Top Five Things to Do at Legoland California’s New LEGO Galaxy Expansion

The latest expansion at Legoland California is out-of-this-world fun for families seeking theme park thrills.

Just in time for spring break and summer vacation, LEGO Galaxy unleashes a new space adventure for LEGO fans of all ages.

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Paramount/Nickelodeon President of Animation Ramsey Naito on ‘Transformers One’

Here at The Nerds of Color, we’re always fortunate to get to sit down with some of the best, most talented names in the industry today. Usually it’s in the form of a wonderful actor, like Keegan-Michael Key, whose interview for Transformers One we debuted yesterday. But rarely are we given the honor to speak with a studio executive who helps greenlight the biggest films.

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The Un-Bee-lievable Keegan-Michael Key on ‘Transformers: One’

Keegan-Michael Key is such a prolific voice actor. In just a few years, he’s done it all: Toy Story, Mario, The Lion King, Hotel Transylvania, and so much more. And now, he is setting his sights once again on another iconic franchise, with Transformers One.

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Final Trailer for ‘Transformers One’ Rolls Out

Happy Transformers One premiere week, folks! I’m excited audiences everywhere will finally get to experience this terrific movie starting Thursday. But in case you need to see more for yourself, we got a brand new trailer that just debuted today!

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‘LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy’ Cast and Writers on Favorite ‘Star Wars’ Memories

With the number of films, TV series, and original LEGO sets that bare the Star Wars name, characters from different timelines can now interact with each other in ways that they could never have before. As such, LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild The Galaxy writers and executive producers Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit have created a four-part special that taps into that and reimagines the galaxy far, far away in ways that pays homage to the lore but still can stand on its own.

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NOC Review: ‘Transformers One’ is the Most Epic and Mature ‘Transformers’ Film to Date 

It’s been 17 years since the first live-action Transformers movie by Michael Bay that kicked off a reintroduction to some legendary characters to a whole new generation of fans. But as entertaining as those films were, many fans of the original series were hoping for something a bit closer to the source material. Lo and behold, their prayers have been answered in the most unexpected way, in the form of Transformers: One: the best modern Transformers movie to date!

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New ‘Transformers One’ Featurette Showcases Robots in Jerseys

We are very close to the release of Transformers: One folks! But it’s also the start of football season! So what do we do now? Pick teams and go to battle in a new featurette of course!

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‘Transformers One’ Shares New Single from Quavo, Ty Dolla $ign, and Brian Tyler

I’ll be the first to admit I’m not hip to the music of today’s generation. I’m a movie guy, not necessarily a music guy. But even an old square like me has heard of Quavo! So it’s really cool that he’s got a new track with Ty Dolla $ign and composer Brian Tyler for Transformers: One. (Dear lord I sound old).

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He-Man Battles the Evil Horde in the Trailer for ‘Masters of the Universe: Revolution’

Hordak leads the Horde Empire while a newly mechanized Skeletor battles a reinvigorated He-Man in the trailer for Kevin Smith’s Masters of the Universe: Revolution!

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‘Barbie’ Star Ryan Gosling Offers BTS’ Jimin a Gift

It’s no surprise that BTS ARMY, the fandom name for the global superstars BTS, noticed Ryan Gosling, as Ken from the new Barbie movie, wearing an outfit very similar to Jimin’s Permission to Dance outfit.

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Dalal Elsheikh on Judging NBC’s ‘Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge’ and the Changing Auto Industry

Vehicle designer Dala Elsheikh grew up playing with Hot Wheels. She never expected she would be working with them as an ambassador to the brand, let alone judging a Hot Wheels Competition on national television.

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Batman Steals the Spotlight in McFarlane Toys’ Action Figure Line from ‘The Flash’

We’re a few months out from the theatrical debut of The Flash, but the merchandise stream keeps flowing! Today, McFarlane Toys officially unveiled their line of 7-inch figures, but it was a couple of vehicles that stole the show. For the first time ever, Michael Keaton’s Batmobile and Batwing will be available for 1:12 collectors!

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Watch the Official Teaser Trailer for ‘Barbie’

Fans were finally treated to a first-look teaser trailer for director Greta Gerwig’s Barbie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling!

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‘Retro Freaks’ with NARC and Cincy Nerd

Shelf Conscious returns with a special episode with the stars of the upcoming indie horror comedy, Retro Freaks — Craig from NotAnotherRetroChannel and Cincy Nerd, who makes his triumphant return to the show!

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Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Talks Bringing Zipp to Life in ‘My Little Pony: Make Your Mark’

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan voices Zipp in My Little Pony: Make Your Mark. The series builds on the television special, which debuted in the “Top 10” for Children’s programming on Netflix. New episodes are now streaming!

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Action Figure Fans Can Collect Themselves with Hasbro Selfie Series

Hasbro just announced an awesome new way to collect action figures called Hasbro Selfie Series! Launching exclusively on the Hasbro Pulse Mobile App this fall, the custom offering allows fans to create a collector-grade 6-inch action figure in their likeness based on fan-favorite character costume designs from G.I. Joe, Ghostbusters, Power Rangers, Marvel, and Star Wars.

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‘AAPI Toy Heroes’ with Kuya P

Shelf Conscious is back! This time, Keith is joined by fellow NOC and creator of The NRW, Kuya P a.k.a Patrick Michael Strange, as he launches his own action figure podcast called AAPI Toy Heroes.

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Hard NOC Life 266: One Year of the ‘Shelf Conscious’ Action Figure Podcast

Exactly one year ago, Keith launched the latest addition to the Hard NOC Media podcast family: Shelf Conscious. To celebrate that anniversary, we’re sharing that initial episode — featuring fellow NOC toy collector William Bruce West — here on the Hard NOC Life feed.

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First Look at Margot Robbie in ‘Barbie’

During tonight’s Warner Bros. presentation at CinemaCon, a first look at Margot Robbie as the live-action version of the iconic doll was revealed! We also have an official premiere date: BARBIE will be released in theaters on July 21, 2023.

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Boss Fight Announces ‘La Borinqueña’ Action Figures

In news we would normally have covered coming out of Toy Fair (which was canceled this year), Boss Fight Studio just announced a line of La Borinqueña action figures. This is just part of the first launch of action figures inspired by the team of superheroes created by Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, the Nitainos.

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‘Action Figure Show & Tell’ with Dan Wu

On the latest episode of Shelf Conscious, Keith is once again joined by multi-hyphenate extraordinaire (activist, restaurateur, podcaster, celebrity chef, and candidate for Lexington, KY council at large), Dan Wu!

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‘Art of the Toy Hunt’ with Art G

Celebrate the Holidays with Shelf Conscious! In this brand new episode, Keith is joined by YouTuber and diorama artist, Art G!

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‘Merchandise Spotlight’ with Griffin Newman

Shelf Conscious returns just in time for the second half of Masters of the Universe: Revelation on Netflix! This time, Keith is joined by Orko himself, Griffin Newman!

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