Fri, 5 March, 2010

2010 Academy Awards Preview … In Toys!

Peep some licensed gear based on flicks nominated for this weekend’s Oscars. Then, keep holding out hope for those “Precious” action figures

Inglorious Basterds
(8 nominations)
Press the pause button on Brad Pitt’s headlong nosedive into senior citizenship with this 12-inch figurine from Sideshow, which forever freezes Mr. Jolie in time as Tarantino’s head Nazi-scapler.

Avatar (9 nominations)
Don’t let James Cameron go hungry. Help the guy out by plunking down for a pair of 3 and 3/4-inch Jake Sullies (as human or Na’Vi). Or, show James you really care with Sideshow’s limited edition, $1,200 AMP suit replica.

District 9 (4 nominations)
Weta is sharing the weaponry it made for District 9 with the public! Splurge on the $500 Gas Projector while it’s still available (and coated in alien gunk!). And while you wait with fingers crossed for Prawn figurines, check out this unofficial one-off.

Up (5 nominations)
If living with a bratty kid, a rickety old geezer and a loudmouth dog doesn’t already describe the personal hell you call life, now it finally can!

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2 nominations)
We weren’t fortunate enough to get Fantastic Mr. Fox  McDonald’s Happy Meal toys in the U.S., but that’s why God invented eBay.

Also: Coraline (1 nomination) and The Princess and the Frog (3 nominations)

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