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The company Plastic Meatball has revealed at this years WonderCon that they will be releasing 3 3/4" scale figures based on Battle of the Planets. They showed off figures for Mark, Princess, Zoltar and 7-Zark-7. These will be coming later this year. Stay-tuned for more details to be released soon.

The ocean chose her for a reason. Experience Disney's Moana, only in theaters July 10. In “Moana,” Disney’s live action reimagining of the beloved Oscar®-nominated animated adventure, Moana (Catherine Lagaʻaia) answers the Ocean’s call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef of her island of Motunui with the infamous demigod Maui (Dwayne Johnson) on an unforgettable journey to restore prosperity to her people. The film is directed by Emmy® and Tony Award® winner Thomas Kail (“Hamilton”); produced by Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia, Beau Flynn, Hiram Garcia and Lin-Manuel Miranda; and executive produced by Kail, Scott Sheldon, Charles Newirth and Auliʻi Cravalho, who voiced Moana in the animated films “Moana” and “Moana 2.” “Moana” features original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foaʻi and Mark Mancina, and an original score composed by Mancina. Audiences can experience the brilliant cinematic sights, sounds and songs of “Moana” exclusively in theaters on July 10, 2026.

Shown below are the official images for the next wave of 7" McFarlane Toys DC Collector Edition figures will be going up for pre-order laster today (3/18) at 12pm ET. This wave will include the following figures: - DC Collector Edition 7in Black Canary - DC Collector Edition 7in Freddy Freeman (Shazam Jr.) - DC Collector Edition 7in Vigilante (Cowboy All-Star Squadron) - DC Collector Edition 7in The Joker (89 Movie Comic) - DC Collector Edition 7in Lobo (Lobo Vol. 1) - DC Collector Edition 7in Supergirl (First Appearance) These will be available at places like our sponsors: • BigBadToyStore.com • Entertainment Earth • Nerdzoic • Amazon It's not yet known which figures will feature Red Platinum chase variants. When those details become available we will be sure to update you here.

It's March which means it's time for yet another chance to win a $100 store credit to our sponsor BigBadToyStore.com with the TNI Forum Contest The winner of our last contest was 76Hellsynger. Here is what you have to do in order to be entered for a chance to win this round. 1. You have to be a registered member of the TNI Message Boards. 2. Any contributing post made ANYWHERE in THIS SECTION or THIS STAR WARS SECTION of the forums between today (03/16/2026) and May 3, 2026 will get you entered into our drawing for the store credit. Every contributing post you make will get you an entry in the drawing, so the more you post the better your chances of winning are. Posts must be contributing to the topic or discussion though. ONE WORD posts or posts deemed as SPAM will not be counted towards the drawing. A good rule of thumb is to post how you would normally post if there was no contest. As an ADDED BONUS, if you help us spread the word about this contest on your favorite social media platform or group and you comment in this thread that you did so, you will automatically receive 3 additional entries into the drawing which will help your chances to win. Helping spread the word about the contest helps grow this community which is in large part something that we feel will benefit all. Now since we have no real way of knowing if you actually help spread the word for this, we are going to have to go on the honor system with this part and take your word for it if you indicate you've done so. However please feel free to tag @ToyNewsInterna1 on X and @ToyNewsi on Instagram when you spread the word. The drawing will be held on May 4, 2026 and the winner will be contacted by JayC via PM on the message boards that day. Once the winner has claimed their price we will also announce the winner on the forums as well. You do need to remember to check your inbox 24-48hrs after the contest ends, we can't hold off on announcing the winner indefinitely, and if the person doesn't claim their prize in that time we will have to draw another name. Our goal is to create the ultimate online action figure collecting community and this contest is our way of saying thank you for checking us out and being part of that community. Good luck to everyone.

HBO Max has released an official teaser for the upcoming original drama series LANTERNS. The DC Studios and Warner Bros. Television series, starring Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, and Kelly Macdonald, is slated to debut later this August on HBO and available to stream on HBO Max. The series follows new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland. HBO in association with Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios. The LANTERNS pilot is co-written by Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, and Tom King, who are co-creators for the series. Mundy serves as showrunner. The first two episodes are directed by James Hawes, with Stephen Williams, Geeta Vasant Patel and Alik Sakharov also tapped to direct. The series is executive produced by Mundy, Lindelof, James Gunn, Peter Safran, King, Ron Schmidt, and Hawes. Based on the DC comic characters from “Green Lantern.”

LOL, also do you run over to those sites you mentioned and #$## at them when they report action figure news?

LOL, Let me be blunt with you since you were so gracious to be blunt with us. Live with it. We've always reported Entertainment news related to things we cover in the realm of toys. We've been around for over 25 years and do just fine so I think we know what our readers want a lot better than you do. You wasted more energy making these posts about how you don't like Entertainment News then you would have just simply by scrolling past it if its not your thing.

Winner for this months contest was 76Hellsynger. Congrats to them and stay-tuned for details on the next contest launching soon.

Still waiting to hear from this months winner to claim their prize. Check your PM's. If I dont hear back by end of today will draw another name.

NECA's Harry Potter movie figures are back to celebrate the magic of the wizarding world. Wave 1 of the Legacy Collection includes four iconic characters inspired by pivotal scenes from the 8-film series. Based on his appearance in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, this 7-inch scale action figure of Harry Potter includes his trusty owl, Hedwig, and his wand. With the help of his friends, the brave and true Gryffindor will always stand up for what’s right and face Lord Voldemort and his evil Death Eaters head on. This enchanting figure of the beloved character comes in window box packaging. Bring home this magical collection of NECA Harry Potter figures and let the sorcery begin! Coming this spring!

Yeah I made sure to mark it clearly, though I wouldnt be shocked if I dont end up seeing the image start floating around social media were someone crops out that part.

I am less thrilled about using AI to create complete fake images such as the case when we see images like the unreleased characters. Mainly because it sets a false expectation. Even here, since I can't say how accurate the AI got it, it could lead to false expectations. For instance in the blurry image we can see what looks like a blue light on his leg. AI seems to have interpreted that as a blue stripe. So my guess that is at least one thing it got wrong.

So Hasbro has given us a blurry first look at the upcoming GIJoe Classified Deep Six in one of the promo images for the Hydro Viper. I used the AI on Adobe Express to enhance it to give us a better look. IDK how accurate the AI got it, and it brings up a bigger question of whether we should use AI for something like this??? Curious to know people's thoughts?

Shown below via RobDToys is a look at a couple of The Crow figures coming from Trick Or Treat Studios which were on display at the New York Toy Fair. The first figure is their 7" Absolute Edition James O'Barr's The Crow - Eric 7" Figure which will cost $39.99 and is supposed to be released in July 2026. This figure based on the graphic novel is said to include for articulation the following: -Ball-and-socket head -Hinge & swivel shoulders and elbows -Ball-and-socket wrists and waist -Ball-and-socket hips -Hinge & swivel knees -Hinged ankles with forward-facing pin foot rocker For accessories it will include: -Standing crow -Flying crow with clear display stand -Two interchangeable heads: stoic and smiling -Six interchangeable hands: -Sword -Shotgun -Revolver -Cat -Removable coat -Two interchangeable arm sets: with coat and without coat Also shown from the classic 1994 movie is a 8" Eric Draven figure which will be part of their third series of "Screaming Greats" figures. This one is expected to see release later this summer. Finally shown are a couple of their Deluxe Injection Masks based on both versions of The Crow which cost $39.99 each.

For those who have been wondering what the fate of Mattel's Masters Of The Universe Origins line with the coming of the new Chronicles and Kids Core line, well wonder know more. Despite not having any new products to show this weekend at Toy Fair, Mattel has said in an interview with Pixel-Dan that the line would continue on along with the other stuff. As we reported before, Masterverse will be paused at least for now as will any of the mash-up lines. Right now Mattel's focus for 2026 will primarily be products supporting the new movie which opens in theaters on June 5th.