Boba Fett Is Hot Toys’ Latest Star Wars Figure
Hot Toys has revealed Boba Fett as the latest figure in its quarter scale collectible series.
The model of the most feared bounty hunter in the Star Wars universe stands at 17.5-inches tall and has 30 points of articulation.
In addition to his signature helmet and armor, he has a special blaster sidearm and holster as seen in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Plus, he has seven pieces of interchangeable gloved palms.
If you want to get one for yourself, the Boba Fett figure costs $470 and is limited to one per person.
Earlier this year, Hot Toys teased an 18-foot Millennium Falcon Star Wars toy.
App Store Update: August 18
Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.
Note: The prices and deals compiled below are accurate at the time we published this story, but all are subject to change.
The Guides – ($0.99 Launch Sale)
"Consisting of hundreds of extremely challenging codes, puzzles and interactive ciphers, The Guides is a journey that will challenge your wit, stretch your imagination and test your ingenuity in unique and innovative ways.
Marvel to Launch 27 New Comics in November
Marvel released their full solicitations for November 2015 today. The All-New, All-Different Marvel relaunch is continuing that month, as another wave of new series debuts, featuring everyting from All-New All-Different Avengers to Drax to Illuminati.
New Series:
- All-New, All-Different Avengers #1-2
- All-New Hawkeye #1
- All-New Wolverine #1-2
- All-New X-Men #1-2
- Avengers vs. Infinity #1
- Black Knight #1
- Carnage #1-2
- Deadpool #1-2
- Drax #1
- Hercules #1
Podcast: The Digigods dig into the latest from Jonah Hill and Woody Allen
From their secluded home-theater compound, film critics Wade Major and Mark Keizer mix insightful commentary with irreverent banter, covering the latest DVD and Blu-ray news and new releases of the week, including studio, independent, television and special-interest titles.
Digigods Podcast, 08/18/15 (MP3) -- 36.9 MB
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Pick What Game Kalimba Dev Press Play Works on Next
Developer Press Play wants fans to pick what game project the Denmark studio works on next.
Describing the process as a "transparent development initiative," Press Play is letting the public vote for one of three different game ideas: Projects Karoo, Dwarka and Knoxville. The team is taking feedback until September 1 and then will announce the winner September 8.
As for the different concepts:
- Project Karoo is a physics-based construction game that features multiplayer. It's set in an open world and lets players build vehicles and machines.
Wrestling Wrap Up: Undertaker Low Blows Lesnar Again
So. No massive wrestling controversies this week. No tragic deaths. No racist rants. Everything was pretty dang hunky dory. We're a week out from the first four-hour SummerSlam in existence and things are running semi-smoothly.
Jon Stewart's even re-entering the WWE fray to act as the "host" for the event. I mentioned this back when he started up that mini-feud with Rollins while on his way out of The Daily Show. Once Stewart announced his retirement from that desk, it was almost as if he went "ah, f*** it" when it came to hiding his love of wrestling. Because, yes, despite the fact that WWE is a global sensation that reaches a ton of countries and often now gets covered by mainstream outlets for its outside-of-the-ring community work, there will forever be a stigma attached to wrestling. And to wrestling fans. It's just he way the Oreo dunks.
Resident Evil 2 Fan Remake Shut Down By Capcom
Now that Capcom is working on an official Resident Evil 2 remake, popular fan project Resident Evil 2 Reborn has been cancelled at Capcom's request.
It might not be all bad news for creator Invader Games, though, who took to Facebook yesterday to announce that although they have to can their own remake, Capcom has invited them to meet on official terms.
"We're honoured to announce that we've been officially invited to meet Capcom," wrote Invader Games. "Capcom called us up in advance of the announcement and asked us if we would mind stopping the project as they had longer term plans for a Resident Evil 2 Remake. They have invited us to a meeting to discuss further ideas."
Taking Over the World with Robots & Video Games
The creative mind of Daniel H. Wilson seems like it's always up to something weird and extraordinary. At DC Comics he's currently creating a brand new Batman on Earth 2, in the world of film he's awaiting an adaption of his hit Robopocalypse novel by Steven Spielberg, in gaming he's promoting a spoken command mobile game inspired by Alien called Mayday! Deep Space, and in publishing he just today released Press Start to Play, an anthology of video game themed short stories by famous video game and sci-fi writers.
Wilson has a Ph.D. in Robotics and exhibits a wild passion for science and philosophy, which has led to many works of fiction about robots, including How to Survive a Robot Uprising, Where's My Jetpack?, How to Build a Robot Army, and Robogenesis. It's probably no coincidence that his comic -- Earth 2: Society -- features a Lois Lane whose mind now resides inside the robotic Red Tornado.
First Look: Hemsworth in Ghostbusters Uniform
Chris Hemsworth will be the male member of the team in Paul Feig's upcoming Ghostbusters reboot, and now we have our first look at the Thor actor in costume.
Vulture tweeted the photo, featuring Hemsworth riding a motorcycle, fully clad in his Ghostbusters getup:
Here's your first look at @chrishemsworth in #Ghostbusters: http://t.co/4kmE1TZVmO pic.twitter.com/oEHQgxQ9Z8
— Vulture (@vulture) August 17, 2015
Is Prometheus 2 Stalling Alien 5?
Ridley Scott’s Prometheus 2 could be holding up the production of Alien 5.
Alien 5 is being directed by Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Chappie) and produced by Ridley Scott, while Scott is producing and directing Prometheus 2. Scott, of course, also directed the first Alien before finally returning to the world of the xenomorph for Prometheus 1.
Sources confirmed to Bloody Disgusting that 20th Century Fox is “hot on the
project” and Blomkamp is working on a script for the film, but Ridley Scott insists on Prometheus 2 being made first.