Tom Holland surprised children at the LAC+USC Hospital in LA with the first of $1 million of toys donated to charity through the Marvel: The Universe Unites charity campaign today. Holland, Spider-Man for those who don’t know, showed up in an Amazon truck to give the kids toys donated by everyone’s favorite Pop vinyl figure company Funko.
Marvel’s Spider-Man himself, Tom Holland, made a surprise visit to LA County + USC Medical Center today to personally deliver the first of $1 million worth of toys donated by Funko to Starlight Children’s Foundation. Tom arrived in Amazon’s Treasure Truck to make the special delivery before spending time with children at the hospital.
The surprise is part of Marvel: The Universe Unites, an epic charity campaign combining the super powers of the cast of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War to help support children’s charities and count down to the launch of movie related products on March 3.
Tom commented, “These kids are real-life super heroes – it was an inspiring experience to spend some time with them and deliver the first batch of toys from Funko. I’m honored to be a part of such an incredible cast and to support this great campaign that aims to bring joy to the lives of hospitalized children and their families.”
The week-long event kicked off with a social media challenge for the stars of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War. Cast members received special toy care packages filled with new products celebrating their Marvel character to be donated to children’s hospitals. Their mission? To create a picture or video to reveal the new toys to fans and post on social media with the goal of collectively reaching a million likes. The Super Heroes moved at record speed with their #HeroActs posts and reached the goal in less than 24 hours, unlocking a $250,000 donation to Starlight Children’s Foundation.
Super Heroes lending their support in this campaign include:
Starting on March 3, Amazon will also be supporting the campaign with a special Amazon Wish List where donations will be directed to Starlight.
The campaign will culminate this Saturday and Sunday March 3rd and 4th when shopDisney.com and Disney stores in the U.S. will donate 10% of sales of all Marvel products to Make-A-Wish® to help grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi will indeed be getting a second wave of Funko Pops this year. The film hits home on March 27th, some point after you can collect this wave of creatures and character updates for the always-expanding Star Wars Funko Pop line. There are some cuties here; Luke gets another Pop, more Porgs, and two new movie moments celebrating the most iconic scene from the film (no matter how you felt about it). Let’s take a look:
First, the Movie Moments. These two sets will honor the spectacular Throne Room scene from The Last Jedi when, for a brief moment, all was right in the galaxy and Kylo Ren and Rey fought side by side to take down Snoke and his Praetorian Guards. I love the little light bursts where the sabers and energy blades are meeting. Both of these will be must-buys.
After the movie moments, we get a six Pop wave of figures. The sad Porg is going to be popular, as will the Vulptex. That one is one of the cutest Star Wars creature Pops they have ever done. The Ahch-To caretaker is immortalized, along with resistance pilot C’ai Threnalli. Rose Tico’s brave sister Paige gets a Pop of her own, and finally a Force projection Luke Skywalker from the Battle of Crait rounds out the six. Man, is that Luke awesome. He should be in the brush-off-the-shoulder pose, but I digress.
There is no firm release date for this wave yet. There is also no info on whether any of these will be exclusive, but I don’t think that’s the case — they usually note that right away. I would say these would be out sometime in May/June before the summer convention season really takes off. Keep an eye here for preorders to go up.
Now available for pre-order, more Funko products from Star Wars: The Last Jedi! Introducing two new movie moments and a new wave of Pop!
Pop! Star Wars: Movie Moment – The Last Jedi
Kylo Ren and Rey’s epic battle scene with the Praetorian guards are now two different movie moments! Set them back to back to recreate the scene!
Licensor approval pending.
Coming in 2018!
Pop! Star Wars: The Last Jedi W2
This wave includes new characters and variants!
Gaze into the big eyes of a sad Porg, Poe Dameron’s wingman C’ai Threnalli,
a caretaker from Ahch-To and Roses sister Paige join Pop!
Rounding out the series comes a Vulptex and Luke Skywalker
from the final battle scene with Kylo Ren!
Oh, look, DC Comics has a new logo, especially for the SXSW occasion next week!
Warner Bros. Television and DC are inviting fans into their SXSWXDC Super Hero lair for the duration of SXSW (March 9th–18th). The DC/WBTV bunker will not only feature the House of El’s origin story with the upcoming SYFY drama Krypton (premiering March 21st), but also Gotham City’s wheels, with a display of Batman’s iconic onscreen Batmobiles and Bat-cycles.
DC fans can also stop by to celebrate Superman’s 80th anniversary and to meet DC comic book writers and artists Jim Lee, Frank Miller, and more. There will be free Jitters coffee direct from Central City; exclusive beer tastings from Supernatural star Jensen Ackles’s local brewery, Family Business Beer Company; a look at how the Constantine comic has been resurrected as a digital series; photo-ops with Teen Titans Go! and the original creature from Critters; exclusive merchandise; cast and producer signings with WBTV’s Black Lightning, and more.
Located just a few blocks from the Austin Convention Center, the DC/WBTV SXSW Experience is located at 717 Red River Street (a pedestrian-only area between 7th and 8th Streets). An official SXSW Event, the DC Experience will be open to SXSW Credential Holders (and the public) from Noon–10 p.m. daily for the duration of the Festival. In addition to the centerpiece DC Pop-Up Shop, fans will be able to interact with the worlds of comics and Super Heroes within the dedicated space. Highlights of the Pop-Up Shop and DC Experience include the following:
The DC Pop-Up Shop: Measuring 40 feet by 10 feet, the high-tech DC merchandise shop features a free Jitters coffee bar by day/beer tasting station by night, but also interactive displays covering the history, art and influence of DC Heroes — from their earliest origins to the pop culture powerhouses that those Super Heroes represent today.
Batmobiles: The Dark Knight will also have a presence in Austin with a display of Gotham City’s coolest wheels, including three of Batman’s iconic onscreen Batmobiles and two Bat-cycles. Fans can get up close and personal with Val Kilmer’s 1995 retro winged Batman Forever ride, The Dark Knight’s Tumbler and Bruce Wayne’s latest Batmobile from Justice League, in addition to Batgirl and Robin’s tricked out super cycles from 1997’s Batman & Robin.
Superman’s 80th Anniversary Exclusive SXSW Book & Poster: Featuring new art by Jim Lee, this limited-edition book celebrating Superman’s 80th anniversary is only available at SXSW 2018. Comprising some of the best Superman stories, this latest edition includes new stories and custom artwork. Fans can also have the opportunity for legendary artist and DC
Publisher Jim Lee sign the book at one of his appearances during SXSW. In addition, customers of the DC Pop-Up Shop who purchase $50 or more of merchandise will receive a limited-edition poster that highlights all 1000 Action Comics covers, featuring the Man of Steel. Click here to view the Action Comics #1000 poster video.
Talent Appearances & Signings: Visiting talent from both WBTV and DC Entertainment will stop by to meet fans and sign autographs. The cast from WBTV’s Black Lightning is currently scheduled to attend, alongside noted DC writers and artists including DC Publisher Jim Lee (Batman: Hush), Frank Miller (The Dark Knight trilogy, Batman: Year One), Brian Michael Bendis (Action Comics #1000, Man of Steel) and Dan Jurgens(The Death of Superman, Action Comics). Tickets will be available on Eventbrite starting Friday, March 2.
LED Megascreen & Giant Comic Panels: On the back side of the Pop-Up Shop, facing the street, an enormous 15-by-9-foot LED screen will be running living art (motion graphics) of iconic comics and high-impact, super-powered video clips and trailers featuring DC Super Heroes from comics, film and television. Flanking either side will be a series of two dozen 7-by-4-foot flip panels featuring titan-sized reproductions of some of the most iconic comic book covers in history. There’s also behind-the-scenes looks at how comics are made and how the new animated digital series Constantine from Blue Ribbon Content and Warner Bros. Animation goes from script to screen. An amazing photo opportunity, SXSW fans can stand face-to-face with Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and more as they look out from life-sized comic books, providing a wealth of social media interaction with Instagram-able moments.
Exclusive DC Merchandise: Available for purchase will be some of the greatest DC graphic novels and volumes of all-time, including fan-favorites and cult classics such as The Death of Superman, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, The Killing Joke, Crisis on Infinite Earths and more. Also available for purchase onsite will be a selection of exclusive DCXSXSW-themed T-shirts featuring DC’s greatest Super Heroes and more. In addition, DC fans will be able to purchase a curated selection of DC Funko Pop! Figures, including fan-favorites from the worlds of Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Teen Titans, Batman, Superman and more DC Super Heroes. Limited edition 10th anniversary collections of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s DC Universe films will also be available.
Batman X Superman: The Man of Steel and the Dark Knight come together at SXSW with an epic billboard display using artwork from legendary artist (and DC Publisher) Jim Lee. Epic by day, the 60-by-12-foot mural also come alive at night with Batman’s Bat Signal and Superman’s S-Shield. Plus, fans can stand next to the monumental 16-foot statue of Superman seen in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Free Jitters Coffee: Any fan of WBTV’s The Flash (Tuesdays at 8/7c on The CW) will be familiar with CC Jitters, the go-to coffeehouse of the extended Arrow-verse. Free coffee will be offered from Noon–6:00 p.m.daily. But when, darkness comes, this carefree coffee bar will become…
Oswald’s (with Free Beer): The bar and nightclub featured on WBTV’s Gotham (Thursdays at 8/7c on FOX)is owned and operated by Oswald Cobblepot aka The Penguin. From 6:00–10:00 p.m. nightly, Oswald’s will be offering free beer tastings directly from local Austin brewery Family Business Beer Company, which was recently opened by Supernatural star — and local resident — Jensen Ackles.
Evening Performances with Laserman: On Friday and Saturday nights, the SXSWXDC Experience comes alive with the out-of-this-world performance art of Laserman! The Italian dancer and his partner will each inhabit a pair of massive 12-foot crystal spheres and engage in a choreographed laser-enhanced performance to the epic Justice League soundtrack music from Danny Elfman. Justice League will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 29, 2018.
Teen Titans GO! to SXSW and More: Warner Bros. Pictures’ Teen Titans GO! to the Movies will be released on July 27, 2018. But before the Teen Titans go to the movies, they’re coming to SXSW! Teen Ti-fans can capture a photo opp by joining the Jump City animated heroes in action. In addition, fans can vocally contribute to the upcoming Teen Titans GO! to the Movies by entering the “Scream Booth” and recording their best screams. These will, in turn, be used in the July release of the animated feature. Finally, if you haven’t had the chance to get up close to a Critter, now’s your chance. One of the cute and creepy alien Krites from the New Line sci-fi horror comedy franchise will be on hand to take pictures with brave fans (before they’re later eaten, of course).
Interactive Sidewalks and Holograms: When fans enter the space, they’ll be surprised to learn that the ground they’re walking upon will come alive with an interactive sidewalk and holograms that activate with three-dimensional Super Hero logos from all six members of the Justice League.
Blue Ribbon Content: In addition to highlighting their new digital animated series Constantine (streaming on CWSeed March 24), Warner Bros. Television Group’s digital studio Blue Ribbon Content will have its own space to highlight upcoming projects and foster creative development in the SXSW community.
The DCXSXSW Pop-Up Shop and Experience will be open March 9th–18th, from 12 p.m.–10 p.m. daily and can be found at 717 Red River Street, Austin, Texas.
On a mission to collect all six Infinity Stones, Captain America, the Hulk and the other Avengers must defeat the evil Thanos!
Avengers: Infinity War comes to theaters in May, as we anxiously await collect characters from the film in various Funko lines!
Including Pop! Tees, Hero Plushies, Mystery Minis, Dorbz, Pop! Keychains and of course – Pop!
Most items will be available March 3rd, 2018!
Pop! Tees: Marvel – Avengers: Infinity War
Show off your Pop! pride with these new Pop! tees of
Iron Spider and Iron Man! Coming this Spring!
Hero Plushies: Marvel – Avengers: Infinity War Mystery Minis: Marvel – Avengers: Infinity War
Look for exclusives!
At Hot Topic find Captain America, Winter Solider and Proxima Midnight.
At Walmart look for Iron Man with wings, Falcon and Corvus Glaive.
At Target you can find Vision, Teen Groot and Black Widow.
Dorbz: Marvel – Avengers: Infinity War
Pop! Keychain: Marvel – Avengers: Infinity War
Pop! Marvel: Avengers: Infinity War
Look for a 6” Pop! of Hulkbuster!
We couldn’t forget exclusives!
A 10” Pop! of Thanos can be found at Target!
Find unmasked Iron Spider at BoxLunch!
Look for Vision at Hot Topic!
Look for Groot at Toys”R”Us!
Find Iron Man at FYE!
Glow-in-the-Dark Thor is a Asia exclusive!
Another version of Thanos can be found at Walmart!
Cull Obsidian is available only at Walgreens!
Don’t forget to check out Avengers: Infinity War in theaters this May!
on March 29, 2018.
