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Relive 'Return of the Jedi' with Hasbro's new Endor-rific collection of high-end action figures (exclusive)
Here's your first look at Hasbro's insanely detailed "Heroes of Endor" Black Series set that includes Luke, Leia and Han along with an ewok and a speeder bike.
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May the 'Star Wars' Toys Be With You: 'Rogue One' Cast Critiques Their Action Figures
It’s easy to imagine that the only thing as cool as being in a Star Wars film is getting your own Star Wars action figures. Thus, when we sat down with the cast of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, we made sure to ask what they thought of their toy likenesses. In our exclusive new video (watch it above), Riz Ahmed gives Alan Tudyk a lesson on the proper way to handle action figures when you’re playing “fighty-fight” — the British term for playing with toys, apparently?
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Daisy Ridley Assures Fans That Rey Toys Will Arrive With 'Star Wars: Episode VIII'
Daisy Ridley was the breakout star of Star Wars: The Force Awakens — no huge surprise in retrospect, given that her character Rey is the story’s primary hero — but in the pre-release merchandise plans, she somehow received short shrift. Rey was conspicuously absent in numerous toy sets, perhaps most notably in the initial tie-in version of Monopoly. The disrespect didn’t sit well with fans or with director J.J. Abrams, and though the issue was retroactively rectified, it still shadows the franch
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'Rogue One' Toy Version of Forest Whitaker Character Reveals Extent of His Battle Damage
When we first met Saw Gererra in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, he was a vigorous young man transformed by tragedy into a vicious fighter. So it was a surprise to see him resurface in the Rogue One trailers in the form of Forest Whitaker’s wheezy, obviously battle-scarred warrior.
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From 'Hook' to Bond to 'Battlefield Earth,' 11 Movie Toys You Never Knew Existed
With the release of the latest round of Star Wars merchandise set for this year’s so-called “Rogue Friday” (riffing on last year’s Force Friday) on Sept. 30, Yahoo Movies is looking back at movie merchandise through the years. In today’s third installment, writer Gwynne Watkins looks back on some of the weirder movie tie-ins. __________________________When the blockbuster film emerged as a category with Star Wars and Jaws, another lasting trend was created: movie tie-in toys. Though dolls of fi
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'Chewbacca Mom' Gets Her Own Action Figure
Candace Payne's viral video stardom continues to pay dividends, as she and her family visit Hasbro headquarters, where she was gifted with a custom-made Chewbacca figurine inspired by her record-setting selfie clip on Facebook
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New 'Ghostbusters' Action Figures Revealed
Director Paul Feig has given us a first look at the new 'Ghostbusters' action figures, and they’re cool enough to cause mass hysteria.
