The following contains some spoilers about the movie at the time the movie was set to premiere. These spoilers may change in the final version.
Paramount Pictures gave the excuse for moving G.I. Joe: Retaliation from June 29th to March 29th, 2013 was for 3D reason. Try again Paramount... According to Deadline that even after Paramount threw tons of money into a Super Bowl commercial, TV and outdoor ads and warehouses full of toys. Paramount became 'extremely concerned about G.I. Joe 2‘s box office prospects worldwide after its test scores were mediocre to bad.'
Paramount explained to sources the reasoning behind the delay with G.I. Joe: Retaliation:
The start of the problems deals with Channing Tatum. Paramount saw major problems and knew they had to do something fast. They knew reshoots were needed and realized that killing off Channing Tatum was miscalculated and wrong to do so at the start of the film. Since shooting the first movie, Tatum has grown into a draw with his back-to-back successes in The Vow and 21 Jump Street. Audiences were also upset that they didn’t like the fact that Channing and The Rock really didn’t have any time to develop a friendship before Channing died. Even by looking at the movie poster, no one would know that Tatum is even in the movie. The other problem that Paramount had with the movie is that Tatum is appearing in Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike as a stripper and the movie opens also in June.
In the United States, John Carter lost $200M despite the best efforts of the Pixar brain trust but by the 3D conversion of the movie. The 3D film managed to gross over $200M overseas, nearly tripling its U.S. take. Battleship sunk and only pulled in $60M-$70M U.S. and just over $200M international. This was the wake-up call that Paramount said that they needed to offer the best version of the film irrespective of summer market share to ensure the best possible performance. And not being in 3D will cost a ton of business internationally.
Sources have also indicated that G.I. Joe 2 director Jon M. Chu is "shellshocked" over the release date move since Paramount kept him on a very tight leash from the beginning of the production. We can hope that Paramount lets up a little and gives Chu some breathing room to do the reshoots and make this movie worth seeing.
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Danger Girl/G.I. JOE #3
Andy Hartnell (w) • John Royle (a) • J. Scott Campbell X 2 (c)
It’s the most dangerous event of the summer, and the action continues right here! Abbey Chase has been working behind enemy lines as an Agent of COBRA, but when the G.I. JOE strike force puts the Danger Girl team in the line of fire, who will Abbey side with to win the battle?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Variant J. Scott Campbell sketch cover!
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G.I. JOE 3.75" KIM ARASHIKAGE SPECIAL EDITION FIGURE
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$14.99 each; Ages: 4 & up; Available through HasbroToyShop.com, Booth #3329 at San Diego Comic-Con)
The baddest female ninja around will return in the blockbuster film, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, scheduled to hit theaters on March 29th, 2013 in 3D, but first, KIM ARASHIKAGE is making an appearance at San Diego Comic-Con. As the latest G.I. JOE Comic-Con special edition figure, Hasbro will be releasing two movie likeness versions of the fan-favorite ninja. The primary KIM ARASHIKAGE figure is dressed in her classic red ninja suit with a double bladed bisento, while the unmasked variant is wearing a white costume and wielding a kusarigama.
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G.I. JOE H.I.S.S. TANK VEHICLE WITH SHOCKWAVE DECO AND 3.75" DESTRO & B.A.T. SPECIAL EDITION PACK
(Approximate Retail Price: $59.99 each; Ages: 4 & up; Available through HasbroToyShop.com, Booth #3329 at San Diego Comic-Con)
After the extreme popularity of last year’s G.I. JOE and TRANSFORMERS crossover San Diego Comic-Con special edition, Hasbro has done it again! In 2012, the iconic G.I. JOE vehicle, the H.I.S.S. TANK, will get a DECEPTICON SHOCKWAVE make-over, including a G1 SHOCKWAVE blaster attachment. The set comes with a 3.75-inch DESTRO action figure with special edition DECEPTICON deco, a 3.75-inch COBRA B.A.T. figure with special edition CONSTUCTICON deco. The set also comes with several ENERGON cubes on a cart, a briefcase full of money, and a small boom box with 3 cassette tapes- better known to TRANSFORMERS fans as the classic alt-mode of DECEPTICON spy SOUNDWAVE along with RATBAT, LASERBEAK, and RAVAGE. Yo, Joe AND Roll Out!
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Ever since ThunderCats failed to appear on Cartoon Network's list of returning shows for 2013 during their Upfront presentation this past March, many fans have been left wondering what the future would hold for the show and the brand. The shows current season came to a end this past June, and yet we continued to hear nothing about whether it would be picked up for another season or not.
The lack of news on a new season and the fact that Bandai, who holds the master toy license for the brand hasn't announced or put out any new product since late last year, has left many fearing the worst.
Today however we have gotten a hold of some possible good news for ThunderCats fans. We have learned that things are still in the works for the series at Cartoon Network, and that an official announcement about it should hopefully be coming soon.
Bandai told us back in June that they were focusing on getting their current products out globally in conjunction with the TV series starting to air internationally, and that the line was not canceled. Hopefully once an official announcement about the television series is made, we will start hearing more about new products for us here in the United States as well.
Let us know, will you be happy to see a new season of ThunderCats on Cartoon Network in 2013????
National Entertainment Collectibles Association Inc. (NECA) is pleased to announce the entry of a Consent Permanent Injunction in a trademark infringement lawsuit against Tree House Kids, Inc.
In the lawsuit, NECA’s subsidiary WizKids/NECA, LLC (WizKids) alleges that use of the trademark HEROICS by Tree House Kids in connection with the sale of miniature super hero figures infringes WizKids’ rights in its HEROCLIX trademark.
On August 8, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey issued the Consent Permanent Injunction against TreeHouse Kids, permanently prohibiting Tree House Kids from, among other things, making, using, distributing, selling, displaying, manufacturing, advertising or promoting, products, product packaging, or labeling that use, incorporate or display the trademarks HEROCLIX or HEROICS, or any other trademarks likely to causeconfusion with the HEROCLIX trademark.
“We have invested substantial time and resources to build a world-class intellectual property portfolio that includes the HEROCLIX brand and its considerable goodwill. Protecting that brand is a top priority for us,” says Justin Ziran, President of WizKids. “The lawsuit against Tree House Kids is part of ongoing and comprehensive efforts of NECA and its subsidiaries to aggressively enforce our intellectual property rights. We will continue to take action to protect against intellectual property infringements and counterfeiting,” adds Alexis Mueller, head of Business and Legal Affairs for NECA and its subsidiaries.
The lawsuit, in which WizKids seeks damages, including profits and attorneys fees, arising from Tree House’s alleged infringement of the HEROCLIX trademark, is ongoing. Meanwhile, NECA is committed to identifying and pursuing other infringing activity.
Tree House Kids has renamed their Heroics line ZERBOZ.
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Masters of the Universe Classics at MattyCollector.com
Temple of Darkness Sorceress: Available at NYCC, Power Con and on Mattycollector.com in late 2012
Fisto: Available 2/15 only at MattyCollector.com
Shadow Weaver: Available 2/15 only to subscribers of 2012 Club Eternia
Kobra Kahn: Available 3/15 at MattyCollector.com
Thunder Punch He-Man: Available 4/16 at MattyCollector.com, includes Issue 1 of the all-new 30th Anniversary mini-comic!
Stinkor: Available 5/15 at MattyCollector.com
Snake Mountain Stands: Available 5/15 at MattyCollector.com
Slush Head: Available 5/15 at MattyCollector.com
Griffin: Available 6/15 at MattyCollector.com (note revised avail date)
Horde Prime: Available 6/15 at MattyCollector.com
Snake Man-at-Arms: Available 6/15 at MattyCollector.com, includes Issue 2 of the all-new 30th Anniversary mini-comic!
Spikor: Available 7/16 at MattyCollector.com
Snake Men 2-Pack: Available 7/16 at MattyCollector.com
Frosta: Available 9/15 at MattyCollector.com (NOTE: Frosta is running late so there will be no August 2012 Club Eternia "basic" figure. Instead, much like February, there will be two figures in September. The second September figure will be revealed at a later date.
MOTU 30th Anniversary Series at MattyCollector.com
Draego-Man: Available 4/16 only at MattyCollector.com
The Mighty Spector: Available 5/15 only at MattyCollector.com (note revised avail date)
Sir Laser Lot: Available 8/15 only at MattyCollector.com
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