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Image: HasbroHasbro’s latest Star Wars reveals may have been ostensibly for its villain-themed “Imperial March” this month, but really, it was all about The Acolyte. Just a day after we got our first look at the next Star Wars series in action, Hasbro came prepared with a bevy of new figures inspired by the show, and then some.The Acolyte figures sadly won’t be out until fall this year, but it’s still nice to see Hasbro has a lot of plans for the show across both its 6" Black Series and 3.75" Vintage Collection toy lines.…

Photo: John Lamparski (Getty Images)It seems that by the power of Greyskull, the Master of the Universe movie is back on! New developments have been publicized by Deadline, revealing that Laika ceo and President Travis Knight has pitched his take on the Mattel franchise. Travis is no stranger to the live-action toy world, having previously directed Bumblebee, the successful Transformers franchise entry starring Hailee Steinfeld (Hawkeye) and John Cena (Coyote vs. Acme). Spoilers of the Week April 24-29Details continue to…

In May 1999, Star Wars hadn’t been in movie theaters for nearly 20 years—well, new Star Wars, at least; the Special Editions had returned a few years prior. But the galaxy far, far away was about to explode with the arrival of The Phantom Menace. And actually, a few weeks earlier, the explosion had already begun, in pretty much every store and toy aisle across America and beyond.Technically, the fervor had kicked off the year before with a mail-away campaign for the first Episode I figure, a mysterious Jedi Master—and…

Image: HasbroEarlier this year, after much waiting, Hasbro finally released a No Way Home inspired three-pack of Spider-Men that gave fans plastic takes on Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire... at least, with their masks on. But this fall a new standalone wave of Marvel Legends returned to the movie and did it justice. The updated releases are all pretty fun (the Green Goblin and his glider is a highlight), but the stars of the show are the new Peters. In Holland’s case, a new unmasked head is paired with the…

Mark Hamill as Skeletor in 2021's Masters of the Universe: Revelation.Image: NetflixYou could hand Keith David a phone book to read and he’d make it sound commanding and impressive—but it’s even cooler to hear him voicing Hordak on Netflix’s upcoming Masters of the Universe: Revolution, the follow-up to Kevin Smith’s hit Masters of the Universe: Revelation.What Inspired Dominic Monaghan's Performance in Moriarty? Clearly the animated series is well aware of this and that’s why this new teaser is full of David’s glorious…

The mountain of merchandise revealed at San Diego Comic-Con this year included a couple of toys we wish we could un-see. Lego’s two foot-tall brick-built Chewbacca’s beady eyes are already a staple of our nightmares, and is soon to be joined by a growing Groot Hasbro that makes the character look like he’s being stretched out on a medieval torture device.Watch Chris Pratt and the Guardians of the Galaxy Cast Open Their Own ToysIn Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 we got to see Groot mature from a sassy teenager to a…

Kyle Allen, who had been cast as He-Man, attends the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.Photo: Rodin Eckenroth (Getty Images)It looks like all that Barbie hype hasn’t helped bring momentum to another toy-adjacent Mattel property. Variety is reporting that the live-action Masters of the Universe movie that has been in development for some time, most recently at Netflix—Kyle Allen was cast as He-Man over a year ago—is apparently no longer.Netflix Passwords, ChatGPT Can’t Detect AI, and No More CoTweets | Editor…

Image: Mattel, Penguin Random House, NECA, and MondoIt’s a weird year for San Diego Comic-Con, as this week the show opens with a raft of absent studios and amid the shockwaves of an unprecedented labor movement in Hollywood. But the more things have changed for SDCC 2023, one thing’s stayed the same: there’s plenty of cool toys and collectibles con-goers (and in some cases, those of us stuck at home) can get their hands on.Every year before Comic-Con begins io9 walks you through some of the best, and occasionally…

Congratulations on finding your way back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest toy and merch news from across the internet. This week, Hot Toys delivers a remarkably lifelike Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones figure, Hasbro mashes up the Transformers and G.I. Joe again with Soundwave partnering with the Dreadnoks, Lego puts awall-crawling Spider-Man on your walls, and yet another Michael Keaton as Batman figure helps justify The Flash movie’s existence. Check it out!What is One Change Mark Zuckerberg Should…

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the coolest toy and merchandise around. This week, NECA gets us ready for San Diego Comic-Con with a glorious TMNT collection; there’s not one, but two wildly different cool dino toys; and Lego offers a moment of peace. Check it out!Giving Optimus Prime a Proper Back Story | io9 InterviewImage: Hasbro PulseHasbro Transformers Studio Series GrimlockIf you’re wondering why Transformers fans were optimistic about the film franchise after Bumblebee, you don’t need to look…