Well, this is happening. Somehow I missed the news that Disney XD would be airing a new Tron cartoon staring Bruce Boxleitner, Elijah Wood, Mandy Moore, and Paul Reubens. I don’t get any TV channels, but somehow, count me in on this one.
Via Cartoon Brew
Today Disney unveiled it’s upcoming line of Pirates of the Caribbean LEGO sets. Get ready for full-on LEGO PotC madness, because these sets will be accompanied by a new video game from TT Games and probably a huge amount of merchandising.
I can’t really say I’m looking forward to the next installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, but I’ll admit, the LEGO sets look pretty cool. Since I’m an adult now with a limited toy budget, I’m sure I’ll just end up getting a tiny set to get my hands on a Jack Sparrow minifigure. Although, if someone donated that Queen Anne’s Revenge to the THS cause I’d happily put it together and play with it for hours.
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I don’t know who decides what characters need to get turned into expensive collectibles over at Sideshow, but whoever thought of Captain Hook from Disney’s Peter Pan deserves a cookie. This ‘premium format figure’ features real cloth and the freaking crocodile and is probably way out of my price range, but damn. I want this guy.
He comes out soon, so make sure to pre-order yours at Sideshow Collectibles because they sell out of everything quickly.
In anticipation of the Horrible Night Out at the IMAX in Indianapolis tonight, I broke out my Tron Mickey Mouse vinyl figure from Sideshow Collectibles and snapped some photos. I have mixed feelings about vinyl collectibles. If they were cheaper I’d probably own a lot more, and in the case of Tron Mickey Mouse, I wish he lit up. Sideshow sent this to me a while back and I wanted to hold off until Tron Legacy was out to publish anything.
There’s not much to review with vinyl figures, so I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.
Sidenote: It’s a testament to Tron Guy’s viral popularity that when I look at this it makes me think of Tron Guy Mickey Mouse more than Tron Mickey Mouse.
Tron was one of those movies I would occasionally rent from the local Library as a kid of about 7 or 8 years old. At the time I viewed it (the early 90s) the 1982 movie already seemed dated, but it had a special charm and an interesting cast of characters including Kevin Flynn played by the “Dude” himself actor Jeff Bridges. It also presented some interesting concepts centering around artificial intelligence and how computers (and humans) connect to each other. Now, almost 30 years later we have the sequel Tron Legacy. How does the sequel compare with the original? Does it improve on what made the original still loved as a cult classic to this day?
