Look at him, he’s adorable. Doesn’t look like the vile Decepticon leader, but thats because he’s “Robot Hero” Megatron.

These are toys very good for the younger set. You’ve probably seen the similar “Galactic Heroes” with Star Wars characters, and Hasbro has started some small figures with Marvel Comics characters this year as well.

Wave 1 is coming in June with all the other Transformers movie merchandise, and various images have floated around the web of those guys, here and here. Megatron will ship in Wave 2 shortly after. To see some of the other Wave 2 figures click here.

IESB reports that the Disney movie based on the very popular series The Prince Of Persia has a director and a release date: Michael Bay, Summer 2009.

Before the comments below are flooded with cracks about game movies, (or Michael Bay movies), consider this: Jerry Bruckheimer is producing the film, and after 3 gigantic Pirates Of The Carribean movies for Disney, they’re both looking for something that can be that kind of a hit. After all, theres a lot more to work with here for characters, plots, and concepts than Pirates, which was merely a ride. I’ve been on that ride. Its a slow boat passing animatronic pirates. Its nothing special. Sands Of Time is one of the most exciting action games of the last console generation. Loads of potential there.

Breaking news at Variety: Edward Norton has been cast as Bruce Banner in the new movie based on the Marvel Comics character The Incredible Hulk. Bruce Banner, as you may well know, is the man who is also The Hulk, a giant unstoppable creature triggered and controlled only by rage.

Norton takes up the reins from Eric Bana, who starred in the Ang Lee directed The Hulk in 2003. This new movie, as has been stated and re-stated is not a sequel or in anyway related. Marvel Studios got the rights back from Universal and is moving forward with a more traditional vision for the film.

So what do you think? Edward Norton is certainly a great actor, and though he hasn’t been in too many huge movies lately American History X and Fight Club more than prove his worth. Leave us a comment!

As promised, here is Part 2 of this feature on the Target Exclusive Classics 2-pack for Ultra Magnus and Skywarp.
You can see the first part of this segment here.

Show Notes after the jump.
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Star Trek: The Original Series has gotten the minimate treatment and now some pictures have finally surfaced. Play.com (UK) has all three sets plus the variant figure listed separately for sale. Availability begins 2007.07.25. The break down is as follows:

• Kirk and Spock
• Mr. Scott and Dr. McCoy
• Captain Pike and Orion Slave Girl
• Dress Uniform Dr. McCoy (chase)

I have mirrored the images below. Be sure to check out Spock sporting a remolded hand and naturally the Orion Slave Girl. I encourage more Star Trek figures of this in any Star Trek line since there was effectively an equivalent to the Orion Slave Girl in nearly every episode, much like the poor Red Shirts.

  

News via Minimates HQ.

Bragging to all your friends that you’re the one who bought them: Priceless

Don’t worry, they didn’t really kill Wolverine and auction pieces of him off, Ferengi style. These are just the claws they used in X2: X-Men United. So that’s still pretty cool. I mean, it’s not like they were the claws from X3, right?

ComicsAlliance.com has a lengthy article on the sale, and some further insight into other movie memorabilia auctions, including costumes for Superman ($115,000), Batman ($63,000), and the Rocketeer (only $23,000 – what a savings!).

In 1994, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle franchise was waning in popularity. As it would soon go dormant for a while, Konami decided to make one last attempt to cash in on the franchise by releasing a trio of fighting games for the SNES, Genesis, and NES. In an era where the difference between multiplatform releases meant more than simple graphical upgrades, the three games were vastly different.
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In 2001, the last thing anyone would imagine is Final Fantasy characters running around with Disney characters. Then Square’s Kingdom Hearts came, and it’s action RPG gameplay, deep plot, and high production values made it an instant classic amongst gamers. When the game concluded however, there were many questions that had been left unanswered, and even more were left over from the Game Boy Advance spin-off, “Chain of Memories”. Of course like any good series, this merely left players anticipating this eagerly awaited sequel even more.
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