The live-action Scott Pilgrim vs. the World film is based on a series of award-winning graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley.  The series has earned numerous awards including Entertainment Weekly’s Independent Comic of the Year, Wizard’s Indie Book of the Year and the Harvey Award for Humor in Comics.   Published by Oni Press, the sixth and final volume in the series recently debuted.  In the film, Scott Pilgrim (Cera) has just met the girl of his dreams (Winstead), but the only catch to winning her heart is that her seven evil exes are coming to kill him. The film opened in cinemas in the U.S. on August 13 and will be released in the U.K. on August 25.

In the U.K., Underground Toys will be producing mugs, key chains, talking key chains, talking pens, bags, t-shirts and other gift categories.  In the U.S., Underground will produce mugs, key chains and talking key chains.

Also, for those who didn’t make it to San Diego Comic Con, some sets will also be available via www.underground-toys.com (for a limited time only). Again, the stock will be available from the 18th August.

THE ELEVENTH DOCTOR & DALEK SCIENTIST
The Eleventh Doctor saw off not one but two alien threats almost as soon as he crashed to Earth. His new companion, Amy Pond, first met him when she was seven years old, and while he was clad in the raggedy remnants of the Tenth Doctor’s suit. Twelve years and four psychiatrists later, the girl who waited wanted answers! Realising he owed her that much, the Doctor, now clothed in a tweed jacket and a cool new bow tie,  welcomed Amy into a brand new TARDIS, and took off on a series of thrilling adventures around the universe. However the two time travellers are being followed on their journey by a crack which appears wherever they go… and it looks a lot like the one on Amy’s bedroom wall…

In this exclusive set from Underground Toys we present the Eleventh  Doctor in burgundy shirt and braces, and an Orange Dalek Scientist, the Doctor comes with a Sonic Screwdriver accessory.

For more information contact sales@forbiddenplanet.co.uk or info@underground-toys.com

See you next year!

We’ve been nominated for The Licensing Awards within the Best Licensed Giftware Category  for our Star Wars Gifts and are looking forward to the results being published in September!

Underground Toys are pleased to announce details of their 2010 San Diego Comic Con exclusive Doctor Who item – The Eleventh Doctor with Dalek Scientist.

This item will be available for sale at Underground Toys’ booth # 3949 and also on BBC America’s booth #3629.

The Eleventh Doctor saw off not one but two alien threats almost as soon as he crashed to Earth. His new companion, Amy Pond, first met him when she was seven years old, and while he was clad in the raggedy remnants of the Tenth Doctor’s suit. Twelve years and four psychiatrists later, the girl who waited wanted answers! Realising he owed her that much, the Doctor, now clothed in a tweed jacket and a cool new bow tie,  welcomed Amy into a brand new TARDIS, and took off on a series of thrilling adventures around the universe. However the two time travellers are being followed on their journey by a crack which appears wherever they go… and it looks a lot like the one on Amy’s bedroom wall…

Many years ago, the Daleks sent out thousands of egg-shaped Progenitors containing the genetic coding of the race, so that new Daleks could be created whenever necessary. One of these Progenitors was found in war-torn England during the Second World War and transported to a Dalek ship. However, because the Daleks that found it had been genetically modified by their creator Davros, using his own DNA, the Progenitor did not acknowledge them as pure Daleks, until the Doctor identified them as such and the Progenitor created a new race of powerful Daleks as a result. Amongst these Daleks were the Orange Scientists.

In this exclusive set from Underground Toys we present the Eleventh Doctor in burgundy shirt and braces, and an Orange Dalek Scientist, the Doctor comes with a Sonic Screwdriver accessory.

In a new deal with Lucas Film, Underground Toys now have the rights to manufacture and distribute a wide range of Star Wars talking plush toys and key chains in the USA.

Already onboard to retail the line are Hot Topic and Toys’R’us.   Hot Topic will feature the plush within their Empire Strikes Back anniversary celebration while Toys’R’us will launch the line this Summer.  In addition, many other retailers plan to carry the products all year round.

This is an exciting territory addition for Underground Toys who previously had the rights in the UK for these products.

THE SEVENTH DOCTOR

Mercurial and highly moral, this Doctor would often despair at the cruelty and wastefulness he encountered across the galaxies. On a trip to America in 1999, he was accidentally gunned down by a street gang and taken to hospital, where the procedures taken to try and save him did the reverse and he seemingly died, only to regenerate within the hospital’s morgue…

IMPERIAL DALEK from ‘REMEMBRANCE OF THE DALEKS’

The TARDIS arrives in London in November 1963, where the Doctor and Ace discover that two rival factions of Daleks – one loyal to the Dalek Emperor and one to the Dalek Supreme – are seeking the Hand of Omega, a powerful Time Lord device that the first Doctor hid there during an earlier sojourn on Earth.

The Daleks are focusing their search around Coal Hill School – the school that the Doctor’s grand-daughter Susan attended – while a human military unit led by Group Captain Gilmore is attempting to resist their incursions. The Imperial Daleks eventually capture the device. The Dalek Emperor is revealed to be Davros, now with only the last vestiges of his humanoid form remaining. The Doctor begs him not to use the Hand but is ignored. However, this is just the final ruse in a complex trap laid by the Doctor. The Hand of Omega utterly destroys the Dalek home planet, Skaro, and then returns to destroy their forces orbiting Earth.

Underground  has signed a UK deal with 20th Century Fox to produce an extensive line of gifts inspired by  James Cameron’s Avatar.
The range  looks to capture the essence of Cameron’s vision, according to the company. It will depict heroes, creatures and vehicles straight from the epic movie on luminescent wall scrolls, mugs, key chains, dog tags, jewellery, mobile phone accessories, pin badges ,keychains and other merchandise.

The first wave of product is launching now, and items will be released throughout 2010 and 2011

Robyn Morgan , licensing manager at Underground Toys, said: “We are delighted to be partners with Fox on this groundbreaking movie. Avatar is the perfect match for our target demographic and we expect huge demand in both the collector and mass market over the next 2 years”.

Carl Lumbard, SVP and MD of Fox Licensing Europe and Latin America, added: “The Avatar merchandising programme is a global endeavor and we will continue to find premiere licensing partners who are able to deliver James Cameron’s impressive vision for this film. Underground Toys certainly fits the bill.”

Underground will be shipping new Star Wars products throughout the year and beyond.

Keep checking this website for updates on the product line up, product images and other details