Star Wars

Superhero Helmets Unfortunately Won’t Make You Invincible On the Road

They’re not quite as detailed as that magnificent Halo Master Chief motorcycle helmet from last week, but these equally beautiful hand-painted helmets from Air Graffix also won’t require you to mortgage your home to afford one. They range in price from $500 to $800 depending on the amount of detail required to recreate a design,…

12 Biggest Blunders That Evil Wizards Make

There’s nothing more awesome than an evil wizard. Commanding the forces of darkness, chewing the scenery, wielding objects of terrible power… it’s a great gig. But it’s not one with a lot of job security. Here are 12 terrible mistakes that evil wizards always end up making, which prove their downfall. Note: For the purposes…

We May Already Know The Opening Scenes Of The Force Awakens

Steven Spielberg wants to direct Chris Pratt as Indiana Jones. Joss Whedon explains how Avengers 2 is totally different. Game of Thrones could send Sansa in a surprising direction. An Agents of SHIELD villain might show up on Daredevil. Plus Doctor Who set photos, and how Supergirl gets her costume. So many spoilers! Top image:…

Rumor: Taron Egerton Is Your New Han Solo

Wait, who? Get to know the name, because 25-year-old Welsh actor Taron Egerton, formerly known as “breakout star of Kingsman: The Secret Service” is rumored to be playing young Han Solo in the second standalone Star Wars film. (This builds on the rumor that the second standalone Star Wars film, slated for 2018, is actually…

This Incredible Lego Diorama Shows How Boba Fett Escaped The Sarlacc Pit

There’s a lot to love about this brilliant Lego Star Wars diorama made by Dan Stoeffler – not just its humongous size, but its weirdly wonderful alternate take on how Boba Fett managed to survive the Sarlacc pit, in a daring tale of digestive acids, Jawas, and… Sarlacc moonshine? Header Image credit: Daniel Stoeffler. All…

Why Does Alex Ross’ New Princess Leia Cover Not Feature Leia At All?

Marvel have just revealed a new variant cover for the first issue of Princess Leia, the first standalone comic series for the kickass leader of the Rebel Alliance. Can you spot where Princess Leia is on the cover? Spoilers: You can’t. She’s not there. Just in case you think I’ve artfully cut Leia off of…

Hasbro Flounders When Asked About The Lack Of Female Star Wars Toys

It’s taken a while, but between the additions to The Force Awakens’ cast and the excellent Sabine and Hera on Star Wars: Rebels, the Star Wars universe is starting to improve its roster of female characters – alas, the same can’t be said for the toys, and judging by Hasbro’s latest PR gaffe, that might…

Spin Master Gives Us a Sneak Peek Of Its Upcoming Interactive Yoda

The new Star Wars movie is still months and months away, and Disney did a fantastic job of keeping tie-in toys and other merchandise hidden away at Toy Fair this past weekend. There was the occasional glimpse of what will be hitting toy stores this fall, though, and Spin Master has just posted a short…

Will Caitlin Snow Turn Villainous On The Flash?

Another round of rumors call for the death of a major character in The Force Awakens. Mark Ruffalo talks about the Hulk getting his own movie, while Sophie Turner talks about the potential for Game of Thrones to move to the big screen. Plus what’s ahead on The 100, The Originals, Flash and more. Spoilers…

The Best Stuff At Toy Fair 2015

Once a year, toy companies from all over the world converge on New York to reveal what everyone will be fighting to buy their kids—or themselves—when the holidays roll around again. And once again we grabbed our cameras, put ourselves in the mind of a child (that was the easy part), and set out to…

The ​​​​​Very Best Toys From New York Toy Fair 2015

We’ve combed through New York City’s annual Toy Fair to bring you all the best and the brightest toys, treasures, costumes and action figures presented this year. And what we found is both amazing and awesomely terrifying. Behold a sentient Barbie, virtual reality View-Masters and Block! Virtual Reality View-Master View-Master partnered up with Google Cardboard…

The 13 Most Ridiculous Types Of Stormtroopers

The Galactic Empire employs countless Stormtroopers to rule the galaxy. Not all of these are regular soldiers — there are many specialized ‘Troopers with specific skills and/or weapons. Unfortunately, some of these guys are more useful than others. Here are the Stormtroopers the Empire can probably let go. 1) Bombtroopers Officially known as the Bomb…

Now Anyone Can Drive Hot Wheels’ Intimidating Darth Vader Car

If you’re still drooling over the C5 Corvette that Hot Wheels turned into the ultimate ride for Darth Vader, the company will finally let anyone take it for a spin. But not the original, that’s probably driven around by Hot Wheels’ CEO. The rest of us will have to settle for this remote control version…

Which Member Of The X-Men Is Guest-Starring In Deadpool?

Orphan Black’s new season offers a look at what’s in store for the Clone Club. An alleged extra on The Force Awakens teases some Han Solo dialogue. Plus, news from Fox’s Minority Report show, Preacher and Supergirl. Lo, there are Spoilers in our midst! Top image: Orphan Black. Deadpool Now that this movie is actually…

Hot Toys’ Ben Kenobi Is An Elegant Figure For A More Civilised Age

That ‘Civilised Age’ being ‘that time where you can spend around $2-300 and get an eerily realistic doll of Sir Alec Guinness’, really. If that isn’t civilisation, I don’t know what is, frankly. Yes, it’s the turn of old Obi-Wan to get the luxurious treatment befitting the Jedi Master in Hot Toys’ line of Star…

Get ready for the Star Wars cruise! Disney Cruise Lines will launch Star Wars Day At Seain 2016, filling their ships with Star Wars activities — including Mos Eisley-themed club night. So book your trip on Western Caribbean sailings, on the Disney Fantasy cruise ship, and for the few dates January through April 2016 that…

This Vader-Faced Sled Is the Best Way To Get Around Hoth, Not an AT-AT

They don’t pick up quite as much speed racing down a snow-covered hill as a properly waxed wooden toboggan does, but when it comes to avoiding that tree you’re about to hit, nothing maneuvers quite like a steerable snow racer. And when it comes to intimidating other riders on the hill, nothing will be quite…

Hasbro Reveals Avengers 2 Toys, Jurassic World Dinos And FURBACCA

Hasbro unvelied all their new goodies at New York’s 2015 Toy Fair and there’s lots to ooh and aaah over… and speculate about. Like why does Ant-Man only have 2 toys? Uh-oh. Behold Avengers 2 trinkets, dinosaurs galore and the completely horrible Furbacca. It was rather surprising how little of a presence Ant-Man had at…

Lego’s New UCS TIE Fighter Looks Amazing

There have been many Lego TIE Fighters over the years, but none quite like this: behold, the Ultimate Collectors Series TIE Fighter, unveiled at New York Toy Fair! Not only is this new TIE the most intricate that Lego have released – I guess it’s quite hard to make such a simple design look that…

The Force Awakens‘ Crossguard Lightsaber Has Nothing On These DIY Toys

Ah, remember the heady days of November 2014 when everyone was freaking out about Kylo Ren’s swish new Lightsaber? Well, Hasbro recently announced a new line of Star Wars toys that will let you make Lightsabers that are a hell of a lot more crazy than Ren’s wee little lightsaber crossguard. The new series of…