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Star Wars fans have May the 4th, Star Trek fans have their 5th April - because that is the FIRST CONTACT DAY. And just in time for the celebration of the day, Paramount provided a few nice surprises:

There were new teasers for »Star Trek: Discovery« Season 4 and »Picard« Season 2. There is a clear hint in it, which was followed closely by the confirmation. An old friend from »Star Trek: The Next Generation« will be returning. And that's none other than the almighty Q!

Which Trekkie doesn't fondly remember the appearances of Q star John de Lancie on TNG. These episodes were always special - unpredictable, quirky and with the right dose of humor.

To reveal the news, there was also a zoom interview by Wesley Crusher alias Wil Wheaton with Patrick Stewart and John de Lancie.

What do you think? That gives hope for an exciting and funny second season of the Picard series.

After it got really a bit quiet in the MCU last year due to the pandemic, DISNEY or MARVEL seem to be back on the superhero front in 2021. Of course, the company's own streaming service Disney + now offers the corresponding options.
 
It has now been confirmed that BLACK WIDOW will start on Disney+ on 9th July (initially with VIP access). The cinema release should take place at the same time (if the pandemic situation allows). The brand new final trailer was released at the same time over the weekend.

THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER has now reached halftime and is really picking up speed. Without spoiling we can reveal that the series is again peppered with great Easter Eggs (of course, it was Easter too) and interesting connections to the MCU.

And to not get us bored until the ETERNALS are coming up in November, Marvel also put the new trailer for LOKI, the next Disney + series, online over the weekend. You should definitely check it out, because you can already see in the preview how brilliantly Tom Hiddleston embodies the character and is obviously keen on his own personal spin-off. It starts on 11th June on Disney+.

Which Marvel film or series are you looking forward to the most?

»Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure« from 1989 is a beloved movie. Nothing in depth, just simply funny, sometimes wonderfully absurd - in short: a film that can be watched wonderfully with dudes and a few beers on the sofa. Quite a few cheered when Blitzway announced an excellent 1:6 double pack with Bill and Ted back in summer 2019... and now it's out and has made it to our product of the month April 2021 straight away.

The characters have great heads, even if Ted would still have had some room for improvement. The costumes are simply top notch and can be seen. And the accessories are also convincing: a small CD cover that can also be opened and has a CD inside, cool guitars and of course a pay phone.

We have just as much fun looking at and posing the figures as we do with the film and wish you a lot of fun with our excellent product of the month.

Anime and Manga fans and collectors, heads up: tomorrow we'll kick-off our bright and colorful, huge AnimEaster Sale! Hundrets of figures will be up with 30% discount, but only from 1st till 5th April - and of course only while supply lasts... Kawaiiiiiii!

It's a wrap: the 7th episode of ABGESPACED - NEUES AUS DEM FIGUREN UNIVERSUM is done and online 🚀!

https://youtu.be/6ubEDfm_nRE

With almost one and a half hours over-length, we have a fully packed schedule from March for ya, including a new section and a frequently returning and very welcome guest in our studio - Patrick (Wonderbunk)! Have fun 🤘😁

Last weekend, Warner Bros. released the first trailer for »The Suicide Squad«. The reboot, directed by James Gunn, looks promising in this preview. Lots of action with a pinch of gore, quick-witted dialogues with a good dose of humor and a lot of madness.

https://youtu.be/Z1EbSXxrZ34

We are especially looking forward to Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn and Idris Elba as Bloodsport. The CGI character King Shark, spoken by Sylvester Stallone, already has what it takes to become a fan favorite in the trailer. We are also curious about Michael Rooker and his interpretation of Savant. Clear thing that we will all be making the line at the box office on August 5th (keep your fingers crossed!).

What do you think - doesn't that just scream for a whole bunch of cool Hot Toys figures? And how did you like the trailer?

 

Disney+ takes us away on the journey through phase 4 of the MCU today, heading for the second milestone - with the second superhero duo: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier!

Compared to »WandaVision« we surely can expect a lot more action right away which was obvious latest by the final trailer ☺️. Let's see if the guys will be able to create a similar buzz...

We're really looking forward to meet Sam and Bucky again!

All DC fans have surely curled today's date on their calendars with the biggest black market in the world! Becaus today, the long-awaited  "Snyder Cut" of »Justice League« finally starts!

Of course it is bitter that we cannot watch such an epic blockbuster on the big cinema screen with monstrous surround deluxe sound. But HBO Max - or SKY in Germany - enables us to experience this gigantic, 4-hour work by cult director Zack Snyder in his originally planned version which was so hard desired by the fans.

The first feedback on the IMDb is terrific - just like the first announcements from the collectibles world: not only Weta Workshop and Prime 1 Studio are starting with elaborate statues of the movie, but McFarlane will also bring us great action-figures from the »DC Multiverse« line and of course Hot Toys in the 1/6 range splashs out either. You can find the first figures listed for pre-order in our shop already. More will follow in the next few days:
space-figuren.de/snydercut
 

Incredible 50 years of age has the old Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill classic »Lo chiamavano Trinita...« on its back. So it was really about time that all Bud Spencer fans out there would get some worthy collectibles for their home cinema or showcase...

The small Italian brand »Infinite Statue« heard that call and produced a wonderful statue of Bud as Bambino already last year. Shortly after the release, the studio announced a collaboration with their fellow Italian Fabio Varesi, the owner of »Kaustic Plastik«. Their first goal was to bring out an officially licensed 1/6 scale Bud Spencer who should not have to stand bedind state-of-the-art Marvel, DC or Star Wars sixth scale figures.

Just a few weeks ago, the long-awaited 1/6 Bambino figure started to ship out and actually was sold out in a glimpse. With a lot of luck and a clever trade against a horse herd we were able to score some very few pieces of the figure. Besides the regular edition we even managed to scam three pieces of the exclusive version! If you hesitated so far, you better should grab one now 😜.

Our friend Mick wrote a very comprehensive review about Bud Spencer on his ACTION FIGURE DISTRICT. Already the photos are worth a click! Thanks also to our buddy Stefan (@lesgrohl) for his stunning shots of "Bambino"!

With the March design of our Postcard Collection we pay tribute to the 100th Predator figure from NECA, the Alpha Predator!

Our friend Steffen (@Sgink_Labs) staged this extremely imposing figure in the remote jungle of the Black Forest in a really terrifying way and thus contributed an absolute highlight to our Postcard Collection. 🤩

As every month, also the current card is included in every package - for free of course 😉

12 years ago, Neill Blomkamp made his blockbuster direction debut with the Sci-Fi flick »District 9« - and he scored a big hit. We remember well how the film tore us from our seats back then. So it totally pleased us that Blomkamp tweeted a few days ago that he is working on a sequel to his debut.

Together with Sharlto Copley, who played the leading role in District 9, and Terri Tatchell, the South African is currently working on the script for »District 10«. The flick is supposed to bring the story of Wikus and the alien Christopher to an end. Like its predecessor, District 10 also will reflect on burning social issues...

That sounds good and arouses anticipation, even though there will be two years or more to come until the release date.

Ladies, it's International Women's Day today, so it definately is about time that female superheroes take care for business 😜!

In THUNDER FORCE, the new comedy flick on NETFLIX, Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer will do that job! Check out the trailer online:
https://youtu.be/qnx6-YLXFwg

We already like the preview and hope that the film will be as funny! From 9th April we all can enjoy full women's power and popcorn at our home cinemas...

By the power of Grayskull - today is a MOTU MONDAY!

>>Check out our latest special news from Eternia<<
 

The third part of Spider-Man has a name! And this time, the MARVEL STUDIOS crew actually got ahead of Tom Hollands spoiler ambitions 😝.

In a really funny teaser clip that Marvel released a few days ago, the title NO WAY HOME was revealed. That sounds cool - just like the targeted start date in cinemas: December 2021!

Zack Snyder is still on everyone's lips with his version of »Justice League« and the next trailer is already there. With »Army of the Dead«, Snyder returns to the zombie genre, 17 years after his beginnings with »Dawn of the Dead«.

Las Vegas was overwhelmed by a zombie epidemic and is under quarantine as a restricted zone. The desert city is full of money just waiting to be collected by the right people. Scott Ward (Dave Bautista) gathers a group of fearless mercenaries around him (including Ella Purnell, Ana de la Reguera and Matthias Schweighöfer), ready to salvage the treasures left behind from the former gamblers' paradise.

The film promises a mixture of horror, action and heist movie. The zombie-infected Las Vegas looks great in the trailer - including a Zombie-Elvis-Imitator. That literally screams for an action-figure! Gore fans can also look forward to 90% handmade effects. All of this makes us very optimistic about the launch date on Netflix on May 21st.

Are you looking forward to the spectacle or is the whole zombie thing too sucked out?
 

We've been looking forward to the launch of »Wonder Woman 1984« with excitement and great expectations. It was certainly the same for many of you, especially since the original release date has been postponed by almost a year due to the pandemic.

If you believe the critics so far, the second part, which incidentally was also directed by Patty Jenkins, unfortunately doesn't seem to be able to meet expectations at all.

But that didn't stop us from choosing a really great WW84 collectible, namely the brand new »Wonder Woman ARTFX Statue« by Kotobukiya, as product of the month for March 2021.

Koto immortalizes Diana here in a classic outfit, with the »Lasso of Truth« as a weapon and - as we're used to it from the Japanese manufacturer - in a very dynamic pose. The brilliant colors of the armor and the really well painted, extremely pretty face of Gal Gadot make this figure an outstanding collector's item. Wonder Woman stands on a base that on the one hand imitates the tiled floor of the mall, but at the same time has the shape of the Wonder Woman logo. Great details, Kotobukiya!

This 1/6 scale ARTFX PVC statue is an all-round success (even the box is an eye-catcher) and hey, it is extremely rare that we have suitable collector's items in stock just in time for the release of a blockbuster 😲

The fate of the earth depends on the last decisive fight, the tenth Mortal Kombat... Every gamer among us is familiar with the brutal martial arts classic game - now WARNER is starting another fight, on the big screen!

The first movie from 1995 had a very flat story and was only for real fans. But that could change now, because we think the trailer for the upcoming blockbuster looks really bad-ass! We are curious to see how the movie is implemented and whether Liu Kang, Cole Young, Jax Briggs, Sonya Blade, Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Co. will finally get a worthy appearance. MORTAL KOMBAT is expected to start in cinemas in April (and in the US even on HBO Max at the same time).

And if you're already that excited, you can kill some time with our Mortal Kombat figures ;)

Today we're having pizza for lunch.... so actually! Since we were served a very special variety! 🍕 We were not badly surprised when we opened the box and we first came across a load of Turtles postcards! But who's surprised? Because pizza is not only our favorite - but also the favorite dish of the Turtles!

This month's pizza-inducing February theme for our S.P.A.C.E Postcard Collection came from our friend @lesgrohl and we love it! As much as pizza... 

So this one is sort of a photo of a pizza box filled with pizza and postcards, with a design of the Turtles, who are in turn holding a pizza box and pizza...or something like that? 😀

As always, we're including the latest postcard for free in every package that leaves our warehouse this month - so if you want it: dig in (literally)!

All »Justice League« fans surely had a very special charming Valentine's Day yesterday, because WARNER or HBO Max published the official trailer on the much anticipated and almost begged for "JL Snyder Cut".

The visually stunning foretaste of course really makes you want to see the "new" old film, not only because in Zack Snyder's version the Joker - morbidly played by Jared Leto - returns...

In the US, the superhero battle will start on March 18th on the streaming service HBO Max. In Germany or Europe, it could be that SKY steps in (as currently with »Wonder Woman 1984«) and brings the blockbuster to our home theaters.

By the way, WETA will provide the right ambience shortly, because they announced yesterday that they would come up with a collectibles line-up to »Zack Snyder's Justice League«! We didn't expect that - but it sounds good!

There were apparently some discrepancies going on in the Mandalorian studios... Actress Gina Carano, who we all know best as Cara Dune from the 1st and 2nd season of »The Mandalorian«, obviously was fired by Lucasfilm! Especially her inappropriate behaviour on social media lead to this drop, as it seems. Even though really sad for the crew around Mando, as we think, this decission by Lucasfilm or Disney is pretty much understandable...

So let's hope that Pedro Pascal will stay with us as the leading actor. He's actually going new ways - at least in part-time: together with his fellow »Game of Thrones« cast member Bella Ramsey he will be particitpating in the upcoming HBO TV show »The Last of Us« which is based on the popular game! Pedro will be playing Joel Miller and Bella will act as Ellie. That's already a great outlook on the series!