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For the first time in ages, we have only one known Star Wars movie release date. Disney CEO Bob Iger talks about the possibility of having too many movies in THR's feature "Bob Iger Talks Disney's Streaming Service, 'Roseanne,' James Gunn and a Coming 'Star Wars' "Slowdown." A choice quote:
"I made the [annual Star Wars theatrical release] timing decision, and as I look back, I think the mistake that I made — I take the blame — was a little too much, too fast. You can expect some slowdown, but that doesn't mean we're not going to make films. J.J. [Abrams] is busy making [Episode] IX. We have creative entities, including [Game of Thrones creators David] Benioff and [D.B.] Weiss, who are developing sagas of their own, which we haven't been specific about. And we are just at the point where we're going to start making decisions about what comes next after J.J.'s. But I think we're going to be a little bit more careful about volume and timing. And the buck stops here on that."
One of the many figures you forgot existed and won't realize you don't have until 5 years from now, Disney's R5-232 (Droid Factory Line Look) can be bought right now. It has a new restraining bolt, but otherwise is just a fancy redeco of a mold you've had access to for quite some time. It's still one of the more interesting droids in this set based on Solo: A Star Wars Story. Read on!
The Solo 4-pack is pretty hit and miss with two fairly interesting robots and two that do not impress. The R2-S8 (Droid Factory Line Look) is my favorite in the set - not only is it black and white and red all over, but there's weird and colorful writing on the dome. It's good! You should get this one. Read on!
We were shown this on Twitter, and well, why not just show it to you? Here's this year's Halloween Disney parks droid R4-B0018. Thanks to @Jesse_James77 on Twitter for sharing in a tweet.
Because of the candy theme for this year’s Halloween droid at Disney, I’m predicting red white striped candy cane holiday droid! You heard it here first whenever it happens. It will happen.
From Disney, the Power Droid (Wind-Up Fight Droids) is pretty big - it might be too big, but it's neat. It walks and swings its arms with all the precision of the windmill. It's $9.95 for both figures, so it's plenty cheap. Read on!
Disney theme parks are selli Solo: A Star Wars Story - Wind-Up Fight Droids for $9.95 (plus shipping). The Astromech 4-pack isn't online at this time - I still need to get one, myself - but this 2-pack is. The listing says they're 3 3/4-inches, so I assume that means they'll fit nicely next to Hasbro figures. Order yours here.
Gold! The Vendor Droid (Gold, Droid Factory) is based on designs from The Clone Wars and is sold at Disney parks in parts bins. Should you get one? Probably! Read on!
We're less than a month away from Solo toys, but while we wait let's catch up with LOM-Series Protocol Droid (Blue, Droid Factory). You can put it together at the Disney parks, and yours might look different from mine - but it's blue! It's cool! Read on.
I saw The Last Jedi last night, but I wrote the review of BB-9E (Droid Factory Line Look) a couple of weeks ago so as to avoid spoilers for you all. It's a nice figure! It looks good! And yes, this is the Disney one - we'll look at Hasbro's shortly. Read on!
Disney's exclusive BB-4 (Droid Factory Line Look) gives us a glimpse at the new movie that opens tomorrow. So soon? Yes. Anyway, what's his deal? I don't really know yet, but I look forward to finding out. Read on!
It's a strange new era of licensing Star Wars, with some of the strangest and newest things coming straight from the halls of Disney. My pal Zac was at Anaheim's theme park this week and spied this new AT-AT Popcorn Bucket for $25. He said it's about half of the size of a Kenner one and it's awkward and bulky - as you can see, it's a big toy with a hollow slot for a popcorn sack. After years of novelty drinkware, it's certainly something new.
One good droid deserves another - the BB-8 (Droid Factory Line Look) is a newish mold! He's bigger than Hasbro's, but the deco is different - not better, not worse. Neither seems truly superior, but this one is bigger and a little bit more adorable thanks to the eye seeming to have more life in it. Read on!
Not from Hasbro! Disney's 2BB-2 (Droid Factory Line Look) is pretty slick and, for some reason, have the lettering backward. Go figure. It's a neat robot that looks kind of like a globe of Earth. Read on!
