After hearing rumors that Sam Raimi and the film studios were at a standstill over a number of aspects over the third sequel in this franchise, news of delays, and the contention over just who the villains were going to be, it has come to pass that the movie has been cancelled with Sam Raimi and Toby Maguire walking away. Sony Studios has been quick to announce that they will be rebooting the franchise in 2012, putting Peter Parker back in high school.

This news comes not long after the prequel to X-Men featuring Magneto also was announced to be dead in the water, in favor of a different prequel to follow the formation of the X-Men.

Sadly, this means that prequels and reboots are still in vogue and won’t be dying in the near future like the uncreative fads they have become.

Via: Screenrant.com

We’ve been gawking in the powet forums at much of the art that is surfacing from the “Under The Influence: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” Art Show. There is truly some amazing art on display that pays tribute to the Masters of the Universe franchise. Thats not what this news post is about though. The show opening on Friday was supposed to also host the announcement of one of the Mattel SDCC exclusives, rumored to be a ‘celebrity’ exclusive (whatever that means), but it was not long before MattyCollector updated saying that they were not going to be allowed to show the figure. Fortunately for us, ActionFigureInsider reports the show did not disappoint and Mattel was able to bring some other surprises instead. Evil-Lynn was present and accounted for along with all of her accessories including the previously unseen Screech (repainted falcon; see DCUC Beast Boy, MOTUC Zoar w/ Teela) and a second orb for her staff. Evil-Lynn’s only prior appearance before this was in the exclusive picture in the latest issue of Toyfare.

 

To see more of the surprises, read on after the jump
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Shortly after Mossman’s debut at SDCC 2009, problems were discovered with the flocking. Apparently the flocking was rubbing off at the points of articulation. This was early enough in the development life cycle for Mattel to play with the final result. After getting feedback from fans on the level of flocking, it seemed that Mattel was poised to do as much flocking on the action figure as the articulation would allow. The result? Mattel updated their facebook page the other day with photos of the finalized Mossman figure.

What is there to say? They flocked the shit out of that figure.

Some fans are not happy with the result and its stark differences from what was shown at SDCC 2009. Particularly the flocked ears.

Tell us what you think in the comments and see the rest of the Mossman photos after the jump!
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PowetToys – MOTUC He-Man and Beastman

Show Notes are after the jump!
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