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Sideshow Announces ‘The Last of Us’ Figures For Those Waiting on the HBO Series [Images]

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Excited for HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us? If the castings of Joel and Ellie aren’t enough to get you excited, then how about Sideshow Collectibles and Mamegyorai sweeten things with new figurines?

Shipping between March and May 2021 and setting you back $350 USD, the figures are 1:9 scale, and stand 7.5″ and 8.5″ tall. Both figures come on their respective bases, which can be connected to create a full scene. While neither figure has interchangeable parts, artist Masato Ohata has crammed several references and items from the game into the set.

And in case you’re wondering, Sideshow still has available the Dark Horse Comics figure of Ellie from The Last of Us Part II, which comes at a much easier-to-swallow price point of $49 USD.

Kantemir Balagov (Beanpole) will be directing the pilot episode of the series, which will star Bella Ramsey as Ellie and Pedro Pascal as Joel. Game director/writer Neil Druckmann will co-write and produce with Craig Mazin (“Chernobyl”).

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Alice Cooper Joins the “Music Maniacs” Line from McFarlane Toys

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When you hear the label “Music Maniacs,” a few names probably come to mind. And we’re willing to bet that one of them is Alice Cooper, who is indeed joining McFarlane’s toy line.

McFarlane Toys has announced that their Music Maniacs: Alice Cooper action figure will launch for pre-orders on March 22, and you can get a first look at the upcoming toy below.

The “Music Maniacs” line is a spinoff of McFarlane’s popular “Movie Maniacs” line, which returned to life last year – though the focus is no longer squarely on horror movies.

Alice Cooper is most definitely a Music Maniac but he’s also a Movie Maniac too. As Luiz H.C. wrote on Bloody Disgusting back in 2017, “Cooper’s love of the horror genre goes far beyond his music, as the artist has been involved with several scary movies as well. From John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness to Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, it’s easy to see why the rocker is so iconic in the world of blood, guts, and ghosts. Hell, even Tim Burton’s charming yet lackluster Dark Shadows features an Alice concert as sort of plot point.”

Luiz’s article continued, “However, my favorite of Cooper’s contributions to the world of scary movies was his involvement with the soundtrack for Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. The main attraction was obviously the hit single He’s Back (The Man From Behind The Mask), which was written as a catchy homage to the hockey-mask-wearing killer.”

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