Cutesters Too Photoshoot
We dug back in our collections and decided it was time to take the Maria Clapsis designed Cutesters Too around Walt Disney World for some photos.
Episode 123 Monstro
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Ep. 123 Monstro This week we preview the Vinylmation that will be offered at this year’s D23 Expo in August. We also review the release of the Han Solo in Carbonite figure and discuss a few of the past week’s news items including the recall of Behind the Masks. |
Spotlight On: David’s Comic Book Custom
With all the rumors about a potential Marvel series, we thought we’d show off this awesome custom by David.
This piece is great. A perfect outside the box and multimedia presentation. Great job David!
The Custom Artist Project Series 2: Pixar
The Custom Artist Project is back with a brand new series, inspired by the world of Pixar films. Started in the summer of 2012, The Custom Artist Project is a group of 11 of the most prominent custom Vinylmation artists in the word who have come together to create amazing custom blind box series.
As with Series 1, the goal is to replicate a real Vinylmation case, so the entire series is 23 figures. There are two of each figure with the exception of one chaser. The figures and artists are:
…and the mystery chaser
Series 2: Pixar goes on sale Saturday, June 8th at 1:00pm set / 10:00am pst. Each box will cost $70 including shipping within the US. Add an additional $10 for international shipping. Each figures comes in a custom blind box designed by Mike Vetrone, as well as an artist card for the figure and cards for each artist in the series. There is no limit to the number of figures that can be purchased per person. The set will be available for purchase at http://rustthisworld.bigcartel.com/
Please join the CAP Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ArtistProject/ for more info on each artist and pictures of their figures, as well as up to date info on the series.
Marvel Studios Has Movies Planned Through 2021
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has come out and said that Marvel Studios now has movies planned through 2021. We already have three release dates for unknown movies — two in 2016 and one in 2017 — but now we have more to look forward to. Some characters rumored to have movies in development include Doctor Strange and Black Panther.
Feige continued by saying that the knew The Avengers was going to be a success so they had to continue planning for the future. Marvel Studios now has the job of showing that they have other characters in their 50 year history aside from The Avengers that can do well and be loved by everyone.
With Phase 2 now in process with Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014 and Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015, it was time to look into the future. Phase 3 will launch with the much-anticipated Ant-Man movie in 2015. Marvel Studios is planning on being in Phase 4 by the year 2021.
With the much-anticipated Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man, it is clear that Marvel Studios is not afraid to dive into the huge library of characters. The question is, will they hold up as well as The Avengers has? What characters do you want to see Marvel Studios develop a movie for?
With the Disney D23 Expo this weekend, Marvel is expected to announce some big projects and we can’t wait to see what they have in store.
Source: AWPA Network
VIDEO: New Trailer Just Released for Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World”
A new trailer has just been released on YouTube for Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” and it looks awesome!
This action-packed film follows the adventures of Thor, The Mighty Avenger as he goes on a dangerous journey to save the cosmos from darkness caused by an ancient race led by Malekith. The story starts where Marvel’s “Thor” and “Marvel’s The Avengers” leaves off, with Thor battling an enemy older than the universe, that even Odin and Asgard cannot overcome, in order to save Earth and the Nine Realms from total destruction, and in doing so, making an ultimate sacrifice.
Watch the action-packed trailer here:
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano and Jaimie Alexander with Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” is directed by Alan Taylor, produced by Kevin Feige, p.g.a., from a story by Don Payne and Robert Rodat and screenplay by Christopher L. Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely, and is based on Marvel’s classic Super Hero Thor, who first appeared in the comic book “Journey into Mystery “ #83 in August, 1962.
“Thor: The Dark World” is presented by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
Find Thor on Facebook & Twitter, use hashtag #ThorDarkWorld, and visit the Thor website if you dare!
Video and Images courtesy of the Walt Disney Company
VIDEO: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Premiere to be Shown at the D23 Expo
If you are as excited about this new drama as I am, then you’ll want to be at the D23 Expo to see the Premiere Episode one month before its debut! Yes, that’s right; D23 Expo guests will have the chance to be the first to view this latest drama, based on Marvel’s The Avengers, in the D23 Expo Arena on Sunday, August 11th at 3:00 pm, introduced by Marvel’s Head of Television & Series executive producer Jeph Loeb.
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D picks up where the Marvel’s The Avengers battle in New York ended. Since the public now knows all about the Avengers and the existence of superheroes, Agent Phil Coulson has put together a small group of agents from the worldwide law enforcement organization known as the Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division, or more easily said, S.H.I.E.L.D. Their mission is to protect the ordinary from the extraordinary by investigating all that is strange and unknown around the world.
Check out the latest clips from this upcoming new drama:
And be sure to catch Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D series premiere Tuesday, September 24th at 8:00 pm on ABC Television. A series based on the Avengers on my television each week … I’m superhero excited, are you?
For those of you who cannot make the D23 Expo ~ we’ve got you covered! WDW News Today will be there providing you with up-to-the-minute exclusive coverage of all the weekend’s events. So stay tuned to WDWNT.com
Video and Images courtesy of the Walt Disney Company.
Mary Poppins Penguin Fountain To Grace The Villas at the Grand Floridian
When guests enter the Grand Atrium Lobby of the Villas at the Grand Floridian, not only will they find two 45-foot-long gold chandeliers, but they will also find this charming fountain:
Made of bronze, guests will find seven penguins from Mary Poppins in playful poses in this lobby feature
Here is an artist crafting the penguins for the fountain
The penguins during the casting process
So, what do you think of this accent for the lobby of the Villas at the Grand Floridian?
WDWNT is Your D23 Expo Central – August 8, 9, 10, & 11, 2013
Since the first D23 Expo back in 2009, we here at WDWNT have strived to bring you the absolute best coverage of this amazing, multi-day event. Well, this weekend will be no different. With multiple reporters in attendance as credentialed media, we look to bring the excitement of the D23 Expo to you faster and in more detail than any other site can provide.
Live updates will be pouring in via our twitter and Vine accounts, but we we also be constantly adding articles, pictures, and video stories to the main site here at WDWNT.com throughout the weekend.
Also, every evening we will be presenting live audio reports from the Anaheim Convention Center on www.WDWNTunes.com. These shows will be released on the WDW News Today Podcast feed and here on the site as well for your convenience and will act as episode 301 of the WDWNT Podcast.
UPDATE: We have also been invited to a special media preview on Thursday evening August 8th, so our coverage will actually begin then and not on the 9th as posted. This preview includes the Parks and Resorts Pavilion, Disney Consumer Products, and Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives.
As you can see, we are ready to bring you the magic of the D23 Expo from Parks and Resorts to television and movies. It’s going to be a great three days, so please make sure you join us for our coverage as WDWNT.com becomes D23 Expo Central August 8, 9, 10, & 11, 2013!
Disney Releases Teaser Trailer for Muppets Most Wanted
Disney has released a new teaser trailer for the upcoming sequel “Muppets Most Wanted” which hits theaters March 21, 2014. The sequel to The Muppets features The Muppets, Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, and Tina Fey in an action-packed adventure through Europe. Check out the teaser trailer above.