Are Kylo Ren and Rey twins?
Are Kylo Ren and Rey twins? After watching this fan-made mashup of all the Force Awakens trailers (who is so cool, you have to check it out), it occurred to me that the big surprise of the Force Awakens is this… Are Kylo Ren and Rey twins, the children of Leia and Han? Here are the clues: 1. In the Star Wars book The Last Command (sanctioned by George Lucus), we know that Leia and Han have twins. Is history repeating itself? Were they separated at birth? In one scene, Rey tells BB-8 she is “waiting for her family.” (Ok, in the book the twins were named Jacen and Jaina Solo and were trained by Luke to become Jedi of the New Republic, but still.) 2. On the poster Rey and Kylo Ren appear side by side. As if they are different sides of the Force. 3. In this scene Kylo Ren could have killed Rey, but he doesn’t. So is the conversation between the two is something like this: “I am your brother?” Like the scene in episode 5 where Vader reveals to Luke that he’s his Father! 4. Is Luke mentoring Kylo Ren when he talks about the force being strong in his family? This is similar to the way in the Star Wars book, The New Rebellion, when Luke figured out that a boy named Brakiss was an Imperial spy. He tried to turn him to the Light side, though Brakiss refused, ran away, and started the Shadow Academy for Dark Jedi. 5. Who else would have the remains of Darth Vader’s helmet but someone in Luke’s family? Like...
Roundup: the best The Force Awakens clips, teasers, and interviews
Roundup: the best The Force Awakens clips, teasers, and interviews As the promotion for the movie heats up, here’s a round up of clips, teasers, and interviews of the Force Awakens. Harrison Ford was hysterical on the Tonight Show when trying to demonstrate how he got injured during the filming. Adam Driver talks about Kylo Ren as much as he can on the Tonight Show. John Boyega’s and Daisy Ridley’s funny reactions to the trailer of The Force Awakens. John Boyega and Daisy Ridley on Good Morning America talking about The Force Awakens movie. New TV Spot that aired on Sports Center reveals a brand new scene from The Force Awakens. Jeep uses the hype surrounding The Force Awakens to promote a new 2015 Model Renegade Jeep in collaboration with Lucasfilm. Carrie Fisher talks about The Force Awakens on “Live! with Kelly and Michael” show. Actor Mark Hamill goes undercover as a First Order Stormtrooper and spreads the word of the The Force Awakens on Hollywood...
Crocs rolls out Star Wars themed shoes including BB-8 Croc shoes
Crocs rolls out Star Wars themed shoes including BB-8 Croc shoes Crocs.com has debut new Star Wars themed Croc shoes including one of BB-8. These BB-8 Croc shoes cost $30 (recently $35). Here are some photos of the BB-8 Croc shoes: There are 16 Croc Star Wars shoe designs, including some that are focused on The Force Awakens like a resistance X-Wing fighter ($45), Kylo Ren ($30), creative Lightside vs the Darkside ($30), and classic Lightside vs. the Darkside ($50). ...
It's been confirmed! R2-KT will be in The Force Awakens!
It’s been confirmed! R2-KT will be in The Force Awakens! Starwarsnewsnet.com reports that the pink astromech droid known as R2-KT who served in the Clones Wars and the Empire, is officially going to be in The Force Awakens serving the Rebellion. For those of you who don’t know about this R2 unit or why it’s called R2-KT, this story from Starwarsnewsnet.com explains why: The story begins with Katie Johnson, the daughter of 501st Legion founder Albin Johnson. Katie was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 6. In a show of support for the brave little girl, the R2 Builder’s Group created an R2-D2 unit to watch over her. However, mid-development, they decided to take it a step further and repaint the droid pink and name it after Katie, and thus R2-KT was born. Katie loved the droid, and she later passed away in peace; to this day, the droid is still around and continues to inspire young Star Wars fans suffering from serious illnesses. Here is a photo of R2-KT and the girl who inspired the droids name: I’d say this is so exciting that this droid from the Star Wars The Clone Wars animated series is gong to appear in The Force Awakens live and in person along with C-3PO, R2-D2, and...
New 1/6th scale First Order Stormtrooper Officer from Hot Toys available for pre-order
New 1/6th scale First Order Stormtrooper Officer from Hot Toys available for pre-order Sideshowtoy.com is taking another pre-order of a new 1/6th scale figure that just arrived from Hot Toys. This latest toy: a new 1/6th scale action figure of a First Order Stormtrooper Officer! This new figure costs $210 and is expected to ship from February 2016 to April 2016. You can pre-order this First Order Stormtrooper Officer action figure. According to the details: In the exciting highly-anticipated film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the First Order has enlisted Stormtroopers equipped with sleek armor and powerful weapons to enforce its will across the galaxy. Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys are delighted to expand the First Order army once again and officially present the new First Order Stormtrooper Officer Sixth Scale Collectible Figure. The highly-accurate collectible figure is specially crafted based on the image of the First Order Stormtrooper Officer in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and features the sleekly designed Stormtrooper armor and helmet, the red pauldron that indicates the rank of officer and highly detailed blaster rifle with extended stock, a blaster pistol, and a hexagonal figure stand with the First Order’s emblem! Here are some photos of this new 1/6th scale...
New Force Awakens toys at Walmart
New Force Awakens toys at Walmart Road trip! On a recent trip to Walmart, I spied several new Star Wars toys! Here’s a run-down. (Updated: most of these links resolve to Walmart, as Target has sold out.) 1. Black Series First Order Special Forces Tie Fighter, $95.95 and shipping is free (Walmart). 2. Force Awakens 3.75 Goss Toowers figure, $6 and shipping is free. This is a cool looking alien I wonder what species the creature is? 3. Darth Vader RC (Remote Control) Hot Wheels Car, $15 and shipping is free. Wait . . . Darth Vader drove a car? Which movie was this in? 4. Anakin to Vader Color changing Lightsaber, $33.90 and shipping is free. A lightsaber that can change color from blue to red—very cool! 5. Star Wars themed 15” talking Chewbacca plush toy, $64.24a and shipping is free. As of this writing there’s only one of these Chewbacca plush toys left in stock so order soon. Yep, Wookie sound effects included! 6. Star Wars themed 15″ R2-D2 talking plush toy, $29 and shipping is free. Ditto for R2—beeps included. 7. Force Awakens First Order Special Forces Tie Fighter Build & Play set, $17.88 and shipping is free. 8. Force Awakens Poe’s X-Wing Fighter Build & Play set, $91.07 and shipping is free. As of this writing there’s only one of these Build & Play sets left in stock so order soon. 9. Force Awakens Resistance X-Wing Fighter Build & Play set, $19.95 and shipping is free. As of this writing there’s only one of these sets left in stock so order soon. 10. Force Awakens Black Series Figure 2 pack...
New unique Star Wars themed Christmas ornaments
New unique Star Wars themed Christmas ornaments Rebelscum.com reports that Merchoid.com has revealed four packs of new officially licensed Star Wars christmas themed ornaments of the characters from the original trilogy. They cost $100 (recently $127.97). Three of the four packs of ornaments are based on the ones from Star Wars episodes IV-VI. The fourth pack is themed around the destroyer of all planets the Death Star. Here are photos of these Star Wars themed...
New Shadow Stormtrooper costume available for pre-order
New Shadow Stormtrooper costume available for pre-order For all you fans out there who want to get an early start on 2016 Halloween, Anovos.com has unveiled a Shadow Stormtrooper costume available for pre-order. The costume costs $1,700 and can be ordered in any size. Yep, $1,700. This isn’t a cheap Walmart costume—each piece of the armor is carefully sculpted to be true to the movie prop. The helmet is custom made with replicated hand painted, quality lenses. It’s fully lined and comes with all accessories. (You can order it complete or as a kit). Here are more details: Comes with the completed helmet, holster, belt, neck seal, gloves and two-piece arming (body) suit. Fully lined interior armor pieces, exclusive only to the completed ensemble. Integrated rigging system for armor pieces for quick assembly. All pieces finished — just assemble to start serving the Empire! Here are some photos of the Shadow Stormtrooper armor costume (front and...
Two new Force Awakens Lego sets officially revealed!
Two new Force Awakens Lego sets officially revealed! Starwarsnewsnet.com reports that Hothbricks.com has revealed two brand new Force Awakens Lego sets. I’ve blogged about the first one, the Rebel Troop Transporter here. The second set, The Battle of Takodana, hasn’t been seen until now. While it’s pretty cool that Maz Kanata’s mini figure is revealed in the new Lego set, the biggest news is that the mask of Kylo Ren’s mini figure is removable so that we can see his face. That raises the question: is Kylo Ren going to take off his mask early in The Force Awakens or later? Will he be revealed to be Luke’s son? Or Han and Leia’s son? Here’s a couple of photos of this new Lego...
Interactive Stormtrooper and Darth Vader exclusive at Toys "R" Us
Interactive Stormtrooper and Darth Vader exclusive at Toys “R” Us Yes, there is a new exclusive Interactive Stormtrooper toy available at Toys “R” Us.com for $130 (regularly $150). Plus a new exclusive Interactive Darth Vader toy is also available on Toys “R” Us.com for $110 (regularly $130) as well. Here are the specs of the Stormtrooper toy: Raise your voice to enter Voice-Activated Battle mode Lift the stormtrooper’s right arm to activate Battle mode Watch his blaster light up, flash and make sound effects as it recoils Talk normally to enter Talk-Back mode Raise the trooper’s left arm to manually activate Talk mode Features 15 sayings and realistic animatronic sounds Deluxe collector’s edition is a must-have for serious fans Produced from digital data from the Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope movie Highly posable with 23 points of articulation And here are the specs of the Darth Vader toy: Battle mode allows you to control the motion-activated lightsaber Darth Vader coaches you to the Dark Side in Training mode Lightsaber provides light effects and stereo battle sound effects Talk mode features Darth Vader’s original voice along with animated actions 31 points of articulation allow many poses Realistic design and effects are based on digital data from the Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi film Deluxe collector’s edition Here are photos of these new interactive...Star Wars Episode IX
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