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Bif Bang Pow! Acquires ‘Twilight Zone’ Toy Rights
If you were impressed with the action figures for Flash Gordon, Big Lebowski and Dexter, you should be excited to learn that Bif Bang Pow! has acquired the licensing rights for the original Twilight Zone TV series, just in time for the 50th anniversary. Read on for the announcement.
“Hello everyone, Lenzi with you again, to give you some of the most exciting news to have ever come out of Bif Bang Pow! headquarters. We are proud to announce we’ve obtained the license for one of the greatest properties ever conceived: ‘The Twilight Zone’. Just in time for the iconic series 50th Anniversary, we’ll be producing collectibles from the series in the form of statues and bobble heads-but some will have, let’s say, ‘special’ twists to them, much like the series itself. And most exciting of all, for the first time, we’ll be bringing the world 3D representations of the man himself, Rod Serling. Serling is one of my personal heroes, and I couldn’t be more excited about this property. We aim to do the genius of Serling justice, both in our representations of him and the many creatures and characters that live in that fantastic universe. There’s lots more news to come, but the first product should hit in time for San Diego Comic-Con 2009, and just wait til you see the exclusive we have planned. It’ll have all the BBP! trademarks of quality and thinking outside the box. Or in this case, outside the normal dimensions. Bif Bang Pow!- officially entering the ‘Twilight Zone’. Won’t you join us?”
Click here for the merchandising announcement.
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‘Ready or Not’: Radio Silence Filmmakers Tease the “Absolute Banger” of a Sequel That’s Taking Shape
It was first reported a couple weeks ago that Ready or Not 2 is now in development, with Adam Robitel (The Taking of Deborah Logan, Insidious: The Last Key, Escape Room, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions) in talks to direct the sequel to the 2019 box office hit. Additionally, we had learned that Samara Weaving would be returning to star.
Entertainment Weekly caught up with Ready or Not directors Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin in the wake of those reports, and we’ve now got an update straight from the source.
“It’s getting figured out. That’s what we’ll say: Ready or Not 2 is getting figured out,” Gillett tells EW, confirming last month’s report. “What we can say is that there is a script that is an absolute fucking banger of a sequel. And however it gets made, and in whatever capacity we are helping get it made, we are so excited that it’s happening.”
“I don’t think we knew after making [Ready or Not] that there would be so much story left to tell,” Gillett continues. “We’re so proud of what that first movie is, we’re so proud of what the sequel is. We’re just really excited, and fingers crossed that it gets made.” Bettinelli-Olpin adds, “And with Searchlight and Samara, they’re not gonna let it down.”
The first film introduced a mythology wherein the wealthy Le Domas family has made a deal with the devil, one that requires them to take part in bizarre – and deadly – wedding night traditions. There’s much that can be done with the premise going forward, even if the first movie ended with Weaving’s Grace massacring the family and burning down their estate.
Wikipedia reminds, “The sole survivor of the night, Grace walks out of the burning manor just as the police arrive. Upon asking her what happened, she simply replies: in-laws.”
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