Exclusive: Heroic toys of 'Force Awakens'
With a new Star Wars trilogy comes a new Star Wars trinity of heroes — plus a whole ton of toys.
Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia were the action figures of past generations. But as Star Wars: The Force Awakens readies to hit theaters Dec. 18, a slew of merchandise with new characters Rey (played by Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega) and Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) arrives tonight at midnight at Toys R Us, Target and Walmart stores, as well as other chains, as part of the "Force Friday" campaign.
Kids of all ages can take home these three new Force Awakens characters — and one really cute droid.
Poe Dameron
Luke wore the orange of an X-wing fighter pilot's garb in the original Star Wars movie in 1977, and Isaac's Poe is the resident flyboy of Force Awakens. The heroic member of the Resistance looms large with Jakks Pacific's Big Figs toy ($19.99), which stands 18 inches tall and will probably take up a good bit of your toy box.
Rey
Ridley's female lead is a resident of the desert planet Jakku — similar to Luke's home of Tatooine — and her tattered clothes reflect the look of a woman who spends her days roughing it as a scavenger. Disney Store has a Rey role-play ensemble ($49.99) with tunic, detached sleeves and goggles, so little girls can look just as cosmically cool as their favorite new Star Wars character. (Director J.J. Abrams has said they're keeping her last name under wraps for now — could she be a Skywalker, too?)
Finn
Boyega is a man of many suits — in the Force Awakens trailer, he's clad in Stormtrooper gear but also some cool jacket fashion a la Han Solo. It's the latter outfit that the character sports in his 6-inch Hasbro Star Wars: Black Series figure ($19.99). Finn comes with a blaster, though he also will be wielding a lightsaber in The Force Awakens. As Boyega tweeted last week, "Finn is a man of variety."
BB-8
Know how people get all giddy any time they see R2-D2 rolling around? Well, it's time for a new roly-poly robot to take the mantle. Rey's droid BB-8 was a favorite when he hit the stage at fan festival Star Wars Celebration earlier this year, and Mattel has designed a die-cast Hot Wheels car ($3.49) off the colorful droid — more tires, but just as adorable as the original.
