Star Wars' Vintage Collection Returns, and More Toy News From Celebration. Hasbro’s Star Wars Celebration panel debuted some of the new figures for 2. Thrawn and a surprising fan poll winner from the Expanded Universe. However, the biggest and coolest news has to be the return of the beloved Vintage Collection. Hasbro introduced some of the latest Black Series collectors figures. These include two San Diego Comic- Con Exclusives: a 6- inch Luke Skywalker and landspeeder, which was already previewed earlier this week, and a 6- inch Thrawn, who’s sporting a saucy eyebrow. It’s actually the first figure of Thrawn in this scale (there’s already a smaller Rebels version), and as well as a normal release later this year there’ll be an exclusive version of Thrawn at San Diego Comic- Con, including the figure and a bunch of accessories from his office as seen in Star Wars Rebels. Yes, there’s even the holy grail from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade! Speaking of saucily- eyebrowed Imperial officers, releasing alongside Thrawn this Fall is a 6- inch Grand Moff Tarkin, complete with aforementioned eyebrow and an an interrogation droid. Filmmaker Ben Wheatley's tale of a deal gone wrong is one long gunfight – and turns a tough-guy flick into a formal exercise 'Norman' Review: Richard Gere's. Fast & Furious began in 2001 with the original movie, The Fast and the Furious, which was inspired by an article in Vibe about undergound street racing. Absurdity in the Bible. God creates light and separates light from darkness, and day from night, on the first day. Yet he didn't make the light producing. I used to line up and get my latte everyday, but yesterday was my last one. Starbucks has teamed up with Monsanto to sue Vermont, and stop. To ONETREEHILLWEB.net, the LARGEST, EXCLUSIVE and most ORIGINAL "One Tree Hill" resource since 2003! As one of the first sites dedicated to the television series, we. It’s the first time Tarkin’s had an action figure in five years, full stop, which is kind of insane for such a big character in the Star Wars galaxy. This is a pretty big deal, since she’s an Expanded Universe character who was basically retconned out of existence at this point. Created by Timothy Zahn in the 1. EU novel The Last Command, she was a Jedi Master of the New Jedi Order and the daughter of Han and Leia Organa Solo (along with her twin, Jacen, and younger brother Anakin Solo). However, in the established canon, Ben Solo is their only known child, so seeing a figure version of the daughter they “officially” never had is kind of special. Of course, then you’ve got the real big deal: The return of The Vintage Collection. The Vintage Collection was a line of collector- focused, 3. The Force Awakens and Rogue One. Since that cancellation, Hasbro’s focused on two kinds of Star Wars figures: the more basic 3. Black Series figures, like the ones you see above. Good things come to those who wait, and Voltron fans must have been awfully good this year because this summer they’ll be getting a brand-new series in the form of. This meant fans who’d gotten used 3. Star War toy collecting were finding themselves in the situation of having to switch over to the 6. The Vintage Collection’s return is a very big deal for hardcore Star Wars toy fans, and a nice gesture from Hasbro to return to a style of Star Wars toys that’s practically been gone for half a decade now. At the panel, Hasbro announced that Rey is the first figure in the revived series (you can see what she looks like in the above video from FLYGUY), and they’re holding a fan poll to determine the next one. You can expect the Vintage Collection in Spring 2. Additional reporting by James Whitbrook. Disney Could Go Westworld With New Patent Filing for Soft 'Humanoid' Robots. A new patent filing for Disney hints at a dark, apocalyptic future at Disney’s amusement parks.. 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Disney has sent in a new patent application for “a robot that will move and physically interact like an animated character” that has been “adapted for soft contact and/or interaction with a human.” The robot has soft skin and body parts, with some of the body filled with air or gas, and it’s operated by a controller that changes the interaction to keep the child safe (safety for kids is Disney’s biggest noted concern). The patent doesn’t name specific characters, but they did confirm they made a toy- sized prototype based on a Disney character, and the sketch included with the application shows a round, plush body. All signs point to the first design being the Baymax robot from Big Hero 6. Of course, filing a patent doesn’t really mean a whole lot at this point, it’s a first step that could (or could not) lead to more later on. Sometimes, patents are solely filed so no one else can have them, and companies sit on them for years in hopes that they’ll one day have the technology or drive to see them through. However, given all the technological innovations Disney has done over the years, including robotic BB- 8 toys, moving to humanoid- style robots seems like a natural fit. There are several ethical issues that come with it, like how adding robotic characters would impact human workers at Disney parks, who would be held liable if (or when) something went wrong... In any case, it’s clear robotic technology is going to come into amusement parks one day or another. Only time will tell whether they’ll be sexbots in a brothel, animated cartoon characters, or a weird- ass mix of both.
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