Hollywood Reporter gets in on the scoopage with their exclusive Hasbro toy news for Force Friday. They announced a couple 6″ Black series items (Ackbar/First Order Officer and a cool First Order Stormtrooper with a ton of gear) but also the confirmation that Walmart will be offering 3.75″ Black Series figures* of Luke Skywalker, Resistance Tech Rose, First Order Executioner and Elite Praetorian Guard!
Yahoo Movies has posted an article covering dozen of products that will be available on Force Friday and beyond – including this cool set of Return of the Jedi figures we rumored a couple weeks ago.
io9 has officially reveal 3 new 6″ Black Series exclusives coming to stores this fall (not tomorrow). Head on over to check out Snoke with Throne, Amazon Exclusive Elite Praetorian Guard, the GameStop/B&N/Disney Store Exclusive Guardians of Evil 4pk and the Walgreens exclusive Obi-Wan Kenobi (Force Ghost)*! Click on through for a closer look.
*as rumored/leaked by Jedi Temple Archives many moons ago.
Jedi Temple Archives has posted their latest rumor/leak for the 6″ Black Series line. Looks like we’ll be seeing a couple more prequel era figures in the not-to-distant future. Head on over to check it out.
ToysRUs.ca has updated today to reveal (and confirm) a couple of our rumors from the past week. First the exclusive mystery 2 pack of 6″ Black Series figures is confirmed to be Admiral Ackbar and a First Order Officer from The Last Jedi. Second, the rumored exclusive Force Link vehicle is Poe’s Boosted Resistance X-wing with Poe Dameron. There is a listing for a Force Link action figure pack that contains Rose (First Order Disguise), BB-8 and BB-9E and one for a Baze and Chirrut pack. No pic is available for those two, but they should surface soon enough.
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After gathering as much PUBLICLY accessible information as possible, through cross referencing the dozens of DPCIs, SKUs and UPCs and cataloging leaked product that has hit shelves and eBay, we are happy to present our official “unofficial” Force Friday 2 Checklist! Our downloadable pdf should assist you in planning for Friday’s expenditures as this year we’ve included MSRPs for most of the items. A huge debt of gratitude goes out to you, the fans, for sending in your store finds via email and most importantly SOCIAL MEDIA as they were instrumental in making this list as complete and verifiable as possible. Brands covered include Hasbro, Funko, Disney Store, Jakks Pacific, LEGO, Hot Wheels, and Sphero.
Click the banner above to download your guide to finding the Force on Force Friday!
UPDATE: In light of today’s new product announcements and before people start to ask “where is X on your list?” and “is this going to be available today?” questions – yes, I realize there are things missing (now) and I have no idea what will be available in your particular store at the particular time go there. The checklist was the best possible guide we could provide with the knowledge at hand.
Two rumored figures from the 3.75″ Teal assortment wave 2 have hit eBay. A simple search for “the last Jedi Yoda” and “the last Jedi obi-wan” will give you a better look.
Walgreens now has their exclusive Funko POP! Clone Commander Cody figure available online for $9.99.
It looks like the Toys”R”Us Exclusive 6″ Black Series Clone Commander Gree will be offered through Walmart in Mexico.
Thanks to @MrSteel_MEX on Twitter for the heads-up.
New details have surfaced via Facebook for the 6″ Black Series Guardians of Evil 4pk coming to GameStop. First off, it does not appear to be limited to GameStop as it appears in B&N’s system, Second, the set consists of guards from various eras of the saga (Prequel, Original Trilogy, Legends, and Sequel Trilogy), not just The Last Jedi.
UPDATE: The exclusivity of this items is still unclear. For now, consider it exclusive to GameStop. (If there were only a company that could shed some clarity on who is getting what and when in the coming days?)