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[Toys] NECA’s Ellen Ripley Revealed! #SDCC
While it’s nothing compared to the expensive Hot Toys dolls announced earlier today, NECA has finally revealed the long-awaited, and absolutely gorgeous Ellen Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver) from their Alien action figure line. The news first came on Figures.
The toys are part of NECA’s celebration of the 35th Anniversary of the Alien franchise. Pre-con they also revealed the massive Queen Alien, which will go perfectly with Ripley in her Power Loader (a reveal that’s yet to come).
On display today, however, are the two versions of Ripley, one from the original Alien film (boasting a flame thrower and “calm” Jonesy the cat), the other in her spacesuit with an “angry” variant of Jonesy the cat. Says the site, both of the Ripley figures will accompany Dallas in Nostromo space suit and will make up the fourth assortment of Aliens.
I know this is a regular complaint but, where the hell am I supposed to display all of these? NECA is brutalizing me with their 8-bit line and now these. I can’t wait to see what the Power Loader looks like – I can only hope Ripley comes with it. I’d love to see a box set with the Queen where they’re face-to-face. Wet dream? Yes.
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‘Ebenezer’ Official Trailer – Ti West Turns Johnny Depp into ‘A Christmas Carol’ Icon Scrooge
Ti West (X, Pearl, MaXXXine) is back with the upcoming Ebenezer starring Johnny Depp, a fresh new take on the classic tale of A Christmas Carol from Charles Dickens.
Johnny Depp will play Ebenezer Scrooge in Ti West’s Ebenezer, and Paramount is bringing the film to theaters on November 13, 2026. Watch the official trailer down below.
The tagline? “The name you know. The story you don’t.”
Andrea Riseborough (Possessor), Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings), Tramell Tillman (“Severance”), Rupert Grint (Harry Potter franchise), Daisy Ridley (Star Wars franchise), Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games franchise), Charlie Murphy (“Peaky Blinders”), Arthur Conti (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), and Ellie Bamber (“Willow”) also star.
Deadline had detailed in a recent report, “This version, a thrilling ghost story set in Dickens’ London, follows one man’s supernatural journey to face his past, present and future and fight for a second chance. Stephen Deuters and Jason Forman to executive produce.”
Nathaniel Halpern wrote the adaptation for Ti West to direct.
Written by Charles Dickens, the classic tale of A Christmas Carol has been adapted for the screen countless times over the years, with notable film adaptations including Scrooge (1951) starring Alastair Sim, Scrooge (1970) starring Albert Finney, A Christmas Carol (1984) starring George C. Scott, Scrooged (1988) starring Bill Murray, The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) starring Michael Caine, and A Christmas Carol (2009) starring Jim Carrey.
A Christmas Carol is classically a period piece ghost story. As Luiz H.C. wrote here on Bloody Disgusting, “Isn’t it weird how the single most influential piece of Christmas-related media is technically a horror story? One can even make the argument that Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol paved the way for the rise of Victorian Spiritualism during the following decade.”
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