I work for neither Hasbro nor Big Bad Toy Store, so I don’t feel compelled to upsell this. Wave 2 is half fail. Even a character that was hugely anticipated was fumbled by Hasbro at the goal line. However, if there is a completist among you, you’d be advised to order while you can. On the upside, Pablo-Jill is one of the best figures to date (according to reports).
Aint It Coll News discovered this tidbit. While addressing investors, IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond hinted that they are talking to J.J. Abrams about shooting Episode VII in IMAX. If true, I’ll be driving a little further to go see Episode VII.
The Portland Ad agency Sincerely Truman has made a video detailing how J.J. Abrams can make Star Wars great again. Their four points are fairly obvious to most fans, which begs the question, why wasn’t this obvious when the dreadful prequel trilogy was being made? Regardless of how familiar this territory is to most fans who have been complaining about Jar Jar for over a decade, the production value of the video is outstanding.
My Toys R Us completed their boys section reset and one item curiously survived the reset with pegs allocated.
An unusual casting call has gone out to UK talent agencies asking for a “Tall Man (Male, 21 - 60) Male, 7 ft to 7.3 ft tall with a slim/thin build and upright posture. Not too worked out or too ‘thick set’ especially in the shoulders. Broad facial features would be a bonus.”
Given that the original Chewbacca is unfortunately not as ambulatory as he had once been, this is sparking speculation of a walking carpet appearance in Episode VII.
Latino Review chimes in again with two more actors who have “taken meetings” regarding Episode VII and one who met with JJ Abrams personally.
According to the site oneheadlightink, New Mexico joins London and Los Angeles as shooting locations for Episode VII. Part of me wonders if the rumors for the one off films are starting to getting muddled with Episode VII rumors, but if the commitment to “on location” shooting is true, you would have to imagine that New Mexico would make for decent Tatooine exteriors.