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Yesterday, Universal Pictures released the second and probably final trailer for »Halloween Kills«. The film follows »Halloween« from 2018. Of course Michael Myers is not burned to death, because evil simply cannot be killed and so bad ass Laurie Strode has to take up the fight again.

https://youtu.be/OUwVHX3242M

There are plenty of examples of how reviving an old film franchise can fail. The 2018 film is a notable exception in this respect and we are looking forward to the sequel, which of course brings back goose bumps in memories of the 80s and the golden age of slasher films.

The 73rd Emmy Awards took place yesterday. Those of you who spent last night in front of the TV's watching the live broadcast may have been a bit disappointed, because all the nominees who make geek hearts beat faster unfortunately came away empty-handed.

There was also a certain one-sidedness to be noted, because there was usually one winner who took it all in the sections and associated actor categories. In the "Best Comedy" category, it was »Ted Lasso«, all actors awards also went to the series, with the exception of only the best leading actress. Here Jean Smart won in »Hacks«.

In the best drama series, »The Crown« took everything. So neither »The Boys«, »The Mandalorian«, »Lovecraft Country« nor »A Handmaids Tail« could score.

In the mini-series, »The Queen's Gambit« then beats »WandaVision«. In the actor categories, »Mare of Easttown« made the race with Kate Winslet as the leading actress. The leading actor award went to Ewan McGregor for »Halston«. The nominees for »WandaVision« Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany also received nothing. Supporting actor prizes were also won by »Mare of Easttown«.

Don't get us wrong, we liked »The Crown«, »The Queen's Gambit« and »Mare of Easttown« and they are certainly top-class and well-played series. Therefore we warmly congratulate all the winners, but we would have liked a little more versatility and geek stuff...

If there is a film that you should see on the big screen, with no ifs and buts, it is »Dune«. From today, Denis Villeneuve's movie can finally be seen in cinemas.

Our anticipation is enormous! The trailers were already epic and were confirmed across the board by the criticism. The Rotten Tomatos Tomatometer is currently at 87%, the IMDb score is at 8.7. It is not uncommon to read and hear the word “masterpiece”.

We wish the film a lot of success. The gigantic epic needs to continue, of course. That will be decided at the box office. No excuse, folks, go to the movies quickly, ideally twice!

Yesterday, MARVEL released the first trailer for the »Hawkeye« series, which will launch exactly one month before Christman, so on November 24, on Disney +:

https://youtu.be/5VYb3B1ETlk

Christmas is also the perfect keyword, because the trailer takes place during Advent and is highlighted by Andy William's old Christmas hit »It's the most wonderful Time of the Year«. In combination with the action, this brings a nice ironic refraction and definitely makes us want to see the series. We really had to smile at timecode 1:20, because in this world, there's actually a »Rogers - The Musical« (make sure to press pause at this point). The poster for the musical can also be seen right at the beginning, by the way Funny!

How did you like the Hawkeye trailer?

POWER-CON 2021 is history - but of course, as expected, a lot of awesome new stuff from Eternia will be coming our way!
You can find our round up in today's MOTU MONDAY special newsletter:

https://www.space-figuren.de/nl/nl2021-kw37a_en_web.html

The promo on the 4th part of the MATRIX saga is on! WARNER just released the first, actually damn good lookin' trailer for THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS:

https://youtu.be/9ix7TUGVYIo

So, what would you like - the red or the blue pill? The choice is yours ;)

With a bang of 1.21 gigawatts, HOT TOYS put up a or actually two - no, great scott, precisely THREE - blasts for all »Back to the Future« fans and collectors during their »Retro Sapiens« weeks:
A brand-new 1/6 Doc Brown - in two versions, as well as a re-issue of the 1/6 Marty McFly, but this time in a set with Einstein!

Both Doc Brown versions (MMS609 and MMS610) can already be found on our website! The Marty set seems to be some sort of exclusive. So we are not sure yet if or in what quantities we will have access to it. Please keep an eye on our shop and pre-order fast if you want to secure one piece for you.

We are so happy about these new announcemets, because a new BTTF collectible by Hot Toys simply was overdue since a long time. How cool would be a Biff as another addition - or Lorraine?!

Matching to this topic, we also have a stream recommendation for y'all: since a couple of weeks, the docu »Myth & Mogul« about John DeLorean and the story about creating the cult car is up on NETFLIX It's worth tuning in!

https://youtu.be/p8rWz9np3W4
 

Lucasfilm just dropped the trailer of the upcoming LEGO Star Wars Disney+ Originals Special »Terrifying Tales« which will start streaming on October 1.

We're pretty sure that this is the perfect choice for Halloween night at home for every Star Wars LEGO fan out there. But before you tune in, you should really ask yourself this one decisive question:
Are you afraid of the Darth?

A new month of cinema has started - and that's a good one! This is our top 5 for September:

1. Dune
After the trailers we are sure: Denis Villeneuve's film is going to be epic and will join the gallery of legendary sci-fi movies.
Start: 16.09.
https://youtu.be/8g18jFHCLXk

2. No Time to Die
Often postponed, eagerly awaited - soon finally on the big screen: Daniel Craig gives us his Bond for the last time.
Start: 30.09.
https://youtu.be/FREBR6FH1rg

3. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
The trailer look promising - so sound the first reviews. And "Marvel" is a must for the S.P.A.C.E crew anyway. So it surely is for you - kicking-off today!
https://youtu.be/8YjFbMbfXaQ

4. Malignant
James Wan has shown more than once that he can do horror. We are excited!
Start: 02.09.
https://youtu.be/Gczt0fhawDs

5. Don't Breathe 2
It is time to hold your breath again.
Start: 09.09.
https://youtu.be/gRbG2tjHYCA

For our product of the month September, we're going on a journey to Middle-Earth, my precious, to look for the One Ring...

On our way we are of course encountering Frodo and Gollum - or to be more specific, the brand-new SDCC Exclusive »Journey to Mordor« Box Set by DIAMOND SELECT TOYS!

In this stunning deluxe set you are getting the two "LOTR Select" figures including accessories, packed in a very noble box which is immitating the Book of the Westmark. This precious is limited to 4,000 pieces worldwide only - so you better don't wait too long, or nasty orcses will come and grab them...

Right on time for the last of the month, our August episode of ABGESPACED - NEUES AUS DEM FIGUREN UNIVERSUM 🚀 went online on YouTube today!

The beautiful thing on episode 12 - apart from the wonderful and mostly brand-new collectibles - is our team mate Andrea who joined ABGESPACED for the first time in front of the camera. The ugly thing though were the partially mean sound fails on her microphone. That was really annoying and almost killed our nerves during the cutting and sound editing process. You probably can imagine us raging about the partially crappy sound quality...

Still we did not want to cancel this episode without any substitution and so we hope that you will still be enjoying it. For the worst case, just cover your ears from time to time 😅:

https://youtu.be/6CnkewUjmrc
 

Today, all STAR WARS fans will get served another little intergalactic bite which will help survive the waiting-time on the next show (The Book of Boba Fett...?) better - of course if they have a Disney+ subscription.

Because from today, the next »Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian« episode is available on demand. This time, it's all about the spectacular season 2 finale of which we surely will get an extense look behind the scenes.

In this clip, the genius and extremely sympathic maker Dave Filoni has the word and invites us all to stream along!

Not we, actually, but Stephen and Peter - in the brand-new teaser trailer on SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME:

https://youtu.be/WgU7P6o-GkM

There's a lot going on, folks... 😎🕸️

Holiday Weeks Deluxe among the S.P.A.C.E Crew!

Starting this week, only about one third of our staff will be on duty, due to summer holidays. We kindly ask you for your understanding if our telephones might endlessly ring or if e-mails might need a couple of days to get answered.

Here in Bavaria, the summer school holidays are still lasting until 7th September. So we will unforunately be significantly understaffed - but everyone needs a holiday sometimes and we're convinced that also the S.P.A.C.E Crew deserves it 😊.

NETFLIX has released the trailer for the brand new CGI children's series »He-Man and the Masters of the Universe« - and of course has confirmed the launch date: from September 16, there will be new material for all MOTU fans - and especially the youngsters of Eternia!

As an aged, adult MOTU fan who experienced a formative phase of his childhood with the Filmation series, you have to let the whole thing take effect for now. Of course, it could be that this style will pick up today's kids. We are excited - not only about the series, of course, but also about the toys that Mattel will bring out...

It's Thursday - time for new movies! Today, »Snake Eyes - G.I. Joe Origins«, which basically is within our interest, is hitting cinemas. However, if the critics are to be believed, the film seems to be a first-rate bugger.

The very successful »Escape Room« from 2019 starts today with its sequel. Maybe it will attract one or the other to the cinema, but here you could probably also wait for the stream.

On the other hand, we have highlighted »Promising Young Woman« on the calendar. The film, which can definitely be assigned to the "rape and revenge" genre, was nominated for five Academy Awards and won the Oscar for best original screenplay! The trailer already shows how terrific the whole thing is. Carey Mulligan is fantastic, and after the impressive directorial debut of actress Emerald Fennell, we're sure to keep her on the radar. No popcorn cinema awaits you here, but definitely a really good movie.

Here comes the final trailer on Marvel Studios' ETERNALS:

https://youtu.be/x_me3xsvDgk

Finally more story, finally more action. We are excited for November 4th 😀!

Even though this announcement was released already a couple of days ago, we think that these news from the brand »Quantum Mechanix«, a more and more ambitious manufacturer from the US, is definately worth mentioning - especially for all MOTU fans among you:

QMx was able to sign a »Masters of the Universe« license deal with MATTEL, actually for the meanwhile very popular Fig line! If you didn't come across the Q-Fig collection yet, you can check it out on our website. At least all Funko collectors among you have to click 😆.

We think that this is very exciting, because it's surprising that MATTEL actually re-opens the gates to Castle Grayskull for other manufacturers - but surely in a positive sense! Let's hope that QMx will have to power (and show the efforts) to release really cool MOTU Q-Figs to the market. Of course you will be able to get them through us - but probably not before 2022...

Cobra Kai never dies - the battle for the soul of the Valley takes the next round!

After the furious 3rd season, NETFLIX recently released the first teaser on season 4 of their hit series »Cobra Kai« - and this totally kicks 😃.

Finally, we can also look forward to collectibles: the first three characters have been announced as action-figures by Diamond Select Toys. Of course you can already find them listed for pre-order on our website 💪.