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Star Wars The Force Awakens
Hot Toys
Date Published: 2016-08-26
Written By: Michael Crawford
Introduction
From the previews of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, fans saw a lot and learned little. That's the way great trailers should work, wetting your appetite for the potential without giving away the best parts. One of the visual pieces that created quite a bit of interest was the large, chrome trooper called Captain Phasma, played by the excellent Gwendoline Christie. Fans love her as Brienne in the Game of Thrones, and were thrilled to see her portraying what appeared to be a serious bad ass in the new film.
Alas, she was a disappointment come opening day. Not Ms. Christie, but the brief time she had on screen and the lack of any real badassery. It's a great looking costume and an interesting character with lots of potential (can you say "Boba Fett"?) - fans can only hope that she gets her due in an upcoming movie.
Thanks to the great visuals, Hot Toys jumped all over producing a figure based on the character, and she is currently shipping just about everywhere. Since the U.S. got her pretty late this time, particularly smaller U.S. retailers, this review is behind the curve a bit, but I suspect lots of people are still on the fence considering the $250 price tag.
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