Ryan D. shares with us images of new aisle end cap/merchandisers hitting Walmart stores. These “trendpods” are preloaded with merchandise including Force Link figures and vehicle, NERF blasters, Black Series Darth Vader Helmet and non-exclusive* Black Series figures. Click on through to check out its contents
*Note: You won’t find the Walmart Exclusive 6″ Black Series Mimban Stormtrooper in this display.
Hasbro has issued a new update to their Force Link 2.0 app (build version 1.6) which it says to address “minor bug fixes and improvements”. The app can be downloaded via App Store and Google Play.
Per our exclusive reveal from April 12, Robot Kingdom has listed a new case assortment of Class B Force Link 2 vehicles which includes the as-of-yet “unofficially” announced AT-DT from Solo: A Star Wars Story. It is packed 2 per case with Han’s Speeder as the carry-forward. What type of pack-in figure do you suspect will be included? Another Mimban Stormtrooper? A mudtrooper? Feel free to speculate in the comments.
Advance ticket sales for Solo: A Star Wars Story are now open through sites like Fandango and MovieTickets.
A new TV spot for Solo: A Star Wars Story has been released. Give it a watch.
Disney Movie Rewards has added the theatrical one-sheet poster for Solo: A Star Wars Story to their site for 800 points.
Update: DMR also has the second teaser poster as well.
Update 2: The Chewie poster is also available
Despite the moniker of “Wookiee Weekend” being attributed to April’s release of products for Solo: A Star Wars Story, it is being stated (and marketed by various retailers) that this weekend, kicking off with Star Wars Day (Friday, May 4th), will be the official launch of the “Wookiee Weekend” promotion. Look for some special product reveals to be announced soon as well as ticket sales for Solo: A Star Wars Story to open too.
For those rushing to get the new Target Exclusive 6″ Black Series Chewbacca, pay special attention to the rifle as there are errors circulating where the rifle is missing the sliding fore-stock.
Thanks to Instagram follower porkins_pics for the heads-up.
I managed to score the Target Exclusive 6″ Black Series Chewbacca (Vandor-1) this morning and I thought I’d give my initial “hot take” on this latest iteration of the famed Wookiee.
Continue reading Quick Take: 6″ Black Series Chewbacca (Vandor-1)
Although the Target exclusive 6″ Black Series Chewbacca (Vandor-1) is starting to hit pegs across the US, but collectors are running into being blocked at checkout due to its official May 1 street date (per our report from April 13.)
Thanks to soybean311 on Twitter for the report.