The Official Site has announced that two more actors have been added to the growing ensemble of Episode VII.  Actors Crystal Clarke and Pip Andersen have been added to the cast.  Anderson is a parkour expert.  I’m already looking forward to the acrobatics.

The customizing gurus at Imperial Shipyards have just completed episode 70 (!) of their Custom Action Figure News podacst.  Click through to give it a watch / list.

To celebrate Independence Day, Sideshow Collectibles if offering a promo code that is good for $25 off any in-stock gift card eligible item. This is a good chance to pick up that Deluxe 212th Clone Tooper or Darth Malgus figure!

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As we here in America celebrate our day of independence, we here at Bantha Skull celebrate our independence from hatred for the five point of articulation lines.  Actually, “independence” is far too strong of a word.  Lets celebrate our brief respite from hatred of the Mission Series with our review of the Kenobi / Grievous Utapau set.

For your reading and viewing pleasure, check out our review and full gallery of ROTS3D MS08 - Utapau (Kenobi / Grievous)

He is the consensus best movie villain of all time.  Standing over 7 feet tall, the Darth Vader Star Wars Life-Size Figure would instantly make you the king of collectors if you have the means.  Vader is expected to ship in June of 2015. 

Wow.  I need to go pat my pits dry.

Our own Darth Dre broke out his Fedora with the press credentials tucked in the band and did some digging.  He may have sussed out the exact release date.  Hit the jump for the details.

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Wave 4 has been rocky so far with the Luke Skywalker, Yoda and Toryn Farr figures have all disappointed to varying degrees.  Help us Snowtrooper Commander.  You’re our only hope.

Our own SithMan has reported that he found the Black Series 6” Stormtrooper at Target.  Most of the reports of 6” Stormtrooper sightings have come from Toys R Us and Disney Stores.  Target might be back in the fold.

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I’m not going to link to any specific article as part of our pledge to keep this site spoiler free, but there are persistent rumors that Episode VII will introduce a previously unused story telling method to the Star Wars universe.  Flashback sequences may be used for the first time in a Star Wars movie.  Previously the back story was filled in only with narrative. 

As someone who grew up before the ubiquity of home movies, the oral back story in Star Wars made it more personal because, for most of us, that’s how we learned our own back story.  As Bill Brousard said, “How do you know who your daddy is? Because your mama told you so.”

The Official Site has confirmed the Walgreens exclusive 6” Boba Fett figure and it is the white prototype armor version.

The northeast, specifically metro-west Massachusetts, has joined the rest of the free world in misery with sightings of Mission Series wave 3.

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I CAN’T WAIT!  Once again, this premieres on Saturday, July 26th at 9PM on the Disney Channel.

Kevin Smith is one of the patron saints of Bantha Skull (along with Paul Rudd, Jon Favreau, Alec Sulkin and a few others).  So we have to share that Kevin Smith was moved to tears on the shear awesomeness of the Episode VII set.

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The answer:  Jason Vorhees, Andy Dick and any wave 1 from Hasbro.
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