Tonner Dolls Meet Dr. Seuss

If you have a passion for fashion, And colors galore, You'll love this new Dr. Seuss line Just wait and see what's in store! Tonner Doll Company, a cornerstone in the collectibles industry for more than 20 years,  in partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P.,  has introduced a vibrant, high-fashion take on the colorful, poetic whimsy that has entertained children and adults alike since the late 1930s.

"This has been a tough one to keep under our hats," said a giddy Robert Tonner, CEO, company namesake and doll artist extraordinaire.   "There is a lot of excitement about this project internally, and we had so much momentum going into it, so we are really excited to finally show you the finished product."

Dredd on Blu-ray & DVD January 8th

Adapted by Alex Garland from John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra’s legendary comic book and filmed in stunning 3-D, Dredd, explodes onto 3-D Blu-ray Disc (includes 3-D and standard version of the film plus Digital Copy and UV), DVD (includes Digital Copy and UV), Digital Download, On Demand and Pay-Per-View January 8 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.  Mixing pulse-pounding action with mesmerizing visual effects sequences, the post-apocalyptic thriller hailed by audiences and critics alike stars Karl Urban (Star Trek), Olivia Thirlby (Juno) and Lena Headey (HBO’s “Game Of Thrones”). The hugely anticipated sci-fi thriller directed by Pete Travis (Vantage Point) takes place in a futuristicAmerica.

The Blu-ray Disc and DVD both contain multiple behind-the-scenes featurettes including a look back at the 35 years of Judge Dredd. Dredd will be available on Blu-ray Disc and DVD for the suggested retail price of $39.99 and $29.95, respectively.

Mama Brings The Creeps

Oh man....if I'd known about this movie during New York Comic Con, I'm fairly certain that would have been all I'd be able to talk to Guillermo del Toro about!! Forget the film with the leviathan like monsters and robots...WHAT'S THIS MOVIE WITH THE CREEPY SHE BEAST??!! This new trailer I saw in front of either Skyfall or Man with the Iron Fists (my brains won't tell me which) is sure to send a chill up your back and have you watching those dark places in the corners of your home a little more closely...

Extended Preview of Star Trek: Into Darkness Coming to IMAX

It's START TREK DAY!!!  Not really..but two Trek articles in one day is utter madness.

Paramount Pictures will release the first 9 minutes from J.J. Abrams’ eagerly-awaited “STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS” exclusively in IMAX 3D months prior to the film’s official release in May 2013.  This first-look at the movie will play in approximately 500 digital IMAX 3D theaters beginning December 14th.

Build a Better Star Trek Universe

With all the properties that have come and gone from building sets, it is quite shocking that Star Trek has never gotten the brick treatment before! All that is about to change with Hasbro's new Star Trek Kre-O line this Spring of 2013. Sure, the key elements are based on the sequel to the newest rebooted film series, but beggars can't be choosers...and hell, Hasbro has always said "if you buy it, we'll make more!" This is absolutely one situation where money will do the talking. Plus...there may be surprises below...

The KRE-O STAR TREK sets will offer high-quality KRE-O bricks as well as new KREON figures in the likeness of popular characters. Among its additional new play experiences, Hasbro will also offer robust line of roleplay toys for kids and fans to act out the intergalactic saga as well as select new figures.

Wolverine Figures Join the 2013 Lineup

I knewwww we were forgetting someone. When we last played "What's Dropping Next Year?!" we outlined a stack of releases for Iron Man 3, the animated Avengers Assemble series and a whole range of products for the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon. We assume we'll have Thor: The Dark World product in there somewhere as well (more than likely 1 to 2 months before its November 2013 release). All that cast a sort of dire light on the future of the 3.75 inch Marvel Universe line...seeing as how crowded the pegs will be all year. Despite this log jam of plastic alongside RACKS of Amazing Spider-Man goods (that have just been replenished with a new wave), dwindling Avengers product and that Iron Man 2 stuff that never seems to want to go to clearance...there is still...another (spoken in Yoda's voice).

LAST DAY to Get Your Castle Grayskull!

Let's face it...the complaint is a whiny one. Oh noooo...my Castle Grayskull is too small! I can't get my He-Man through the door properly without making him duck like when I go over to Grandpa's house and have to be sure not to take my head off as I descend into the cellar because obviously folks were shorter back then?? To be a respectable scale, your tiny, childlike frame would have to drag out a 2 foot plus playset every time you wanted to make pew pew noises at Hordak and the Snake Men, risking permanent injury when that construct falls over, crushing your legs to pulp. Now you're in a wheelchair for life...but you got that Castle Grayskull problem licked!! Who would create such an insane piece of plastic?  MATTYCOLLECTOR WOULD!!

Since Mattel is filled with folks who hear your mews of longing and often, share them, they set out to make your dreams come true....and today is the LAST DAY to make it happen.  Here's the skinny...

Why Doesn't MTV Play Music Videos Anymore?

Caution: Contains F bombs. Turn the sound down lowww if ur at work!

Doctor Who Series 7 Part 1 Reviewed

And so we come to the end of the road for our dear Ponds and welcome a new companion for The Doctor....soon enough. For now, through the magic of DVD, we can relive those final Pond adventures with the first half of Series 7!

This set includes:

Firefly 10th Anniversary Special Reviewed

Before we get into the specifics of this weekend's long awaited special, I have a confession to make. I started in on Firefly...backwards. My first run in with the show was Diamond Select asking for coverage of their tiny action figure line. I wasn't familiar with the property, but I'm sure we ran some news on Action-figure.com. At around the same time, Universal was looking to push the film along the same grass roots channels that got it made in the first place, and so a little toy news site like A-F seemed like a good place to shout out to the masses. We pushed the movie, ran trailers and a contest and for my efforts, the studio sent me a mini poster with autographs from the cast. Remember, I'd never seen the show, but I loved Buffy the Vampire Slayer so I held onto the mini and probably wound up seeing the movie when it came to DVD. Suffice to say, I loved what I saw so I went out in search of the TV show and the rest is history. I've lost count of how many devotees of the show I've created by just saying "FUCKING IGNORE that it is a western...and FUCKING IGNORE the space ships. It's Joss Whedon. TRUST ME!!" When people give the show a chance they are more likely to fall in love than not.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever

In one of the most ingenius plot twists of all time, the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles team up with the super cheesy, one liner slinging, pizza gobbling, 4th wall breaking Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles of our youth. WHO IS THE MADMAN BEHIND THIS SCRIPT AND HOW DID IT GET A GREEN LIGHT??!! Pure brilliance. Anyways..for your friday evening viewing pleasure...

Behold...The RoboCruise!

The lines between video game lore and movie synopsis continue to blurrr today with the release of this little snippet of info on "All You Need Is Kill"...

"TOM CRUISE stars as Bill Cage, who must relive the same brutal battle against an unrelenting alien race in the epic sci-fi thriller “ALL YOU NEED IS KILL,” from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures.  Doug Liman is directing the film, which also stars Emily Blunt.  Slated to open on March 14, 2014, the film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures."

2014!! Feel free to curse at me for running news on a movie not dropping for a whole year. I could not say no to RoboCruise. No one says no to RoboCruise. That should be the whole marketing campaign. I'd also like to take the opportunity for the level of realism put into that battle suit. When I last nerded out on new technologies for military application, enhancing movement and strength, all you see there was in development! Maybe not the arm cannon..but you could feasibly strap on anything. ANYTHING. The porn spoof applications are limitless. I'd also like to applaud Emily Blunt for being in everything.

Mark Wahlberg Vs Decepticons

Holeeee crap...so much geekiness going on in Hollywood!! Before Michael Bay and Co. get ready to give us another heaping dose of Giant Fucking Robots, they thought they'd give us a heads up on WHO might be leading the Autobots into battle this time around...

After an exceptionally successful collaboration on the upcoming “Pain and Gain,” Michael Bay has cast Academy Award®-nominee Mark Wahlberg in the highly anticipated “TRANSFORMERS 4.” The film will hit theaters June 27th, 2014.

The World War Z Trailer Drops

The zombie apocalypse continues across all media!! Max Brooks' tale of the zombie vs human war made for a pitched battle on the Hollywood playing field over who might get to bring the book to the big screen. That battle is now legendary. Since then, we've heard of several pitfalls that had befallen production and wondered if this project would ever show it's decaying green skin in the light of day. Today...we got an answer...



BEWARE....the return of FAST ZOMBIES!!!  Thanks to Dread Central for the vid! June 2013 can't get here quick enough. Now we just have to survive the real fucking apocalypse...

Joy To.. The Muppets

Because I'm not writing Joy To The World or Happy Holidays or ANYTHING to do with Christmas until we are at LEAST in the TEEEEENS of November. Sorry...I'm still pissed our Halloween was sort of apocalypsed on. I'll get over it. ANYWAYSSS...nothing brings a smile back to folk's faces than a happy, flailing MUPPET!