action Adventure) - January 15
Plot: A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
My Two Bits: I've seen the trailer a couple of times now and not exactly sure what it's about except there's some apocalypse theme and Denzel is a complete bad ass in it. When the world ends, I know whose mansion I'm camping out in front of. Also, Denzel was rubbing himself in a video I shot at San Diego Comic Con and Gary Oldman said something to the effect that he was a sexy beast, so, while I'm slightly scarred and still confused, I'm in.
EDGE OF DARKNESS (Suspense Thriller) - January 29
Plot: As homicide detective Thomas Craven investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.
My Two Bits: Mel with gun, without a beard and crazy eyes = I'm in.
CLASH OF THE TITANS (Action Fantasy) - March 26
Plot: The mortal son of the god Zeus embarks on a perilous journey to stop the underworld and its minions from spreading their evil to Earth as well as the heavens.
My Two Bits: Holy damn am I in. The original is a classic, but stop motion animation (while it can never be replaced) only took us so far into mythology. Now, with cutting edge CGI, I can't wait to see what they've done. If this does insanely well, expect to see other tales of Mythology slapped up on the big screen...for better or for worse. Hercules in New York remake? It could happen.
THE LOSERS (Action Thriller) - April 9
Plot: After being betrayed and left for dead, members of a CIA black ops team root out those who targeted them for assassination.
My Two Bits: It can go either way. Shoot em ups are either tiresome and formulaic or hysterically fun, and I'm always hoping for the latter!
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (Horror) - April 30
Plot: Kid toucher/killer is burned alive by the parents and returns, years later, in the dreams of the vigilante group's children to end their lives in horrible ways.
My Two Bits: Still too soon to tell how it will turn out, but I like Platinum Dune's track record so far and Jackie as Freddy interests me, so I'm in.
JONAH HEX (Action Thriller) - June 18
Plot: In the Wild West, a scarred bounty hunter tracks a voodoo practitioner bent on liberating the South by raising an army of the undead.
My Two Bits: The Old West, a scarred gunfighter from the pages of DC Comics and zombies? Sold.
INCEPTION (Sci-Fi Action) - July 16
Trippiest trailer ever, no?
GUARDIANS OF GA’HOOLE (Fantasy Adventure) - September 24
Plot: Soren, a young barn owl, is kidnapped by owls of St. Aggie's, ostensibly an orphanage, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. He and his new friends escape to the island of Ga'Hoole, to assist its noble, wise owls who fight the army being created by the wicked rulers of St. Aggie's. The film is based on the first three books in the series.
My Two Bits: Directed by Zack (Watchmen/ 300) Snyder? Sold.
PRISONERS (Suspense Thriller) - Fall
Plot: A man, feeling failed by the system, takes matters into his own hands and captures the individual he feels is responsible for the kidnapping of his daughter and her friend. Torture is on the agenda.
My Two Bits: I don't even know enough to be snarky.
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS - PART 1 (Fantasy Adventure) - November 19
Plot: Voldemort's power is growing stronger. He now has control over the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione decide to finish Dumbledore's work and find the rest of the Horcruxes to defeat the Dark Lord.
My Two Bits: The last episode, while darker and slicker..and in my opionion far better than the film that came before it, seemed like a very child/ cartoon adventure with the quest for the parts of the thing that will save them all sort of story line. I'm hoping the newest installment brings a bit more to the table and I'll be there to find out.
YOGI BEAR (Live-Action/CG Animated Adventure in 3D) - December 17 (I shit you not.)
Plot: A documentary filmmaker (Anna Faris) travels to Jellystone Park to shoot a project and soon crosses paths with Yogi Bear, his sidekick Boo-Boo, and Ranger Smith.
My Two Bits: Still having flash backs of the Bullwinkle live action fiasco. Must we do this again? Justin Timberlake as Boo-Boo and Dan Arkroyd as Yogi. Umm........
This week I uncovered early shots of Mezco's 2010 Nightmare on Elm Street line, which premiered on Dread Central. Today, I thought we might take a look at the new face of Freddy alongside the classic look for comparison...
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As promised by the film makers, Freddy sports a more realistic look, reflecting a horribly burned person rather that what will surely become known as the "good lookin" Englund Freddy, on which was taken plenty of artistic license, creating the dream demon we know and love today. Granted, we are looking at a living dead doll for this little lesson, but beggars can't be choosers and we can make allowances for the rounded baby doll face. Beyond that feature, we have the minimized nose, extremely minimal lips and a general smoothing of all facial features as cartilage is burned away and fused with the remaining tissue and musculature. It's certainly a new take on the creature. Another thing to think about is how this makeup will effect Jackie Earle Haley's speech patterns when delivering lines, as well as emoting at all. Only time will tell!
Beetlejuice
FUNKO, makers of fantastical bobble heads and vinyl figures in every shape and size your pop culture loving brain can conjure up have done it AGAIN!! I've expounded countless times on my love for their Plushie doll format which brings a simplistic style to the licenses you've come to love over your lifetime. The end result is so perfect and satisfying, you want to collect a whole shelf full of them. Funko have done their best to allow you this option, filling their lines with toys from DC Comics, Lord of the Rings, Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz and more. Now, TERROR COMES TO PLUSHIE TOWN!!! (I've copyrighted that phrase. No stealing.) The obvious move is to bring on the bad guys, so Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy Krueger and Friday the 13th's Jason Voorhees are on the way. The doll line is made in a 7 inch tall format, just FYI, and are available EVERYWHERE online as well as your local comic shops and some retailers.
NECA gobbles up licenses like a fat kid going after a tower of Twinkies! This year world domination continues with new Video Game licenses, a bolstered lineup for Terminator 2, a hungry pack of Predators (beginning with new figures from 1 and 2), killer Jonah Hex figures, enough Twilight merch to make a little emo girl cry sparkly tears and THE MOST INCREDIBLE NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET COLLECTIBLE YOU HAVE EVER SEEN!!! Hit the links and try not to go into geek fits!
Mezco continue to be masters of the super creepy and take the crown once again at Toy Fair 2010! To mix things up a bit, they decided to throw a little hero action into the mix with new licenses for Kick-Ass and The Green Hornet. Of course, the Living Dead Doll legacy continues with a solid and original lineup as well as licensed pieces into the future. Hit the links to soak up your favorite flavor of awesome!
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