Funko Announces Bleach and Toyko Ghoul Pop! Vinyl Figures
Funko is adding Bleach and Tokyo Ghoul Pop! vinyl figures to its Animation library early next year.
From Bleach, Ichigo and Rukia, the main characters of the series, have been replicated in the simplistic Pop! style.
The Tokyo Ghoul line features the One-Eyed Ghoul Ken Kaneki and fan-favorite Touka Kirishima. Hot Topic also has an exclusive glow-in-the-dark Ken Kaneki figure currently available for pre-order for $8.75.
The standard figures stand at 3 3/4" tall and are releasing on February 29, 2016. Pre-orders are available on Amazon for $19.99.
New Hot Shots Golf Features Character Creation, Fishing
New Hot Shots Golf, which is a working title, will feature more than just the club-and-ball sport.
Sony is also bringing character creation, fishing and golf-cart driving to the PlayStation 4 exclusive, according to the PlayStation Blog. While unlocking golfers was a key part of previous installments in the franchise, New Hot Shots Golf starts with players making their own avatar.
New Hot Shots Golf characters will then level up as players progress, increasing strength for driving and precision skills for putting. And Sony is promising a "robust online experience" for created golfers as well.
Out This Week: SteamWorld Heist, FAST Racing NEO
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Marvel’s Civil War 2 Enlists Creative Team
Marvel has confirmed the Civil War II event series will be penned and drawn by the current Invincible Iron Man team, Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez.
The news comes by way of a Diamond Comics Distributors promotional calendar. The May entry shows a promotional image of Captain America and Iron Man at it again. Though it's Sam Wilson, the current Captain America, rather than Steve Rogers from the original 2006 miniseries.
While Cap is currently on the outs with much of the U.S. government in his own series, he and no-longer-billionaire Tony Stark are currently teammates on Marvel's flagship All-New, All-Different Avengers. The promo gives no details on the source of their impending conflict
Agents of SHIELD’s Fall Finale is This Week’s TV Highlight
As we close in on Christmas, the season of fall finales fully sets in. Many shows wrap up their 2015 runs this week - The Flash (with The Trickster!), Arrow (with...a big death?), Bones, and more. Plus, Scream Queens ends its first sorority-based season, You're the Worst closes out its Season 2, and The League ends after seven years on the air. Oh, and WWE airs its annual TLC PPV, headlined by Roman Reigns challenging Sheamus for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
But the TV highlight this week is Agents of SHIELD's midseason finale (which paves the way for Marvel's Agent Carter to fill in for a few months), "Maveth," featuring a dangerous return to the planet Simmons was stranded on for months. A place featuring a frighteningly powerful Inhuman. A being that was banished centuries ago. And a force that - as we just recently discovered - has been at the root of HYDRA's fanatical worship of extraterrestrial tech.
Marvel/Netflix’s Iron Fist Gets Showrunner
The Marvel/Netflix Iron Fist series has found a showrunner.
According to Comicbook.com and Heroic Hollywood, Scott Buck has been named as showrunner for the series. Buck's previously served as an executive producer on Dexter and a producer on Six Feet Under, among other TV credits.
The Iron Fist series does not yet have a release window on the subscription-based streaming service, although it has been expected that it would air before the Defenders miniseries Marvel and Netflix have planned for the future.
The Flash Confirmed for BvS: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice costume designer Michael Wilkinson has confirmed that The Flash will pop up in the superhero film.
Speaking with Omelete (via ComicBookMovie), Wilkinson revealed Ezra Miller's character will show up in Batman v Superman, though don't expect him to stick around for a lengthy cameo.
"Well, I'm not really at the liberty to talk about The Flash right now, but it's something that you'll be seeing in the future in our films," Wilkinson said. "You do get a glimpse of him, of course, in Batman v Superman."
Stallone Not Involved With Rambo TV Series
Fox's new Rambo spinoff series, Rambo: New Blood, will not feature franchise-star Sylvester Stallone either on screen or off.
While it was previously rumoured that Stallone would executive produce the series and perhaps even guest star, his representatives have told Deadline that he is not involved with the show at all but that he "wish the others well with the project.”
Written by Die Hard and The Fugitive scribe Jeb Stuart, New Blood will feature John Rambo's son, ex-Navy SEAL J.R., and his complex relationship with his father.
Produced by Entertainment One and Avi Lerner, New Blood has been in the works since 2013 and was picked up by Fox just this year. Stallone's potential involvement in the series was talked about in previous reporting but never confirmed.
Tarantino Discusses the Possibility of Kill Bill Vol. 3
A third volume in the Kill Bill franchise is very much a possibility, according to director Quentin Tarantino.
"There definitely is a possibility. Stop short of seeing a probability," Tarantino told What the Flick!? (via Entertainment Weekly).
With regard to why the wait for Kill Bill 3 has been been so long, Tarantino added: "I put the character of Beatrix Kiddo through a lot, and so I wanted her to have this much time for peace... The whole idea
Daily Deals: Star Wars: Battlefront PS4 Bundle, Anime Sale, Rise of the Tomb Raider
The PlayStation 4 is $299 Again...This Time With Star Wars Battlefront
The Uncharted PS4 bundle is back down to its Black Friday price and the Battlefront bundle is being discounted to $299 for the very first time.
PlayStation 4 500GB Console - Star Wars Battlefront Bundle (Amazon) $299
PlayStation 4 500GB Console - Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Bundle (Physical Disc) (Amazon) $299