Funko Pop! Heroes: Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary - Death Metal Wonder Woman

by PopCorn Princess
January 29, 2021

This Funko Pop! Heroes: Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary – Death Metal Wonder Woman with Glow-In-The-Dark Chase Funko Pop! Vinyl Figure – Previews Exclusive from Funko Fair 2021 is scheduled to be released in May 2021 and is now available for pre-order in the links below (click to jump!)

In Death Metal, Batman Who Laughs conquered Earth and the dark cosmic god Perpetua infected the universe with Dark Multiverse Energy. With past events distorting the past, certain stories have become hard to remember. In Death Metal, the mission of Wonder Woman is to fix this and allow everyone to remember the truth again.

Straight out of the Tartarus Pits of Hell in DC’s Dark Nights: Death Metal by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo, this PREVIEWS Exclusive Death Metal Wonder Woman Pop! Vinyl figure appears in her Metal style with armor and spiked crown as she prepares to take down the Batman Who Laughs. Look out for a chase version with Wonder Woman wielding a glow-in-the-dark Chainsaw of Truth!

Wonder Woman from her 80th Anniversary is getting a massive wave of Funko Pops! Follow the complete Wonder Woman pops line-up from Funko Fair 2021 here.

Funko Pop! Heroes: Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary – Death Metal Wonder Woman with Glow-In-The-Dark Chase Funko Pop! Vinyl Figure – Previews Exclusive – Funko Fair 2021

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12 Interesting Facts About Jungle Cruise’s New Disney Movie

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Related Topics: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Jungle Cruise

Set to open in theaters and on the Disney+ platform via Premium Access starting July 30, “Jungle Cruise” is the newest adventure in the Disney universe. Starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, the story is truly inspired by a theme park attraction.

Still, it hides several oddities – from the magnificent costume and makeup work to the breathtaking sets. So let’s find out more about the movie with me!

The Inspiration

One of Adventureland’s first attractions, Jungle Cruise, was already at Disneyland in 1955. Still popular to this day, the attraction takes you on a boat ride down the river. It is currently running at the parks in Anaheim, California, the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida, and Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland.

The Settings

The sets for “Jungle Cruise” were no easy task, and one of the most labor-intensive was the magnificent riverside scenery of Old Port, built-in and around a hilltop lake. It was on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai and involved a crew of more than a hundred crew members, from builders, painters, and sculptors, to landscaping and marine safety.

A Polyglot Movie

Disney’s new adventure film is full of languages. In addition to English, we get to hear ancient 16th century Spanish and Omagua, a language from the Tupi-Guarani language family of southwestern Brazil. We also heard Italian and Portuguese.

Special Filter Lenses

Specially created by Panavision for the movie, new lenses were used for the first time in the world. Panavision’s special lenses have a yellowish sepia tone, which gives the magnificent, sunny feel of the Amazon in the early 1900s.

The Makeup Work

If, on the one hand, the most recent Disney film, “Cruella,” bet heavily on costumes, here, in “Jungle Cruise,” there was a bet on makeup. Oscar-winning makeup designer Joel Harlow had to focus at one point on about 400 secondary characters – the needs ranging from sunburns to insect bites and 65 tribe members who needed fake piercings, body paint, and tattoos.

Proxima The Jaguar

A ferocious beast, Proxima is the pet jaguar of Captain Frank Wolff (Dwayne Johnson). Despite his realistic features, sounds, and movements, he is a character made entirely through computer-generated imagery.

La Quila

La Quila is Captain Frank Wolff‘s boat and is actually a fully functional and seaworthy vessel. Described as “a fragile steamboat, but with attitude” by Dwayne Johnson, the boat was outfitted with various gadgets by Jean-Vincent Puzos, production designer, and James (J.D.) Schwalm, special effects supervisor, and Oscar winner.

The La Quila Double

The boat was one of the film’s protagonists, but the truth is that it also had its double! The second version of La Quila has 136 kg and was used for stunts. The boat was attached to an underwater turntable for specific tasks such as whirling, rocking back and forth, and leaning sideways.

Watertight Testing

An outdoor oval water tank of approximately 1893 gallons was built in the back of Blackhall Studios in Atlanta, with an underwater hydraulic system that put La Quila to the test, bombarding it with about 273 gallons of water per minute. With La Quila attached, the turntable rocked and spun and tilted Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, and Jack Whitehall in all directions!

An Eco-Friendly Boat

Despite its 15 tons and the original plan for a 250 horsepower gasoline engine, the truth is that the team did not use any fuel to power La Quila. Instead, to be more ecological, the filmmakers opted for electric motors; since the largest ones have only 80 horsepower, two engines were used, reaching a speed of seven knots.

Costumes

The costumes for “Jungle Cruise” cover a wide variety of periods in history – from the 1950s Spanish conquistadors to the citizens of the early 1900s and indigenous peoples of the jungle.

Renaissance Inspiration

Oscar-nominated costume designer Paco Delgado examined several Spanish Renaissance armors that belonged to royalty or people at court for the conquistador characters. It was not armored to go to war, but armor for parades or shows.

Only the beauty of the armors led the filmmakers to want to combine these designs for the film. So Paco Delgado found a workshop in Budapest that could traditionally replicate the armors, carving all the details by hand and using gold leaf.

NEW Marvel’s Midnight Suns: Meet 10 Characters From The Game

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Related Topics: Midnight Suns

Marvel’s Midnight Suns is the upcoming tactical role-playing game starring the House of Ideas’ most powerful mystical heroes.

In this new adventure, the Avengers must fight the dark forces of the dangerous Lilith, Mother of Demons, who has been revived by HYDRA using a combination of dark magic and technology. To stop her from summoning Chthon, they will team up with a task force of experts in fighting the occult.

This sinister story is inspired by a classic comic book team, the Midnight Sons. Still, the line-up we’ll see in the game will be completely new, reuniting heroes of the original team with Marvel’s biggest heroes from X-Men and the Runaways and a completely original character known as The Hunter.

So, meet the magical heroes who will be playable in Marvel’s new game, coming to all current platforms in March 2022.

Captain America

Captain America, The First Avenger, will be in the game as a supporting character. His shield grants him access to defensive abilities that will make the difference in ensuring that his team survives the most devastating attacks from Lilith’s minions.

Although he has not been part of any Midnight Sons line-up in the comics, the Captain has a record of fighting vampires, most notably the Blood Baron.

The bloodsucker faced the hero in World War II, and Steve only survived thanks to his reinforced costume. He can earn a new striking yellow and black uniform in the game, inspired by the team’s colors.

Captain Marvel

After having faced every kind of cosmic threat, few things can surprise Captain Marvel. So when demons start attacking the planet, she doesn’t think twice before taking action. Her cosmic abilities ensure a certain distance from the targets that opens up a range of exciting strategies.

Although she is more closely tied to the Avengers, Carol Danvers has already been involved with the mystical core of the comics when she ended up trapped in the future and had to work alongside Doctor Strange to survive the insane plans of the Enchantress and her son Ove.

Iron Man

Stark’s technology can adapt to any occasion, so it’s not hard to imagine his utility facing off against supernatural hordes alongside the Midnight Suns. And considering the posters that have been released, Iron Man may even create special armor to contain this threat.

This is what happened in the comic book arc Fear Itself. Together with the dwarves of Svartalfheim, he forged armor blended with magic for the battle against Odin’s evil brother, the God of Fear Cul Borson.

Doctor Strange

No hero would be as prepared to face a Demon Queen on the Avengers team as the Sorcerer Supreme himself, Doctor Strange. However, he understands the severe consequences of Chthon‘s imminent return, so it makes a lot of sense that the sorcerer has decided to seek out more mystical heroes capable of containing this threat.

In the comics, he was part of the original Midnight Sons who fought Lilith in the 1990s. Since then, Stephen has faced vampires, cosmic deities, and every kind of supernatural villain you can imagine. He promises to be the bridge between the two teams of heroes who must collaborate to survive in the game.

Wolverine

Wolverine may not understand much about demons, dimensions, and mystical dangers, but there is no one better to mow down hundreds of supernatural soldiers like they are nothing. The furious X-Men mutant was once an essential member of the Avengers and now promises to be a powerful secret weapon of the Midnight Suns in this battle.

Wolverine has faced mystical entities and vampires with no concept of danger throughout his many years in the comics. But most impressively, he also participated in a magical team at one point, along with Doctor Strange: the Secret Defenders. Recently, he has been facing hordes of vampires in the comics.

Ghost Rider

Ghost Rider is one of the founding members of the Midnight Sons in the comics. Both bearers of the Spirit of Vengeance fought bravely to stop Lilith’s plan in the 1990s, but the version we’ll see in the new game has nothing to do with this classic era – after all, the new summoner is Roberto Reyes.

With no demonic pacts, his powers come directly from the spirit of Elias, a satanic serial killer who worked for the Russian mafia as a mercenary. Robbie was recently invited to work with the Avengers but will have no connection to the team in the game.

Magik

Magik appears in the trailer from the New Mutants, vanquishing a demon with a portal to another dimension. Known for being Colossus’ younger sister, Illyana Rasputin eventually learned the mystic arts after being kidnapped by a demon as a child.

After surviving seven years in Limbo, facing a demonic uprising will be just another ordinary day in her routine. She further studies the occult arts with Doctor Strange in the comics, teaching at his school of mystical forces. This time, she will be part of Midnight Suns with her sword and her dimensional powers.

Blade

Blade, the legendary vampire hunter, is in the spotlight in the comics as he faces the outcome of the Knull invasion. But besides being a valuable ally to the Avengers, he is also one of the founding members of the Midnight Sons and promises to play an essential role in the new tactical game.

All he needs to make life difficult for his enemies are pistols and swords. The damage is guaranteed! The character is so powerful that he recently accepted the delegate – and spy – job in the new vampire nation that has been established in the comics. He definitely laughs in the face of danger!

Nico Minoru

Nico Minoru is part of the Runaways cast and doesn’t often appear away from her team in many stories. But here, she will be a valuable member of the Midnight Suns and responsible for awakening The Hunter, along with Doctor Strange, from his deep sleep of over 300 years.

She carries the Staff of One with her: an artifact that responds to her blood and can perform any spell its bearer can imagine, but only once. I don’t know how this will be translated into the game, but she promises to be one of the most powerful characters on the team.

The Hunter

The Hunter is a fully customized original Marvel character, designed especially for this game. Legends say that this was the only person who managed to stop Lilith, his mother, in the past. Since then, this fighter rested for centuries until someday someone would need his help. And this day has arrived.

We do not yet know the full extent of his powers, but Hunter will access light and shadow abilities. In the first gameplay trailer, we can see his healing powers in action, a scene helping Captain Marvel, and his devastating shadow attacks, which will have a price to pay to make things more interesting.

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