Transformers One was released in cinemas last September to celebrate the franchise's 40th anniversary. The acclaimed fully CG-animated movie, featuring an all-star cast, comes home on Paramount+ today!
Read the official synopsis:
"TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever."
In 1986, Transformers: The Movie traumatised a generation of fans (myself included) with the death of Optimus Prime. All because Hasbro wanted to sell more toys. Like many fans, I missed Transformers One at the cinema, but I am looking forward to watching the best Transformers movie since Bumblebee.
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Doctor Who celebrates its 61st anniversary on 23rd November.
Whilst this year doesn't have the gravitas of the 60th anniversary, garnering three specials and much more, the BBC will share unseen footage from season one, starring Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who) and Millie Gibson (Ruby Sunday).
In related news. Speaking to BBC South East, Steven Moffat revealed a little more about Joy to the World: "I can tease something about the Christmas special. Imagine in the far, far future, imagine that a hotel chain got hold of the idea of time travel. What's the first thing a hotel chain would do if they had time travel? They'd realise they had an opportunity to sell all the unsold nights in their own hotels in history."
Doctor Who will return later this year with a holiday special on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and Disney+ outside the UK and Ireland.
'Tis the season again. Gift the Galaxy is a celebration that reveals and highlights Star Wars toys, apparel, and more, helping fans find a gift for everyone on their list. Or, if you’re a fan (myself included), maybe you’ll find something new for your wishlist!
As with previous Gift the Galaxy holiday campaigns, new products will be released on a weekly basis, in this case on Tuesdays through 17th December with pre-orders opening up on the following Wednesday. Expect weekly releases in Hasbro’s Star Wars: The Black Series and Vintage Collection along with new product drops from other brands.
Discover even more epic gifts at Amazon (affiliate link).
In celebration of its fifth anniversary, Disney+ unveiled an action-packed special look at its upcoming slate, including highly-anticipated series from Marvel, Star Wars, Hulu, and FX and featuring never-before-seen footage from upcoming new and returning original series for both Disney+ and Hulu in 2025.
Alien: Earth, Andor season two and Daredevil: Born Again have piqued my interest. “There’s something about seeing a xenomorph in the wilds of Earth with your own eyes,” teases Noah Hawley about the long-awaited FX TV series, Alien: Earth, based on the Alien franchise. “What was really fun for me was to really engage with the creature, bring some of my own thoughts to the design while not touching the silhouette, because that’s sacrosanct,” he continued. “But some of the elements as we know, whatever the host is, informs what the final creature is,” said Hawley, “I just wanted to play around a little bit to make it as scary as it should be.”
In related news. Deadpool & Wolverine debuts on Disney+ today.
What are you looking forward to watching in 2025 on Disney+? Let me know in the comments below.
Alien: Romulus starts streaming on Hulu on Disney+ on 21st November and internationally on Disney+ on 1st January.
Director Fede Álvarez's (Don't Breathe) Alien franchise instalment, set between Alien and Aliens, has been a box office smash and a sequel is in development. Not too shabby for a movie that was originally a straight-to-streaming sequel.
In his review, our US-based film and television critic Nick Smith wrote, "Alien: Romulus is really aimed at 18 to 25-year-old moviegoers who haven’t seen those creaky old Alien movies and want to take a ghost train trip to the future."
Pre-order Alien: Romulus from Amazon (affiliate link).
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According to Deadline, a new Star Wars trilogy is being developed by Lucasfilm and X-Men’s Simon Kinberg.
The trilogy takes place after Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with Kinberg writing. It will be produced by Kinberg and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy.
Kinberg co-created fan-favourite Star Wars Rebels, so I'm optimistic.
Whilst we wait for official confirmation and further details, multiple movies are in development at Lucasfilm including The Mandalorian and Grogu, and the spin-off series Skeleton Crew is on Disney+ this holiday season.
Are you looking forward to a new Star Wars trilogy? Let me know in the comments below.
Our friends at Hasbro have sent over exciting details of their second annual Hasbro Women Innovators of Play Challenge.
Hasbro is inviting women innovators to submit their own ideas for toys or games to Hasbro, where a panel of judges will select winners based on various factors such as innovation, mass marketability, fun factor, and more.
Selected winners will win a $10,000 cash prize, mentorship and trip to Hasbro World Headquarters in Pawtucket, Rhode Island for a “Day at Hasbro.”
The second annual Challenge is part of Hasbro’s larger Women Innovators of Play initiative. In fact, women account for 70% of toy purchases but only represent 29% of C-Suite roles in the industry.
It is Hasbro’s commitment to inspire and elevate more women’s involvement in the toy and game industry.
This year also saw the return of Hasbro’s Women Innovators of Play virtual event, which took place in October with a full lineup of speakers from Hasbro and other industry leaders and influencers.
It would be inspiring to see a female Star Wars fan win! Follow the link here for further details and to submit your idea.
Submissions close on 12th November. May the Force be with you.
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Juliette lives. Entertainment Weekly (EW) exclusively shared a sneak peek at Silo season two on Apple TV+.
Read the official synopsis:
"Silo is the story of the last ten thousand people on earth, their mile-deep home protecting them from the toxic and deadly world outside. However, no one knows when or why the silo was built and those who try to find out face fatal consequences. Ferguson stars as Juliette, an engineer who seeks answers about a loved one’s murder and tumbles onto a mystery that goes far deeper than she could have ever imagined, leading her to discover that if the lies don’t kill you, the truth will."
In addition to Rebecca Ferguson, Silo season two stars new addition Steve Zahn, alongside returning stars Tim Robbins, Common, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche, Avi Nash, Alexandria Riley, Shane McRae, Remmie Milner, Clare Perkins, Billy Postlethwaite, Rick Gomez, Caitlin Zoz, Tanya Moodie and Iain Glen.
Silo season two premieres on 15th November on Apple TV+.
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Lucasfilm dropped a new official trailer for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew on Friday.
The Star Wars live-action spin-off series starring Jude Law, created by Spider-Man Homecoming director Jon Watts and writer Christopher Ford, who also serve as the showrunners, follows along as the kids get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy and have to find their way home, meeting unlikely allies and enemies along the way.
Drawing inspiration from the movies of Richard Donner and Steven Spielberg, this is The Goonies and Stranger Things in a galaxy far, far away...
“Amblin always stands out to me because there was a feeling that they took the kids seriously", said Watts.
"They didn't feel like kids’ movies when you watched them as a kid, and even now looking back, they feel like grown-up films that just happened to star kids.”
It captures Star Wars-themed childhood adventures with friends including my trusty Tomy Omnibot, nicknamed "Chumbley" (fellow Whovians will get the reference to Galaxy 4).
“It’s the story of kids who happen to live on what they think of as a boring planet — it seems like the suburbs and nothing ever happens,” says series co-creator Ford. “And one day they find an old spaceship and it blasts them off, out into the galaxy.” But finding their way back quickly becomes complicated. “They realize once they’re out there that no one’s ever heard of their home planet,” Ford says. “Unfortunately, along the way they attract the attention of a bunch of pirates and other space criminals.”
Individual episodic directors are Jon Watts, David Lowery, the Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), Jake Schreier, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Lee Isaac Chung. The season was written by Christopher Ford and Jon Watts, with two episodes by Myung Joh Wesner. The series is executive produced by Christopher Ford, Jon Watts, Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Colin Wilson, along with co-executive producers Chris Buongiorno, Karen Gilchrist, Carrie Beck and producers Susan McNamara and John Bartnicki.
Skeleton Crew starts streaming with a two-episode series premiere in the UK on 4th December on Disney+.
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Just in time (pun intended) for the holiday season, Character Options and BBC Studios have announced the Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) action figures based on their appearances in Doctor Who season one on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and Disney+.
Kathryn Ludlam, Character Options' brand manager, commented:
“Since their first appearance at London Toy Fair, we have been inundated with requests about the release of the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday figures. We are delighted to confirm that the figures will be available in two formats; an exclusive bundle pack from Character-Online and as individual packs with alternative decoration at mass retail, both launching later in the year."
These Gen 3 figures feature a higher specification decoration for extra detail and features include internal pivots on the neck and ankles, ball-jointed waist and shoulders as well as internal pins on the arms and legs.
It is surprising how little merchandise there is for season one given Disney's involvement! However, I can see this selling in the Disney Store and Disney Parks.
Doctor Who will make its return later this year with a holiday special on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and Disney+ outside the UK and Ireland.
Will you be adding the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby Sunday action figures to your collection? Which figures would you like to see released in the future? Let me know in the comments below.
