STARSTORE NEWS ROUNDUP: SHE-PREDATOR FIGURE ON THE WAY, UNICRON TO RETURN, WILD THINGS- WHERE ARE THEY?
SHE-PREDATOR FIGURE TO BE RELEASED
Hot Toys are to release an action figure based on Machiko as seen in the Alien Vs Predator comics. Keeping in the line of the main character from the first AVP, who was made an honourary Predator at the film’s limp climax, Machiko is presented here in full Predator armour, along with a mask and various weapons. While the character is not canon in the AVP universe, I can’t see it mattering to the fans, who will be pretty happy with a hot chick in cool armour. *shrug* it looks cool, if a tad pointless. Then again, anything that will help ease the pain of having to watch AVPR is good. The figure seems to have a really nice sculpt, which is in keeping with the NECA movie figures, and the array of accessories is impressive for an action figure.
UNICRON RETURNS!
The eater of worlds is back! Well, sort of. Hasbro are apparently to bring back one of their most popular items of recent years- the oversized UNICRON figure. The character, first seen in the 1980s Transformers animated movie, is set to make a comeback in the last form we saw him in. The Transformers Universe edition of Unicron doesn’t have a release over her yet, but we’ll be keeping ‘em peeled.
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE- UM, WHERE IS IT?
Word has now been floated that the much-anticipated feature film version of Where The Wild Things has actually been removed from WB’s schedules. What? This production has had some serious trouble thrown at it, and it is starting to look like we’ll never see max and the Wild Things hit the screen at this rate. Spike Jonze had mad what appeared to be (from early tests and leaked footage) a remarkably faithful and moving adaptation of the famed children’s book, and then by all accounts the studios stuck their noses in. The theory is that WB want it to be more kiddie friendly. Have they even read the damn book?