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On the second day of GEEKED WEEK, NETFLIX was introducing 12 new films. For us, Netflix remains the series broadcaster. When it comes to films, it's often hit or miss, because everything that used to be labeled "Direct to DVD" now tends to end up on Netflix. This is especially true of »Interceptor«, which is already online and has a sad score of 4.4 in the IMDb. The film continues the tradition of very weak films, such as the unfunny comedies »The Bubble« or »Red Notice«, which failed mercilessly with the critics despite the star cast. »Interceptor« is unfortunately boring, because it's predictable and leading actress Elsa Pataky lacks charisma.

There are first trailers for two Norwegian productions that look very promising. The title already reveals the theme of the fantasy action adventure »Troll«. »Blasted« is about an old friendship, an alien invasion and laser tag. The science fiction comedy comes up with quite bizarre characters.

Nothing can be said about the Spanish production »Killer Book Club«, a slasher based on the novel by Carlos García Miranda, nor about the Japanese »Zom100: Bucket List of the Dead«, a live-action adaptation of the manga of the same name with zombies.

»The School for Good & Evil« acted as one of the headliners with its own panel in the film showcase. The teaser for the fantasy flick hasn't caught up with us yet. The film also seems to be aimed at a younger audience.

Here are a few films with names that at least make us prick up our ears. Jamie Foxx stars as a vampire slayer in »Day Shift«, directed by stuntman J.J. Perry, which promises hand-made action.

The sci-fi crime thriller »Spiderhead« directed by Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick) and starring Chris Hemsworth (Thor) deals with interesting topics and could possibly become something.

The second headliner on film day was »The Gray Man« with Ana de Armas (Blade Runner 2049), Chris Evans (Captain America) and Ryan Gosling (La La Land). The Russo Brothers, who have proven with their Marvel films that they know their craft, took over the direction here. We'll take a risk and take a look.

Also no stranger is Zack Snyder (300), who shoots the sci-fi fantasy epic »Rebel Moon« with Sofia Boutella (The Mummy) and Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy). We will also put that on our watch list.

In addition, two animated films were presented: »The Sea Beast« seems to us to be a film for the whole family. But we're really curious about »Wendell & Wild«, because it's none other than Henry Selick (Coraline, Nightmare Before Christmas) behind it!

Wednesday was all about animation. Of particular interest here is »Cyberpunk: Edgerunners," based on the CD Projekt Red video game. And all MOTU fans are sure to be curious about »Masters of the Universe: Revolution«, the sequel to the Kevin Smith series »Masters of the Universe: Revelation«.

You can find many teasers, trailers and clips on the Netflix YouTube channel.

It's finally here - the epic finale of the Jurassic era! Universal Pictures' "»Jurassic World Dominion« hits theaters this week. In Germany you could already go on a dinosaur expedition since yesterday.

After the dinosaurs fought their way free from the volcanic island in »Jurassic World 2«, everyone could imagine what awaits us now. A "coexistence" of the most dangerous creatures: men and dinosaurs.

The trailer already shows a few highlights that we can look forward to, because not only our favorite giants from the previous five parts are now reunited, but also the "old guard" is back together. Sam Neill as Dr. Alan Grant, Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcom and Laura Dern as Dr. Ellie Sattler. Let's hope they get a longer appearance than Jeff Goldblum in »Jurassic World 2«, because we're very curious as to what they've been up to over the years.

Even if the first reviews are unfortunately not that great, »Jurassic World« is worth a cinema ticket simply because of the visual power. We are excited ...

Yesterday, Warner Bros. Pictures finally released the first long trailer for »Black Adam«!

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson does a good job as the titular anti-hero. The trailer also introduces Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Fate, who also makes his superhero debut here.

On top of that, we're getting a brief flashback on Black Adam's backstory. He was a tough anti-hero who lets it rip and isn't stingy with painterly explosions.

The trailer with its proper portion of subtle humor really got us excited for the movie and we can already see ourselves unloading tons of Black Adam collectibles from upcoming containers. Black "The Rock" Adam is scheduled to hit theaters in October!

This week, NETFLIX is celebrating »Geeked Week« for the second time and is presenting upcoming series and movies from the streaming provider to all subscribers and those who might want to become one. As the title already suggests, this is not about the »Schwarzwaldklinik« but about geeky offerings from the genres of horror, science fiction, fantasy, mystery and thriller. Monday was all about the Netflix series. New trailers, sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes clips were shown and many of those involved had their say in interviews and short statements.

A total of eleven series are getting another season, including »The Umbrella Academy«. Season 3 starts here on June 22nd, 2022. For »Locke & Key« it will be over after the upcoming 3rd season and »Manifest« is also looking forward to the 4th and final season. »Sweet Tooth«, »All of Us AreDead«, »Vikings: Valhalla« and several other shows will get a second season.

Among the ten newly presented series there is also a lot that encourages us to jump for joy here and there or at least makes us curious in quite optimistic expectation.

We're looking forward to the Addams Family spin-off »Wednesday« because Wednesday Addams and director Tim Burton go together just like martini and olive.

Guillermo del Toro has been one of our favorite filmmakers and authors for a long time, so of course we are very excited about the anthology series »Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities« he produced. He took the director's chair for two episodes and the other episodes are also told by respected horror creators.

Mike Flanagan is a name to be reckoned with in the horror genre. So it's logical that his series »The Midnight Club« ended up on our watch list.

We are also curious about the »1899« series from the »DARK« makers. That could also be exciting.

We're cautiously optimistic about the »Resident Evil« series. The quickly edited action trailer doesn't yet provide us with enough material, so we're holding back on speculation.

And then there are two big names from comics and anime who are now experiencing their implementation as a live-action series. We are talking about »The Sandman«. The comic film adaptation starts on August 5th, 2022.

We also got really big eyes with the behind-the-scenes clip for »One Piece«. There's a lot of work going on at the shooting location in South Africa. At least that looks very promising.

You can find the Geek Week on the english-language YouTube channel including many new trailers and teasers:
https://www.youtube.com/c/Netflix/videos

With everything Netflix has presented, the series freaks among us will all get their money's worth.

After the STAR WARS CELEBRATION heralded the convention season at the end of May with a blast, the next highlight was on the program last weekend with MONSTERPALOOZA at Pasadena Convention Center.

Monsterpalooza is considered one of the best horror conventions in the world. The focus of the event is on classic horror, including characters from B-movies from Hollywood's Golden Age and modern horror, sci-fi and fantasy films. The built museum features props, masks, life-size figures and film creatures from participating Hollywood FX studios and artists. With so much monster art, our hearts just melt. Fans just can't get any closer to their beloved monsters. In addition to various presentations and panels, there are workshops that focus on monster crafting, like makeup demonstrations and creature effects.

https://youtu.be/fd2P73yVFsI

There were also plenty of star guests at this first Monsterpalooza Post-Corona-Con. Tim Curry (Rocky Horror Picture Show, It), Neve Cambpell (Scream), Doug Bradley (Hellraiser), Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th VII-X), Tom Savini (From Dusk Till Dawn), Heather Langenkamp (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp) and many others gathered there.

Of course, various manufacturers who dedicate themselves to monsters from time to time were also represented with their own booth. The usual suspects here included Elite Creature Collectibles, X-Plus, PCS and Tweeterhead. We were particularly curious about the last one mentioned, because they had previously announced the premiere of the first statue in the new original concept line »Myths and Monsters«. So the unpainted Gillman could be admired at the Tweeterhead booth - a promising concept, as we think.

https://youtu.be/K2_3PrpymEg

To be honest, for us a dream (or nightmare) would come true if we'd one day had the chance to visit Monsterpalooza. It stands very high on the list of the placed-to-be ...

Finally conventions again! Finally manufacturers on site again and real booth tours. Even if everyone has made a real effort over the past three years to keep us up to date with their own YouTube formats, zoom calls and virtual presentations, the live presence at a con is something completely different. We really missed going on discovery on the social media channels and coming across photos of new reveals or, ideally, attending a big convention ourselves (which will also come).

STAR WARS CELEBRATION 2022 gave us a taste of what to expect from San Diego Comic Con. Of course, the biggest players in the collectibles world also had the biggest presence, measured by media output and booth size. Although others such as Gentle Giant were also represented, the Sideshow booth and Hasbro were the places where most of the new toys were to be admired.

Sideshow Collectibles showed many figures in premium format, all of them are already in the pre-order phase. C-3PO goes one step further in terms of scale, because he comes in life-size. Holy Force!

As always, the California-based manufacturer also showed products from other companies that they distribute. From Iron Studios there was the fantastic 1/4 Darth Maul to see and in 1/10 art scale format the Cad Bane statue, which we as Star Wars fans and friends of the Italo-Western are equally looking forward to.

But Hot Toys took the cake. The biggest bang here are the new »Clone Wars« vehicles. We have already listed the two BARC Speeders in the pre-orders. The AT-RT will be added shortly. There were several new figures among the »Bad Batch«. The chic Clone Trooper in the Chrome version and the Death Trooper in a no less chic Black Chrome version were shown as exclusives. The new »Obi-Wan Kenobi« series also made its debut at Hot Toys. Darth Vader was shown and Obi-Wan was announced. We firmly expect that more characters will be launched at Comic Con. Can we count on kids from Hot Toys for the first time? We can definitely look forward to the brothers and sisters from the Inquisition.

Which brings us to Hasbro, who even had their own panel at the celebration. For the Obi-Wan series there was a whole bunch of figures in both the Vintage Collection and the Black Series. In addition to Obi-Wan, all Inquisitors can be found here. The small L0-LA59 (Lola) droid as a 1:1 animatronic will be very cool and sure to be a hit. And a very popular exclusive collector's item from Hasbro will definitely be the Jon Favreau as Paz Vizsla figure, just very cool! Of course we will try to grab some of the exclusives as well. And we're already heading full throttle towards Comic Con. Stay tuned!

"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the most drop dead gorgeous one of all?"
For our product of the month June we picked a very special lady. Drum roll for Cassandra Peterson! Of course, she's better known as her alter ego - Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.

In this role she hosted the Horror B-Picture show »Movie Macabre« from 1981 to 1993. With her sexy gothic look somewhere between Vampira and Morticia Addams, her great sense of black humor and her quick wit, she quickly became a genre icon herself and is still one of the most well-known TV personalities in the USA. In Germany, she became known to a wider audience primarily through the film »Elvira: Mistress of the Dark« from 1988.

NECA presents the horror hostess as a fully articulated and great looking action-figure in 8" figural doll format with two exchangeable heads and creepy accessories. For us, she is a character that is simply fun and will definitely enrich every horror collection - or of course also ensures order, in case Freddy or Jason get too wild again.

And how could it be otherwise, the last sentence of this presentation of our product of the month belongs to the horror queen herself:
"Oh well, there's nothing wrong with G-rated movies, as long as there's lots of sex and violence."

ABGESPACED episode 21 could almost use the tagline NEWS FROM THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE, because May 2022 of course totally was under the sign of the Force. We fully enjoyed that and invited Marcel (@corneliusfilms), who is a STAR WARS fan through and through, as co-pilot and co-host in our studio for this show.

Marcel and Sven are not only chatting about numerous collectibles, there's also intense talk shop about the latest geek news, an unboxing, a sweepstake and as bonus a goofy reaction on the 1st episode of »Obi-Wan Kenobi & Needles«. Really exciting are also Marcel's stories like for instance the one about his visit at the Lucasfilm Headquarter and the unexpected, almost bizarre encounter with ... well, see for yourself 😉!
https://youtu.be/Nx3aFhVY7Fc

But be warned: You'll surely won't make it through the episode in hyperspeed because it seems we've set a new record with over two hours of run-time. May the endurance be with you ☺️!

For the past four days, Anaheim, California has been the epicenter of the Force. After three years of being forced to take a break due to the pandemic, the STAR WARS CELEBRATION finally opened its doors again. A lot has happened in these three years. Disney+ was launched and the Star Wars franchise entered an exciting new phase with the new Star Wars live-action series.

Now fans, stars and creators finally had the great opportunity to celebrate Star Wars and themselves extensively. And they did with fantastic cosplay performances, new trailers, interviews, panels, exhibitions and lots of fun and action.

The list of guests was long, from Star Wars veterans Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) and Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine) to Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi) and Hayden Christensen (Darth Vader), who celebrated their reunion in the »Obi Wan Kenobi« series that started on Friday, up to Rosario Dawson as the titular heroine Ahsoka Tano in the »Ahsoka« series, which will start in 2023.

From the many often very entertaining interviews and presentations there is also a lot of news to report.

During the presentation titled »Mando+«, Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni surprised attendees by bringing Rosario Dawson on stage. She has been shooting »Ahsoka« for three weeks. Along with some footage, two characters from »Star Wars: Rebels« have been announced as part of the series. Actress Natasha Liu Bordizzo will portray Sabine Wren. The character Hera Syndulla will also be there. It is not yet known who plays her. Two other actresses have been cast for »Ahsoka«, but their roles have not yet been officially announced: Ivanna Sakhno and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Possibly one of them will play Hera. Droid C1-10P aka Chopper will also be on board.

Katee Sackhoff will return as Bo-Katan in »The Mandalorian«! And she will probably play a bigger role. Season 3 will take us to Mandalore. The season starts in February 2023.

The new series »Star Wars: Skeleton Crew« was also announced, in which Jude Law will play an important role. Jon Watts will direct. The series takes place in the time of »The Mandalorian«, »The Book of Boba Fett« and »Ahsoka«. The show, which will stream in 2023, follows a group of kids who get lost in the galaxy and need to find their way home.

Last Friday, we already linked the trailers for »Andor« (start date: August 31st) and »Willow« (start date: November 30th). Additionally we got the trailers for »Star Wars: The Bad Batch« Season 2 and for the video game »Jedi: Survivor«.

The first moving images for »The Mandalorian« Season 3 and »Ahsoka« have also been shown - but these were yet exclusively for the fans on site.

There was a very informative and exciting look behind the scenes on Saturday with the presentation »Behind the Scenes of The Mandalorian & The Book of Boba Fett«. The exhibition »The Mandalorian Experience« with props, models and costumes from »The Mandalorian« was also worth seeing and certainly a highlight for the visitors. You can find a lot of walk-through videos on YouTube.

We already mentioned the grand finale of the Lucasfilm Studio Showcase on Friday. In honor of legendary composer John Williams' 90th birthday, Williams conducted the Pacific Symphony Orchestra through three compositions. It began with the debut of his score from the Disney+ series »Obi-Wan Kenobi«, followed by the iconic theme from »Indiana Jones«. The biggest surprise was that Indiana Jones himself, Harrison Ford, took the stage to honor the great man and announce the release date for the fifth Indi-movie (June 29, 2023). To conclude the presentation, Williams conducted »The Imperial March« from »The Empire Strikes Back«. Pure goosebumps!

There were of course also a few premieres of new collectibles, but we'll tell you about them in a separate news article. This is the way!

Dear STAR WARS fans, Lucasfilm and Disney are giving us a really nice treatment this weekend. From today, we can finally enjoy not only the long-awaited »Obi-Wan Kenobi« series, but thanks to Star Wars Celebration 2022, that started off yesterday, there are millions of midi--chlorians everywhere around us!

Actually before Celebration kicked off, two brand-hot teaser trailers were dropped online: the one on the next STAR WARS Disney+ series »Andor« and a incredibly impressive teaser on »Willow«, the sequel to the 80's classic with Warwick Davis and Val Kilmer - definately check that out :).

The STAR WARS happening itself surely had a proper grand opening. None the less than maestro John Williams was on stage, conducting his orchestra and presented the world premiere of the »Obi-Wan Kenobi« theme to the fans. How unbelievable was this moment probably ... Congratulations to everybody who had the chance to experience this live on site.

Of course many manufacturers are coming up with the first con exclusives and new reveals. We surely can expect a lot from Sideshow and Hot Toys, like for example new stuff from »Clone Wars« (Barc Speeder and AT-RT) or a life-size C-3PO! Beware that all these impressions won't make your wirings melt down ...


 

Today's I-am-your-father-day is predestined for the launch of our new YouTube format THE SPACE IS YOURS! - because episode #1 takes us in a galaxy far, far away ...

There we visit Juergen on his space station. Juergen belongs to the bedrocks of the S.P.A.C.E customer base. So during the years, he built a remarkable STAR WARS collection in which he is giving us an exciting insight.

Find out who Juergen's favorite character is, how his first time »Episode I« went and what happens if you clean the originally signed steel plates of a lightsaber with the wrong detergent - all this and more in the first episode THE SPACE IS YOURS!!

In the early 2010s, the Taiwanese manufacturer Asmus Toys was still one of many small brands bustling about in the colorful sixth-scale world. In March 2013 they surprised the community with a »Lord of the Rings« license for 1/6 scale collectible figures. Today, some good nine years later, the figures from »The Lord of the Rings« and »The Hobbit« are still the flagships in the manufacturer's growing range. At the latest with Gandalf and the Crown Series, they have played their way into the premier league of figure makers.

The latest addition to the big Tolkien line is the Arwen in Death Frock figure which we have in stock in a noble exclusive version with great Elvish furniture accessories. Our Mick took a closer look at her in his figure review on Action Figure District and fell in love with the beautiful elven lady at first sight. No wonder ...

Gosh - these are again damn cool news from the Marvel Cinematic Universe!

Not only a stunning, brand-new poster on »Thor: Love and Thunder« was just released, we also got a new trailer on the 4th part of the Space Viking:
https://youtu.be/Go8nTmfrQd8

Dope, right ❤️⚡?! Early July is not that far anymore ... 🤩!

Anyone who thought that Iron Studios shot all the powder with their in-house "Inside Iron Studios" stream in March, is totally wrong! Also end of April, there was again the full range of new statues in 1/10 scale!

The two highlights in our eyes of course came from the »Masters of the Universe« line, the two latest BDS Art Scale Statues: Evil-Lyn and the Sorceress. They fit perfectly alongside Skeletor on his throne and the Prince of Eternia thanks to the »Battle Diorama Series« feature.

The »Jurassic Park« series is joined by two new favorites in two versions each, the 1/10 Scale Velociraptor (The Lost World: Jurassic Park) and the 1/10 Scale Blue (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom).

On »Spider-Man: No Way Home« we can look forward to three versions of Peter Parker - one as Tom Holland, as Tobey Maguire and of course as Andrew Garfield.

After the Dementor and the Severus Snape statue, »Harry Potter« fans can now expand their collection with Hermione experimenting with the Polyjuice. The deluxe version also has an expanded Myrtle's bathroom diorama.

Furthermore, we get the complete Eternals line-up and also the classic Loki and Sylvie are included in the 1/10 scale series:
1/10 Scale Classic Loki Variant BDS Art Scale (Loki)
1/10 Scale Classic Loki Variant Deluxe BDS Art Scale (Loki)
1/10 Scale Sylvie Loki Variant Art Scale (Loki)

1/10 Scale Gilgamesh BDS Art Scale (Eternals)
1/10 Scale Thena BDS Art Scale (Eternals)
1/10 Scale Ajak BDS Art Scale (Eternals)
1/10 Scale Kingo BDS Art Scale (Eternals)
1/10 Scale Ikaris BDS Art Scale (Eternals)
1/10 Scale Makkari BDS Art Scale (Eternals)
1/10 Scale Phastos BDS Art Scale (Eternals)
1/10 Scale Sersi BDS Art Scale (Eternals)
1/10 Scale Druig BDS Art Scale (Eternals)
1/10 Scale Sprite BDS Art Scale (Eternals)

A small but fine highlight at the end: the Mumm-Ra MiniCo. Vinyl Figure from »Thundercats«.

What do you think, will they present us like 20 or more new collectibles again next time?
You can already find all the new products listed in our shop - so have fun browsing!

Yesterday, »Behavior«, developers of the popular video game »Dead by Daylight«, hosted a live stream celebrating the upcoming 6th anniversary of the asymmetric survival horror game. We won't waste your time with all upcoming changes on the gameplay, but of course we don't want to withhold the new chapter »Roots of Dread« from you:

https://youtu.be/KSXe4PgKufA

Anyone who thinks the announcement of another Resident Evil chapter during the year was a highlight has probably missed something. The chilling horror game is getting a spin-off - the Dead by Daylight Dating Simulator »Hooked on You«! What the ...? We also rubbed our eyes in amazement when we saw the trailer for it.

Starting this summer, you'll get the chance to date your favorite character. At the beginning there will be four "beauties" in beach outfits to choose from:
- the Trapper
- the Huntress
- the Spirit
- the Wraith

https://youtu.be/EzsuUDPYF3I

This will be a huge competition for the bachelor, what do you think?! 🤣

That turned us green during breakfast this morning ... MARVEL released the first trailer on the Disney+ series »She-Hulk: Attorney at Law« overnight!
https://youtu.be/gim2kprjL50

The series seems to have more focus on comedy than any other Marvel format, but of course action is not missing either. We've grown fond of Tatiana Maslany as attorney at law Jennifer Walters and the green title heroine at least since her Emmy winning roles in »Orphan Black«. To meet Mark Ruffalo again as her cousin Bruce Banner aka Smart-Hulk is surely also a big pleasure. And getting a first glimpse at Tim Roth as MCU rookie in the role as villain Abomination is definately a nice surprise 😀.

Even if the trailer doesn't convince us across the board, it has made us curious. Disney+ launch date is August 17, 2022.

35 years ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger had an encounter of the third kind in the deepest jungle of Central America. We all know by now that our planet is a popular destination for a mean species that we call the »Predator«. That was also the case 300 years ago. During this time, young Naru (Amber Midthunder) from the Comanche tribe has to defend herself against the beast...

20th Century Studios has now released a first teaser for »Prey«, the latest flick within the »Predator« franchise. It doesn't reveal much yet, but we definately like the atmosphere:
https://youtu.be/7HGqcifonvs

In the US, the film will be shown on streaming service Hulu. At the same time, it will be released in Germany / Europe on Disney+ on August 5th. We are really excited and look forward to see the ugly motherf****er again and the new hunting trip.

According to the motto ""Keep your friends close and your enemies closer", Obi-Wan and Darth Maul got together after a furious lightsaber duel to gape at our May 2022 postcard together 😅.

The two actors in sixth scale were set in scene stunningly by our friend Patrick (@wonderbunk) and they are adorning the cover of the latest postcard! May all this be a spoiler on the upcoming »Obi-Wan Kenobi« series ...? Who knows!

One thing is for sure though: all month long, you will get a free copy of this wonderful postcard from us in every package that will be leaving the hangar 94 of the S.P.A.C.E Headquarter and going on its journey to you 📦!

Happy Friday the 13th, folks 🥳!

We are raising the middle finger 🖕 to today's bad-luck-day and we'll make you happy instead with 5 great special offers on top of our regular offers of the week:

5 Jason Voorhees items are marked down by 13% 🔥 from now - but only until coming Sunday or of course only while supply lasts! So you better quickly make a detour to Camp Crystal Lake 🔪 (muhahaha) where you can find our SALE section 🤑...