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By the power of Grayskull - today is a MOTU MONDAY!

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Ladies, it's International Women's Day today, so it definately is about time that female superheroes take care for business 😜!

In THUNDER FORCE, the new comedy flick on NETFLIX, Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer will do that job! Check out the trailer online:
https://youtu.be/qnx6-YLXFwg

We already like the preview and hope that the film will be as funny! From 9th April we all can enjoy full women's power and popcorn at our home cinemas...

The third part of Spider-Man has a name! And this time, the MARVEL STUDIOS crew actually got ahead of Tom Hollands spoiler ambitions 😝.

In a really funny teaser clip that Marvel released a few days ago, the title NO WAY HOME was revealed. That sounds cool - just like the targeted start date in cinemas: December 2021!

Zack Snyder is still on everyone's lips with his version of »Justice League« and the next trailer is already there. With »Army of the Dead«, Snyder returns to the zombie genre, 17 years after his beginnings with »Dawn of the Dead«.

Las Vegas was overwhelmed by a zombie epidemic and is under quarantine as a restricted zone. The desert city is full of money just waiting to be collected by the right people. Scott Ward (Dave Bautista) gathers a group of fearless mercenaries around him (including Ella Purnell, Ana de la Reguera and Matthias Schweighöfer), ready to salvage the treasures left behind from the former gamblers' paradise.

The film promises a mixture of horror, action and heist movie. The zombie-infected Las Vegas looks great in the trailer - including a Zombie-Elvis-Imitator. That literally screams for an action-figure! Gore fans can also look forward to 90% handmade effects. All of this makes us very optimistic about the launch date on Netflix on May 21st.

Are you looking forward to the spectacle or is the whole zombie thing too sucked out?
 

We've been looking forward to the launch of »Wonder Woman 1984« with excitement and great expectations. It was certainly the same for many of you, especially since the original release date has been postponed by almost a year due to the pandemic.

If you believe the critics so far, the second part, which incidentally was also directed by Patty Jenkins, unfortunately doesn't seem to be able to meet expectations at all.

But that didn't stop us from choosing a really great WW84 collectible, namely the brand new »Wonder Woman ARTFX Statue« by Kotobukiya, as product of the month for March 2021.

Koto immortalizes Diana here in a classic outfit, with the »Lasso of Truth« as a weapon and - as we're used to it from the Japanese manufacturer - in a very dynamic pose. The brilliant colors of the armor and the really well painted, extremely pretty face of Gal Gadot make this figure an outstanding collector's item. Wonder Woman stands on a base that on the one hand imitates the tiled floor of the mall, but at the same time has the shape of the Wonder Woman logo. Great details, Kotobukiya!

This 1/6 scale ARTFX PVC statue is an all-round success (even the box is an eye-catcher) and hey, it is extremely rare that we have suitable collector's items in stock just in time for the release of a blockbuster 😲

The fate of the earth depends on the last decisive fight, the tenth Mortal Kombat... Every gamer among us is familiar with the brutal martial arts classic game - now WARNER is starting another fight, on the big screen!

The first movie from 1995 had a very flat story and was only for real fans. But that could change now, because we think the trailer for the upcoming blockbuster looks really bad-ass! We are curious to see how the movie is implemented and whether Liu Kang, Cole Young, Jax Briggs, Sonya Blade, Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Co. will finally get a worthy appearance. MORTAL KOMBAT is expected to start in cinemas in April (and in the US even on HBO Max at the same time).

And if you're already that excited, you can kill some time with our Mortal Kombat figures ;)

Today we're having pizza for lunch.... so actually! Since we were served a very special variety! 🍕 We were not badly surprised when we opened the box and we first came across a load of Turtles postcards! But who's surprised? Because pizza is not only our favorite - but also the favorite dish of the Turtles!

This month's pizza-inducing February theme for our S.P.A.C.E Postcard Collection came from our friend @lesgrohl and we love it! As much as pizza... 

So this one is sort of a photo of a pizza box filled with pizza and postcards, with a design of the Turtles, who are in turn holding a pizza box and pizza...or something like that? 😀

As always, we're including the latest postcard for free in every package that leaves our warehouse this month - so if you want it: dig in (literally)!

All »Justice League« fans surely had a very special charming Valentine's Day yesterday, because WARNER or HBO Max published the official trailer on the much anticipated and almost begged for "JL Snyder Cut".

The visually stunning foretaste of course really makes you want to see the "new" old film, not only because in Zack Snyder's version the Joker - morbidly played by Jared Leto - returns...

In the US, the superhero battle will start on March 18th on the streaming service HBO Max. In Germany or Europe, it could be that SKY steps in (as currently with »Wonder Woman 1984«) and brings the blockbuster to our home theaters.

By the way, WETA will provide the right ambience shortly, because they announced yesterday that they would come up with a collectibles line-up to »Zack Snyder's Justice League«! We didn't expect that - but it sounds good!

There were apparently some discrepancies going on in the Mandalorian studios... Actress Gina Carano, who we all know best as Cara Dune from the 1st and 2nd season of »The Mandalorian«, obviously was fired by Lucasfilm! Especially her inappropriate behaviour on social media lead to this drop, as it seems. Even though really sad for the crew around Mando, as we think, this decission by Lucasfilm or Disney is pretty much understandable...

So let's hope that Pedro Pascal will stay with us as the leading actor. He's actually going new ways - at least in part-time: together with his fellow »Game of Thrones« cast member Bella Ramsey he will be particitpating in the upcoming HBO TV show »The Last of Us« which is based on the popular game! Pedro will be playing Joel Miller and Bella will act as Ellie. That's already a great outlook on the series!

By the Power of Grayskull - yesterday there was surprising news from none other than Kevin Smith, known as a super-cool dude and of course showrunner of the new »Masters of the Universe: Revelation« NETFLIX series, about his MOTU heart project:

On his YouTube channel, Smith announced the composer of the series, Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, etc.) and presented the music of the transformation scene from Prince Adam to He-Man as an exclusive appetizer!

MOTU fans, you really have to watch and listen to this! What a cool idea to keep heating up this project. How important it is to Kevin Smith cannot be overlooked. He is close to tears when he experiences the small but epic moment in front of the camera and apparently sees the first animations of this iconic sequence on a screen, accompanied by the music.

Did you know that big names like Mark Hamill as Skeletor, Chris Wood as He-Man, Henry Rollins as Tri-Klops, Tony Todd as Scare Glow or Sarah Michelle Gellar as Teela were signed as voice-actors? Fantastic!

Last night, the biggest US sports event of the year took place in Tampa, Florida - the Super Bowl! The Tampa Bay Buccaneers clearly won the race in the 55th NFL final against last year's winner, the Kansas City Chiefs, with a remarkable 31:9!

As always, the evet was a special one: not only due to the "small" amount of visitors (the Raymond James Stadium takes 66,000 people, but due to the Covid-19 regulations only about a third was allowed to enter), but also because Tom Brady continued to make himself immortal. The MVP of this year's Super Bowl put on his 7th ring on the finger - what a happening in his home stadium. Never before, any team or any player has achieved this!

The half-time show was not as spectacular as in the years before, but instead there were other little highlights: 7,500 free tickets were handed out to medical workers as a thank you gesture for their efforts in fighting the pandemic. Highly acclaimed poet Amanda Gorman honored three Corona heroes during the opening ceremony and for the first time, Budweiser did not broadcast a commercial - this budget was donated instead!

Traditionally there are always a number of brand new trailers at the Super Bowl. There was new material to see from »The Falcon and the Winter Soldier« and the »Justice League Snyder Cut« (accompanied by Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" - goosebumps!). Also the new long trailer for »Coming 2 America« makes us eager to watch the film. Btw, the 30-year-old predecessor is currently available on Amazon Prime Video. As usual, there was a lot of "Ka-Boom" in the preview of »F9: Fast & Furious«. Very interesting also seems »Old« by the grandmaster of movie twists M. Night Shyamalan, and the trailer for the CBS series »Clarice« gave us goosebumps again. The series takes place a year after the events of »The Silence of the Lambs«. We'll get to meet again with FBI agent Clarice Starling (Rebecca Breeds).

Did you watch last night? What was your Super Bowl highlight?

The planned adaptation of the first-person shooter »Borderlands« continues. After Cate Blanchett (Lord of the Rings) as Lilith, Kevin Hart (Jumanji) will also take on a role. Eli Roth (Hostel) takes a seat on the director's chair.

Video game adaptations for the silver screen are always such a thing. »Assassin's Creed« was quite a flop despite the top-class cast with Michael Fassbender and Jeremy Irons. On the other hand, »The Witcher« was celebrated as a series on Netflix, but there is mainly a novel in the background. We are also curious how the very special look of the game can be transferred into a live action movie and how much of the look and feel of the game will remain... Nevertheless, we remain cautiously optimistic for the time being, if only because we like to see Cate Blanchett. So let's be surprised! What do you think of the Borderlands cinematic plans?

Btw, the Lilith from »Borderlands 2« and some other characters from the McFarlane series of the game are still in stock. We have also listed a high-end collectible from Level 52 Studios for pre-order!

It was back in early 2018, when we had a collectible by the New Zealand mannufacturer »Weta Workshop« on our S.P.A.C.E Show Stage as the monthly highlight for the last time. The ugly and grumpy »War Troll« from the 3rd part of the Hobbit trilogy was our pick back then. When we received a big Weta shipment last week with new releases, including the long-awaited »The Witch-King and Frodo at Weathertop« statue, the search for our product of the month February 2021 quickly came to an end!

Again an outstanding piece of art from Middle-Earth that has so many stories to tell and that makes our eyes stare widely open while looking at it. This impressive - and by the way limited to only 700 pieces - statue captures the terrifying and almost deadly ending encounter of the Witch-King and Frodo at the Weathertop perfectly. Although Frodo is trying to escape into the twilight through the power of the ring, he gets pierced and poisoned by the Nazgul blade... We all remember this shocking key scene.

The creative team from Weta Workshop already started with first concepts and drafts of this masterpiece in 2018. Then, the Hobbit and the Witch-King together went on an unexpected journey that almost took three years of time. During the development process, the talented artist Jane Wenley re-designed the statue a couple of times and als re-arranged the whole scene. What turned out is another highlight for your »Lord of the Rings« collection that finally celebrates its release.

Please also check out the really interesting, 2-part "making of" this collectible on Weta's YouTube channel and be surprised what we will be doing with Frodo and the Witch-King during this month.

Warner Bros. released the first trailer for »Godzilla vs. Kong«. last Sunday. The encounter of the legendary giants promises a great effect battle of superlatives. 💥

The two monsters are among the most famous and longest serving monsters in film history. King Kong made his debut at RKO in 1933, Godzilla began his monster career in 1954 at Toho Film. The Japanese studio had the two titans compete against each other in »King Kong vs Godzilla« back in 1963. From today's perspective, the classic already looks quite out of date...

The fourth release in MonsterVerse, on the other hand, promises state-of-the-art action and CGI cinema at its best. 👌 We are also looking forward to the human teammates Alexander Skarsgård (True Blood), Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) and Rebecca Hall (The Prestige).

The film calls for a big screen and an extra-large bucket of popcorn. The planned cinema release in Germany is May 20, if the pandemic allows it.

Today we have exclusive Eternia news for you again - in the truest sense of the word 😉

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Those who have a subscription to Disney+ can take their third date with Wanda and Vision tonight! Last week, »WandaVision« has started with episode 1 and 2 and thus heralded the Phase 4 of the MCU. Curiously - you have to make yourself aware - because who would have thought a year ago that the post Infinity saga would be started by a "TV series" in 4:3 black and white sitcom style?!

Rather we had set our minds on a bombastic action firework on the big screen (so rather in 16:9 and with some colors) with our beloved Black Widow. But Corona changed the course.

Surely, if you're a die-hard MARVEL fan, you'll have to get used to it - and Natasha and the rest of the Avengers are definitely coming back (if only to home screens). However, we think that »WandaVision« is a real enrichment for Disney+ and we look forward to the weekend with the two 😀

All of you who have received or will receive a package from us in January can look forward to a wintery »Game of Thrones« postcard. The great January design as a contribution to our »Postcard Collection« comes from our customer Marc. He created an incredibly atmospheric scene for THREEZERO's White Walker, and didn't miss the chance to take another great photo together with the Night King and the postcard. Awesome! Thanks Marc!

Have fun collecting, sending, attaching to the fridge or... whatever you do with your postcards. 😉

More than three years have passed since the first announcement by Amazon regarding their plans of a »Lord of the Rings« series coming from their studio, of course exclusively for Prime Video.

Now, we are finally getting a treat from their press conference where they released the official show synopsis! The new series will take place in the Second Age of Middle-Earth, thousands of years before the events of »The Hobbit« and »The Lord of the Rings«. This means that we will get to meet all new characters and probably locations, of course - but will we also encounter a well-known, dark and evil Necromancer...?

You can read along on TheOneRing.net if you like. We are extremely excited - so are you?

Our very first Product of the Month in the new year is finally a Turtles figure from the mega successful and meanwhile very extensive line up of NECA - the SUPER SHREDDER!

After the Turtles license was not available for the European market on the part of NECA for what felt like an eternity, all fans and collectors of this iconic franchise have finally been able to enjoy these wonderful figures for a year now. With the brand new SUPER SHREDDER, the series gets another highlight, because this imposing chief villain surpasses all previous colleagues and adversaries in the truest sense of the word.

Shredder is equipped with his Bishamon Yari and a TGRI canister, wears a cape made of fabric and comes in a cool pop-up box. If you already grabbed the figures for the first TMNT movie, you certainly won't be able to resist the SUPER SHREDDER from the 2nd part. Our shipment is on its way to us and will arrive - if it is not stopped by a troop of annoying foot soldiers - in a few days at Channel 6, erh S.P.A.C.E headquarter! 🐢

Dear S.P.A.C.E Army, we wish you all a happy, joyful and especially healthy new year!

Rarely we all so far had such a huge wish for recovery, such a big hope for relief and such a strong desire for... so much.

2021 - let's get it on, together, with a lot of courage and faith, mindfulness and awareness - and passion and gratitude for the even so little, simple things in life. Let's make the best out of 2021 🤘🏼!

WE BELIEVE IN PASSION
HARD WORK
AND 2021 🍀

Sven & the Crew