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New Amazon Exclusive Funko Pop! Star Wars: Return of The Jedi 40th Anniversary – Admiral Ackbar

Posted on May 23, 2023 - 4:13 pm by Ashley Wilbanks

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Gentle Giant Admiral Ackbar Bust Now Available when Signing Up for PGM

Posted on September 19, 2016 - 7:17 am by Ashley Wilbanks

Every year, Gentle Giant Premier Guild Members are offered a choice of free gift when they sign up for the annual club. With your purchase of an $80 membership, you are offered a free gift. One of those gifts you are able to choose from this year is the Gentle Giant Admiral Ackbar Bust.

We have previously seen this on display at past conventions, but now we have official product photos to go along with it.

GENTLE GIANT ADMIRAL ACKBAR BUST (EPISODE 7) – $80

One of the greatest commanders in the history of the Rebel Alliance, as well as the Resistance, Admiral Ackbar was first introduced to fans in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Admiral Ackbar became well known for his role in the defeat of the Empire, and the destruction of the second Death Star, as well as his historical declaration “IT’S A TRAP!”

Fans where extremely happy to see the character return, over 30 years later, in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Facing another planet destroying menace, Admiral Ackbar’s strategic prowess comes in to play yet again, in aiding the Resistance to victory.

Gentle Giant Ltd. is proud to present to our Premiere Guild members this deluxe bust of Admiral Ackbar as seen in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This amazing collectible was digitally sculpted to exacting detail, and has been painted to feature the subtle patterns on his skin that show his aging. This attention to detail brings Ackbar to life once again as an amazing addition to your PGM collection!

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Star Wars: The Black Series Wave 5 Revealed?

Posted on September 6, 2016 - 10:49 am by Ashley Wilbanks

It seems like a new wave of Star Wars Black Series figures (wave 5) has been spotted online. Thanks to the fine folks at Robotkingdom, we have our first look the Star Wars: The Black Series Wave 5 figures (though we are still in agreement that this line is dangerously close to being eliminated).

This wave consists of re-releases of Admiral Ackbar, Emperor’s Royal Guard, Lando Calrissian, and Ahsoka Tano. Not much is known about this upcoming wave though. Will it be exclusive to Wal-Mart? If so why does Robotkingdom have images? Will this get a mass release, or a much smaller one via online retailers?

Stay tuned, and we will let you know what we find out.

UPDATE – Thanks to the fine folks at Yakface.com, they say that these have been released in Hong Kong (via RobotKingdom), but not the US yet.

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First Images of LEGO Star Wars Winter 2016 Sets

Posted on October 11, 2015 - 7:57 am by Ashley Wilbanks

LEGO Star Wars fans have been anxious to see even more upcoming Star Wars sets coming from the company, and website Groove Bricks has found the mother load! The images are not very big, but it does give us an idea as to what we can expect from these sets.

75133 SW Battlefront Rebels Battle Pack
75134 SW Battlefront Empire Battle Pack
75135 Obi-Wan’s Jedi Interceptor
75137 Carbon Freezing Chamber
75138 Hoth Attack
75140 The Pirate Transport
75141 Kanan’s Speeder Bike
75142 Homing Spider Droid

It seems that we will be getting a couple of Star Wars Battlefront sets, which is pretty cool, but the biggest news out of this list is the lone Star Wars: The Force Awakens set, The Pirate Transport. It seems that this set will include Leia and what looks to be Admiral Ackbar.

Enjoy the first images of the upcoming sets below!

Tim Rose Back for The Force Awakens as Admiral Ackbar

Posted on September 28, 2015 - 8:42 pm by Ashley Wilbanks

A couple of months ago, a few various websites got their hands on some images that were not supposed to be released, of a familiar Mon Calamari character on the set of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Of course the last time we saw Admiral Ackbar, he was celebrating the Rebels win at the Battle of Endor in Star Wars Episode VI – Return of the Jedi. Fans did not expect to see this character in The Force Awakens, but the images confirmed his inclusion.

Now a little more information has started to drop about the character as well, including the news that original actor Tim Rose is reprising the role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Apparently Rose is a tad frustrated by all the secrecy surrounding the film though. The actor had this to say in a recent interview with The Australian,

Star Wars actor Tim Rose is frustrated at the amount of secrecy surrounding the latest addition to the famous franchise, Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens.

ROSE, who played Admiral Ackbar in Star Wars Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983), reprises his role for the highly anticipated seventh movie but can reveal very little about his character or the film.

“I’m very frustrated by that,” Rose told AAP in Sydney. “Out of the need to be secret, we’re not actually able to get everything we need to do our jobs as well as we could, and as someone who has been doing it for 35 years, I find it very frustrating.”

Rose also expressed the trouble he had getting inside and operating the costume, although he found the actual experience of playing the character fun as a puppeteer. He noted that Original Trilogy fans will love the film and hinted that there are a few familiar faces returning that we have yet to hear about.

About Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Starring original cast members Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker and franchise newcomers, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o and Max von Sydow, Star Wars Episode VII is set to be released on December 18th, 2015.