IN OTHER NEWS... 08/20/2013

And IN OTHER NEWS... Sharknado on Blu-Ray, some podcast-y goodness, the director of Day Watch auditions for SyFy, Marvel releases a clip from their new Iron Man 3-bundled One Shot, JJ Abrams releases... something and more!

NEWS: Captain America: The Winter Soldier Casting News

Marvel has announced the return of a few fan-favorites in their upcoming sequel, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, along with the addition of a new face.

NEWS: Hot Toys Unveil Con-Exclusive Releases

Hot Toys has announced three con/fair-exclusive releases coming your way in 2012 in the shape of these very cool Captain America: The First Avenger ''Rescue Uniform'' Captain America, The Dark Knight Jim Gordon and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Angelica collectible figures.

For details of the availability of each, head over to the Hot Toys Facebook announcement. And don't forget to check the amazing galleries of each figure while you're there!

Hot Toys - 2012 Toy Fairs & Exclusive Items

''Rescue Uniform'' Captain America Gallery

The Dark Knight Lt Jim Gordon Gallery

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Angelica Gallery

NEWS: More Hot Toys Red Skull Images

Wanna see the latest images of the Captain America: The First Avenger Red Skull from Hot Toys? Then read on!

NEWS: Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece Red Skull and Iron Man Mk 1

Check-out this first image of the upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger Red Skull from Hot Toys. And when you've recovered, click-through to see their take on the Mark 1 Iron Man suit.

VIDEO VIEW: Captain America's Shield - Behind The Scenes

Digital Spy - by way of SuperheroStuff.com - brings us this behind-the-scenes sneak-peek at how the crew - and Chris Evans himself - developed the shield-throwing techniques featured in Captain America: The First Avenger.

Captain America; The First Avenger is available on Blu-Ray and DVD now.

NEWS: Diamond Select's Captain America Contest

To celebrate the Blu-Ray and DVD release of Captain America: The First Avenger Diamond Select Toys is offering you the chance to win a line of very cool tie-in toys.

NEWS: Marvel One-Shot - A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Thor's Hammer

As we anticipate the release of Marvel's The Avengers, here's the short feature, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Thor's Hammer.

Described by Marvel as a ''One-Shot'' the short - which is a semi-sequel to the Thor-bundled short The Consultant - will be one of the extras included on the upcoming DVD/Blu-Ray release of Captain America: The First Avenger but ahead of that you can watch the full thing for yourself, courtesy of IFC.com

Captain America: The First Avenger is set for a home release on October 25th.

SPONSORED LINK: Captain America International Patriots 3-Pack

Captain America isn't the only super-patriot. The British Isles are protected by Captain Britain and Russia has her very own dynamic defender in the form of The Red Guardian. And now you can own all three in this Captain America: The First Avenger International Patriots pack, which is available now from Big Bad Toy Store.

Although this three-pack was given a retail release, numbers were limited and most collectors experienced great difficulty in actually tracking it down or - even worse - had their online orders from the retailer cancelled, so if you missed-out now's your chance to grab all three.

Order your Captain America International Patriots Exclusive Three Pack from Big Bad Toy Store now.

NEWS: New Captain America: The First Avenger Toys At Retail

It's getting harder and harder to keep-up with Hasbro's Captain America: The First Avenger releases, as  it seems yet another wave of toys has just landed at retail.

NEWS: Diamond Select Captain America and Red Skull Review

MTV Geek has a pretty awesome gallery and review of the Diamond Select Captain America: The First Avenger Captain America and Red Skull figures no fan of the star-spangled supersoldier will want to miss.

Both figures are available now on Pre-Order from Diamond Select for a very reasonable $21.99 each, so there's an added Brucie Bonus for you.

NEWS: Stan Lee Wants To See You Dressed As Captain America

God - AKA Stan Lee - is hosting a Captain America giveaway contest, in which one dedicated fan could win a limited-edition Captain America San Diego Comic Con-exclusive bust of the Star Spangled Supersoldier (with signed Captain America: The First Avenger posters for three runners up.)

NEWS: Captain America 6'' Figure Gallery

The post's title pretty much says it all, but there's a pretty cool gallery of images over at The ToyArk showing the Wal-Mart-exclusive 6'' Captain America (Movie Version) in action.

Overall he looks to be a pretty cool figure - boggle-eyes aside - and I'm sure fans of the Marvel Legends line will be pleased to see the Captain available at a compatible scale.

View the gallery.

NEWS: Captain America: The First Avenger Reviewed at HitFix

Just a quick update - as there's little we can really add - but HitFix's Drew McWeeny has posted a very positive review of Marvel's Captain America: The First Avenger ahead of the movie's opening this Friday. 

You can read it for yourself here.

REVIEW: Captain America: The First Avenger Comic Packs - Captain America and Crossbones

Produced by Hasbro | Released July 2011

As mind-controlled citizens riot in the streets outside, CAPTAIN AMERICA aces off against CROSSBONES and four other powerful servants of RED SKULL. The star-spangled superhero is badly outmatched and he knows it, but these villains aren't prepared for the surprising skills of this new CAPTAIN AMERICA.

NEWS: Captain America Post-Credit Sequence Reveals...

We've learned that when viewing any of the Marvel ''Avengers Universe'' movies that it's worth sticking-around after the credits. However, I doubt anybody was ready for the surprise the Captain America: The First Avenger post-credit sequence holds...

Spoilers after the jump.

NEWS: Wal-Mart-Exclusive 6'' Thor and Captain America Figures Revealed

Not content with producing a line of movie tie-ins at the 3 3/4'' scale, Hasbro has revealed their new line of Wal-Mart-exclusive 6'' tall Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger toys.

NEWS: Two New Captain America: The First Avenger Clips

Captain America: The First Avenger arrives in theatres next week but if you can't wait that long, then click through for two short sequences from the movie that will either satiate your appetite or leave you bouncing off the walls with excitement.

NEWS: New Captain America Target-Exclusive Comic Packs

It's a double-whammy of double-figure goodness for fans of the star-spangled Avenger.

First up, news comes to us that the Captain America-Crossbones Comic Pack set is hitting shelves as we speak. 

REVIEW: Captain America: The First Avenger - Movie Series Marvel's Hydra Soldier Dark Threat

Produced by Hasbro | Released June 2011

The soldiers who serve RED SKULL are equipped with the latest bio-shield armor and weaponry. Their dual flamethrowers and missile launchers inspire fear in all but the most hardened of warriors. Together, they carry enough firepower to take on an entire army... but that won't stop CAPTAIN AMERICA from taking them down!