With new Star Wars series The Book of Boba Fett coming in less than a month, the excitement and promotions are starting to hit hyperdrive. In anticipation of the new Lucasfilm and Disney+ series, Hasbro revealed Tuesday the first two figures of its successful high-end Star Wars Black Series line: Boba Fett and Fennec Shand.
The six-inch Shand figure will be fully articulated with a poseable head, arms and legs, and come with two accessories. The figure, priced at $22.99 — in line with most other Black Series figures — is slated to debut in early spring 2022.
Meanwhile, the six-inch Boba Fett figure is a little different. Priced at $31.49, the figure is designated under a “Throne Room” moniker and harkens to the character’s takeover of Jabba the Hutt’s palace. Insiders say that the Boba Fett figure is considered a deluxe model thanks to a new a sculpt and more deco and accessories than the average Black Series figure. Sadly, action figure aficionados will have to wait a little bit to collect this bounty, with the figure not scheduled to debut until fall 2022.
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The Boba Fett and Fennec Shand figures will be available at most major retailers.
The past several weeks have seen a blue harvest’s worth of goods being released in conjunction with Book of Boba Fett, with a promotional campaign, Bring Home the Bounty, being run by Lucasfilm/Disney partners. The reveals have been occurring every Tuesday and will continue until Dec. 28, the day before the series debuts on Disney+.
Many of the reveals are arriving in time for the holiday season, but some, including the Boba Fett figures, are forward-looking. A George Lucas in a Stormtrooper disguise is set to come out next August.
The Book of Boba Fett series stars Temuera Morrison as Boba Fett and Ming-Na Wen as Shand in a storyline that sees Fett take over the underworld operations by occupying the position previously held by Jabba the Hutt. Machinations and bounty hunting insue.
The Hollywood Reporter shares a closer look at the toys below.
