2023-09-22 06:00
Before Star Wars hit the big screen in the late seventies, I vividly remember watching the Planet of the Apes television series and playing with Mego action figures. My parents took me to a… Read More
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2023-09-20 16:56
Dave Filoni (Star Wars Rebels) is having a field day with some of the best Star Wars in decades in Ahsoka on Disney+.
Nick Smith, our US-based stellar scribe, looks back at the midseason e… Read More
2023-09-19 13:23
Following last week's seminal midseason episode of Ahsoka, shown in selected cinemas and on Disney+, Entertainment Tonight (ET) has released an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip featuring Ro… Read More
2023-09-18 15:00
The fourth season of For All Mankind, an acclaimed alternate reality sci-fi series created by Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica), begins streaming this November exclusively on Apple TV+… Read More
2023-09-15 14:17
20th Century Studios has dropped a final trailer for The Creator.
The Creator, directed by Gareth Edwards (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), is a post-apocalyptic tale set in the wake of… Read More
2023-09-14 09:00
LEGO Star Wars celebrates 20 years of The Clone Wars with an Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser.
The iconic ship was first introduced in Star Wars: Reve… Read More
2023-09-12 13:17
Godzilla and friends are coming to Apple TV+ in a live-action monster royal rumble.
The Cupertino-based tech titan has released an official teaser trailer for Monarch: Legacy of Monste… Read More
2023-09-07 13:53
Lucasfilm has announced Ahsoka's midseason episode, directed by series showrunner Dave Filoni (Star Wars Rebels), will be shown in selected cinemas across the globe on the 12th of Septemb… Read More
2023-09-06 15:03
It's the 30th anniversary of The X-Files (streaming on Disney+), and tales of alien abductions are as popular as ever.
Earlier in the year, I rewatched Fire in the Sky on Freevee, whi… Read More
2023-09-05 14:41
It's Tano Tuesday and the Ghost has yet to appear in the Ahsoka Star Wars live-action spin-off series on Disney+.
However, this could all change if the fan-favourite ship from Star War… Read More
2023-09-04 09:41
The holiday season is coming. LEGO Star Wars celebrates with a limited edition diorama based on The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special on Disney+.
The beloved brand is releasing the LEGO Sta… Read More
2023-09-01 05:00
A new Doctor Who exhibition will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the beloved BBC sci-fi series.
Weston Museum will host Adventures in Time and Space - 60 Years of Doctor Who Art. It is c… Read More
2023-08-29 18:51
The two-part premiere of Ahsoka dropped last Tuesday exclusively on Disney+, and the latest Star Wars live-action spin-off series is a huge hit with fans (myself included). The first episod… Read More
2023-08-27 05:00
Ahsoka, the hotly-anticipated Star Wars live-action spin-off series from Dave Filoni, arrives on Disney+. The third season of The Mandalorian didn't generate as much buzz as previous season… Read More
2023-08-26 09:49
Ahsoka Tano is coming to Fortnite on the 26th of September.
The fan-favourite character, currently featured in her own Star Wars live-action spin-off series on Disney+, will be unlockabl… Read More
2023-08-24 14:30
Netflix dropped an official teaser trailer for director Zack Snyder's (Justice League) Rebel Moon.
Read the official synopsis:
"From Zack Snyder, the filmmaker behind 300, Man of Stee… Read More
2023-08-22 16:12
The first two episodes of Ahsoka drop today on Disney+ for Star Wars fans living across the big pond. For UK-based fans (myself included), the episodes will be available on Wednesday morn… Read More
2023-08-21 14:34
Back from a fantastic fortnight holiday visiting family in East Anglia.
During a much-needed break, we got to see the Unofficial Galaxies Star Wars exhibition at Peterborough Cathedra… Read More
2023-08-04 06:30
Ahsoka begins this August on Disney+. The highly-anticipated Star Wars live-action spin-off series sees Rosario Dawson reprise the titular role of fan-favourite Ahsoka Tano from The Manda… Read More
2023-08-02 14:36
During San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), LEGO announced new LEGO Star Wars building sets for Ahsoka on Disney+. Ahsoka Tano’s T-6 Jedi Shuttle building set and New Republic E-Wing vs. Shin… Read More
2023-08-01 13:55
Toy giant Mattel is no stranger to live-action adaptations of its beloved brands. I fondly remember renting Masters of the Universe, starring Dolph Lundgren (Rocky IV) as He-Man, on home vi… Read More
2023-07-31 14:35
After the disappointment of Marvel Studios' Secret Invasion (my least favourite spin-off series), Loki is here to save the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) timeline on Disney+! The House o… Read More
2023-07-26 09:18
On Tuesday, the Star Wars The Vintage Collection The Ghost HasLab was successfully backed and will go into production after the deadline of 7th September on Hasbro Pulse.
This is great n… Read More
2023-07-25 20:05
San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) has concluded. This year's Christmas in July for geeks was filled with amazing announcements that have hurt collectors' wallets (mine included).
Hasbro celebr… Read More
2023-07-23 15:53
Paramount+ has dropped the hotly-anticipated Star Trek: Strange New Worlds live-action crossover with the animated adult spin-off series Star Trek: Lower Decks episode early following a scr… Read More
2023-07-21 23:23
On Friday, the long-rumoured and highly-anticipated Star Wars The Vintage Collection The Ghost HasLab was officially announced by Hasbro at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC). The Ewok Village will… Read More
2023-07-21 05:30
The Force is strong with Peterborough Cathedral. This summer Star Wars fans (myself included) can visit an exhibition featuring original props and toys curated by Unofficial Galaxies.
The… Read More
2023-07-19 19:56
Witness the Dinobot king's coronation at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC).
Hasbro and Robosen have announced Transformers Grimlock Auto-Converting Robot - Flagship Collector's Edition.
… Read More
2023-07-18 15:53
It's San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) this week and Gentle Giant is bringing an exclusive R2-D2 (Droid Factory) jumbo action figure along!
Read the official description:
"It's R2-D2 as you remem… Read More
2023-07-16 10:00
"Another visitor - stay a while - stay forever!" Oops! Wrong franchise. That's from Impossible Mission, a classic 8-bit video game originally released for the Commodore 64.
No, we're her… Read More
2023-07-14 06:30
Mattel Creations has announced an exclusive Steven Spielberg action figure from the collector-acclaimed Hammond Collection celebrating 30 years of Jurassic Park.
From Mattel Creations:
"Th… Read More
2023-07-12 05:30
On Tuesday, Lucasfilm released the first official trailer for Ahsoka.
The trailer gives Star Wars fans (myself included) a first look at a live-action Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mik… Read More
2023-07-11 04:30
On Monday, Lucasfilm released a featurette for the Star Wars live-action spin-off series Ahsoka on Disney+.
Read the official synopsis:
"Witness Rosario Dawson’s journey to becomi… Read More
2023-07-10 10:12
Ahead of the release of the Star Wars live-action spin-off series Ahsoka on Disney+, LEGO has announced LEGO Star Wars Ghost & Phantom II coming in September.
This new building set fea… Read More
2023-07-09 14:52
Ahsoka begins this August on Disney+. The highly-anticipated Star Wars live-action spin-off series sees Rosario Dawson reprise the titular role of fan-favourite Ahsoka Tano from The Mandalo… Read More
2023-07-07 16:02
Is Hasbro teasing the Ghost for its next Star Wars HasLab on Hasbro Pulse? Many fans (myself included) think so after decoding a cryptic message in Aurebesh.
After the previous Star Wars… Read More
2023-07-06 13:39
Brace yourself for summer scares! Nick Smith, our resident US-based stellar scribe, unleashes his latest supernatural horror film, The Abode.
Read the official synopsis:
"In the 1800s, a… Read More
2023-07-04 15:06
Happy 4th of July to all our US-based readers!
Following months of successfully touring film festivals and comic cons, the next chapter in the Star Wars fan film Stormtroopers is released… Read More
2023-07-03 09:17
May The Toys Be With You is a new Star Wars exhibition at the Museum of Gloucester.
The vintage memorabilia collection, which includes toys produced by Kenner and Palitoy, is curated… Read More
2023-06-26 13:31
It’s Indiana Jones week with the release of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny!
Director Steven Spielberg (Jaws) has passed the baton to James Mangold (Logan) for the fifth instal… Read More
2023-06-25 18:15
LEGO and SEGA announced a new LEGO Sonic the Hedgehog collaboration during Sonic Central 2023.
“We’re a little over 30 days away from LEGO Sonic hitting shelves, and we’re… Read More
2023-06-21 16:34
Lucasfilm has dropped a featurette featuring music maestro John Williams' incredible body of work scoring the Indiana Jones franchise for over four decades.
Whilst director Steven Spielbe… Read More
2023-06-20 11:43
Finally, following years of speculation regarding a Babylon 5 reboot, series creator and showrunner J. Michael Straczynski has announced an animated movie!
Read the official synopsis fo… Read More
2023-06-19 16:03
Director Zack Snyder (Justice League) dropped a promotional poster for Rebel Moon following a behind-the-scenes preview of his upcoming sci-fi movie during Netflix's global fan event Tud… Read More
2023-06-15 14:15
30 years ago, director Steven Spielberg (Jaws) unleashed Jurassic Park! Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Last Action Hero didn’t stand a chance against a T-Rex.
Jaws for Generation X!… Read More
2023-06-14 15:15
Silo has been renewed for a second season on Apple TV+.
“It has been enormously fulfilling to see the engrossing, atmospheric and beautifully crafted sci-fi epic ‘Silo’ qu… Read More
2023-06-12 10:10
On Sunday, Ubisoft exclusively announced Star Wars Outlaws during the Xbox Showcase.
“It’s a dream come true to be able to collaborate with the team at Lucasfilm Games to creat… Read More
2023-06-09 06:30
On Wednesday, Lucasfilm dropped a new trailer and release date for Ahsoka on Disney+.
The trailer features footage exclusively shown at Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023.
Series sh… Read More
2023-06-07 14:54
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic. Tech titans and academics (including the creator of ChatGPT) have issued stark warnings about the adoption and development of AI mirroring apo… Read More
2023-06-04 15:44
In this special edition of A Star Wars Toy Story, Nick Smith, our US-based collecting connoisseur, remembers when Star Wars: Return of the Jedi ruled toy aisles, a long time...
Guest post… Read More
2023-06-01 05:00
The summer blockbuster season began with director Steven Spielberg's Jaws in 1975.
Jaws fans (myself included) will be delighted that the awesome LEGO Ideas Jaws set featuring Brody, Ho… Read More
2023-05-31 20:59
Marvel Studios' Iron Man celebrates its 15th anniversary this year.
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and director Jon Favreau (The Mandalorian) discuss the film that began Phase 1 o… Read More
2023-05-26 16:14
45 years ago, George Lucas' space opera Star Wars captured my childhood imagination. As such, I devoured everything related. From Kenner action figures to Marvel Comics. It was in the pag… Read More
2023-05-25 15:21
Star Trek: Picard's third and final season stuck the landing on Amazon Prime and Paramount+. Excitement for further adventures in the final frontier is fever pitch.
Paramount+ dropped an o… Read More
2023-05-24 15:36
Award-winning actress Indira Varma (Game of Thrones) is crossing galaxies as she joins the new series of Doctor Who. Longtime fans (myself included) will remember Varma played Suzie Costell… Read More
2023-05-23 14:56
Actor Ray Stevenson (Thor) has passed away aged 58. Stevenson is best known to Star Wars fans (myself included) as Gar Saxon from Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels.
Stevenson… Read More
2023-05-22 09:37
LEGO builds on its Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Atari 2600 retro-themed building sets with PAC-MAN Arcade!
Describing the process of designing the new set, Sven Franic, LEGO Des… Read More
2023-05-20 06:30
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse swings into cinemas this June.
Sony Pictures has released an official clip featuring Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) and Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld… Read More
2023-05-19 10:48
Micheal Fitzgerald has sent over an update regarding the latest episode in his Stormtroopers fan film series to be released later this year, which won big on May the Fourth AKA Star Wars Da… Read More
2023-05-18 20:22
Director Gareth Edwards' follow-up to fan-favourite Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is timely! Disney has dropped a teaser trailer for The Creator.
The Creator is a post-apocalyptic tale… Read More
2023-05-17 11:41
Lucasfilm has announced all four Indiana Jones movies will be available on Disney+ ahead of the release of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in cinemas. Not only that, but The Young Ind… Read More
2023-05-16 18:52
Avatar: The Way of Water finally arrives on Disney+ and Max (formerly HBO Max) this June.
The sequel to Avatar has been available digitally since March, but I've waited for director Jam… Read More
2023-05-13 20:40
A new trailer announcing the titles of the three specials for Doctor Who's 60th anniversary dropped before the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final, which is being held in Liverpool.
The t… Read More
2023-05-11 06:00
The debate surrounding the controversial use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the creative process rages on.
Curious Refuge follows up an AI-generated deepfake Wes Anderson-inspired Star… Read More
2023-05-08 10:59
This month marks the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Atari's Star Wars arcade game.
It's summer 1983, and my family have stopped for a break at Gordano Services, Br… Read More
2023-05-07 10:43
Magic: The Gathering and Doctor Who fans (myself included) rejoice!
Wizards of the Coast, a Hasbro subsidiary, has announced Doctor Who Command Decks, which will be released 13th Octo… Read More
2023-05-05 23:05
From Glee to Frozen and Hamilton to Doctor Who. Award-winner Jonathan Groff is cast in a mysterious role in the long-running BBC sci-fi series.
On joining Doctor Who, Jonathan Groff said… Read More
2023-05-05 21:06
Carrie Fisher, who most famously played Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy (in the process becoming my first and greatest silver screen crush 45 years ago), was poignantly reme… Read More
2023-05-04 19:41
Happy Star Wars Day! Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is back in cinemas to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its original theatrical release.
Fans have returned to see it on the big scr… Read More
2023-05-03 06:00
An ethical debate surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) is dominating mainstream media as the 'godfather of AI', Geoffrey Hinton, warns of human extinction as he steps away from Google… Read More
2023-05-02 16:07
"This is where the fun begins!" Star Wars returns to Fortnite to celebrate May the Fourth!
Read the official synopsis from Epic Games:
"Running until May 23, 2023, at 9am ET you’… Read More
2023-04-30 23:16
LEGO Star Wars celebrates May the Fourth AKA Star Wars Day and the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi with new building sets and related gifts with purchase.
The miniature… Read More
2023-04-27 14:11
In 2017, I wrote about how Star Trek: The Next Generation filled an endless void vacated by Doctor Who in 1989.
Star Trek: The Next Generation was a seminal series foreshadowing technolo… Read More
2023-04-26 13:53
Warner Bros. Pictures has released a new trailer for The Flash following an overwhelmingly positive early press screening for the upcoming movie.
Read the official synopsis:
"Worlds col… Read More
2023-04-24 21:59
Toy titans Hasbro and Mattel are joining forces to create co-branded toys and games beginning with Barbie and Transformers (via The Toy Book).
“We are excited to pair some of the most… Read More
2023-04-21 11:23
The Mandalorian's third season has concluded on Disney+ with many fans (myself included) feeling bereft without a weekly fix of Mando and Grogu.
However, I was able to pre-order the St… Read More
2023-04-18 16:01
Superman, the fan-favourite superhero character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, appeared in the first issue of Action Comics on 18th April 1938. It is widely regarded as the dawn o… Read More
2023-04-17 14:34
The second and final season of Star Wars: Andor on Disney+ is currently being filmed on location (via DorsetLive) for a possible release in the summer of 2024.
Lucasfilm has returned t… Read More
2023-04-14 11:37
Aardman, the award-winning animation studio behind Wallace and Gromit, travels to a galaxy far, far away...
Star Wars: Visions Volume 2, featuring nine new short films from nine animat… Read More
2023-04-13 08:03
During Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023, Hasbro announced The Vintage Collection N-1 Starfighter!
Read Hasbro's press release:
"This Republic-era handcrafted Naboo N-1 Starfighter has bee… Read More
2023-04-10 09:40
40 years ago, I was at Doctor Who’s famous 20th celebration, held at Longleat House over the Easter bank holiday weekend!
At the time, Longleat House was home to a permanent Doctor… Read More
2023-04-09 11:59
During Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023, Lucasfilm announced Star Wars: Return of the Jedi would be returning to cinemas to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
A new commemorative poster ha… Read More
2023-04-07 23:10
On Friday, Lucasfilm dropped an official teaser trailer for Ahsoka at Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023.
Dave Filoni's upcoming Star Wars live-action spin-off series sees Rosario Dawso… Read More
2023-04-07 10:47
Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 kicks off today at ExCeL London. The official Lucasfilm fan event includes a panel celebrating the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi… Read More
2023-04-05 15:05
LEGO has officially unveiled the first Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) building set of 2023 in time for Star Wars Day.
The iconic X-wing Starfighter gets the UCS treatment for Ma… Read More
2023-04-03 15:01
Marvel Studios has dropped an official trailer for Secret Invasion on Disney+.
Who do you trust? A sense of suffocating paranoia, a theme explored in Star Trek: Picard's third and final… Read More
2023-04-02 06:00
In the wake of seeing Star Wars 45 years ago, I would develop an insatiable appetite for shiny US imports on the big and small screen, cashing in on its box office success.
From Disney's… Read More
2023-03-28 14:57
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was the last big screen instalment in the franchise before the pandemic. Rumours suggest there will be an announcement regarding at least three new movies at… Read More
2023-03-27 15:43
In the wake of Funko throwing away $30 to £36 million worth of Pops into a landfill (shades of the ill-fated Atari E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial video game), the collectibles company h… Read More
2023-03-25 11:16
John Boyega, best known for his role as Finn in Disney's Star Wars sequel trilogy, wants a cameo in Doctor Who opposite Ncuti Gatwa (Sex Education) in the upcoming series. Discussing… Read More
2023-03-24 12:39
The Might of the Daleks could be one of the best Doctor Who fan films I've ever seen! YouTuber Josh Snares and a talented team perfectly distil the clawing claustrophobia of the First Do… Read More
2023-03-23 14:27
The latest episode of The Mandalorian on Disney+ channels Game of Thrones, and features a surprising redemption arc. Following last week's Coruscant capers in The Convert, which potentially… Read More
2023-03-20 15:45
Doctor Who continues to embrace transmedia storytelling with Doom's Day for its 60th anniversary celebration. Series showrunner Russell T Davies says: “DOOM’S DAY is a huge new a… Read More
2023-03-15 16:33
The Whoniverse is about to expand with rumours of at least two new Doctor Who spin-offs as part of a creative partnership with Disney+. One of which is said to star Jemma Redgrave reprisi… Read More
2023-03-14 04:00
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is a life-affirming midwinter tale of a found family on BBC iPlayer and Apple TV+ from producer JJ Abrams (Star Wars)! On Sunday, it won an Oscar… Read More
2023-03-10 15:53
It's Mar10 Day AKA Mario Day and LEGO is celebrating in style with exclusive VIP offers and rewards all week. Get your overalls and fake moustaches ready, because LEGO and Nintendo have t… Read More
2023-03-08 14:29
Whilst we wait for further details regarding the Alien live-action spin-off series from Noah Hawley (Fargo) coming to FX on Hulu and Star on Disney+, the next Alien movie begins filming this… Read More
2023-03-06 23:16
After a long hiatus, LEGO The Lord of the Rings returns for the 20th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Explore a key location of Middle-earth with LEGO The… Read More
2023-03-05 05:30
LEGO Star Wars micro-scale builds are ideal for mindful moments. And fan-favourite Executor Super Star Destroyer is going to be an excellent addition to any desk or bookshelf display on Star… Read More
2023-03-03 16:05
Stranger Things is coming to London's West End later this year. "We are beyond excited about 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow,'" the Duffer Brothers said in a press release. "Collaborat… Read More
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