Rumors are rolling regarding upcoming products to be featured at Celebration Anaheim. The latest is that Gentle Giant is planning on releasing R2-D2 as part of their Life Size line of Kenner figure statues. Look for more info on this in the coming days.
* Image above is representational only, not of Gentle Giant product.
Our friends at Jedi Temple Archives and Jedi News are on the show floor for Celebration Anaheim’s Preview Night and the have provided a great detailed look at new revamped packaging for the 6″ Black Series. It is 1000X better than the orange and blue versions to be sure. Head on over to their respective sites to check these out as well as carded images of The Black Series.
Sideshow Collectibles is now taking preorders for the Celebration Exclusive Hot Toys 1:6 Scale Spacetrooper figure. It retails for $219.99 and is limit one per customer.
Our friends at Vinylmation World turn us to this announcement by PPW Toys for their first-to-market set of Star Wars Nesting (Matryoska) Dolls debuting at Celebration Anaheim. This set is limited to just 500 pieces. and is available at Booth #1245
Our friends at JediNews are on the floor at Star Wars Celebration and have been snapping photo of the set up progress. One image caught my eye in particular as it appears that The Black Series is getting a color change again from blue to red and possibly a switch to Chewbacca from the current TIE Pilot. Note the “2015 New Series” text on the side of the display cabinet. You can check out the full image via Instagram or Twitter.
Judging by this ad I noticed on the StarWarsCelebration site, Build-A-Bear looks to be offering Celebration exclusives as well as an opportunity to pre-order the next collection of Star Wars-themed Build-A-Bears. Check them out at Booth 1314.
The Wall Street Journal has posted the first look and LEGO Group’s upcoming line of buildable Star Wars figures.
At the Star Wars Celebration festival beginning Thursday, four new Lego Star Wars large scale, buildable figures will be unveiled — Obi-Wan Kenobi, General Grievous, Jango Fett and Clone Commander Cody. Speakeasy has an exclusive first look at Obi-Wan Kenobi and General Grievous. The General Grievous set includes 186 pieces, and Obi-Wan Kenobi includes 83 pieces.
Two additional sets, Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker, were unveiled in February at the New York Toy Fair. All six sets will be available in September, with prices ranging from $19.99 to $34.99.
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Ever since it was revealed that Toys R Us was sponsoring the Thursday JJ Abrams / Kathleen Kennedy panel at Star Wars Celebration, folks have speculated about the return of Midnight Madness. Thanks to our friend Chris at The Wolfpack Podcast it looks like that is indeed the plan. Click the image above for a closer look.
The Force United (TheForceUnited.com) returns to Star Wars Celebration Anaheim. The sites included are Jedi Business, Jedi News, Jedi Temple Archives, Star Wars Forum UK, Star Wars Report and Yakface. The sites will take turns to cover the booth (1074) and help each other to ensure as many panels and talks are covered as possible. Click on through for the details.
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Can’t make it to Anaheim? Don’t worry — StarWars.com is here to rescue you as they will be streaming Celebration Anaheim LIVE! Visit the official site for details.