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⚡ Quick Take

• Are we at the advent of a fandom coffin craze? Titan Casket is imagining a line of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle caskets for every fan.
• There are so many fandom collaborations, we’re not surprised to see a fandom casket/coffin industry pop up.
• But, we feel like maybe that money is better spent buying fandom merch in the hear and now.

Listen. Fandom touches our lives deeply. That’s just a fact. For some of us, our love of nerd culture touches us from the moment we take our first breaths… and it turns out it could follow us into the afterlife. Titan Caskets, a purveyor of “high-quality caskets,” is getting into the fandom business… Or at least, is using fandom to allow you to dream about a coffin inspired by your favorites. Titan Casket doesn’t exactly have a line of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fandom coffins, but it wants you to consider how its coffins can send you sailing into the great beyond in full Cowabunga form. They share that they have “colors for every character” and reveal how you might style their various coffins to achieve the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles casket of your dreams.

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And listen, we’re never here to yuck anyone’s yum. If folks feel a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coffin is the way to go for themselves or their loved ones, we bless it. Although we might opine you’d be better off spending that money on something in the here and now. Recently, Titan Caskets collaborated with the streetwear brand Supreme on a $3,798 “Supreme” coffin. And now, it looks like they’re angling for even more fandom collabs for their coffins. For now, you can’t buy a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coffin off the shelf, but you never know what tomorrow will bring in the world of fandom merchandise.

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We’ve seen fandom collaborations of every kind in recent times. And fandom is a great way to get people to spend a lot of money on something they might not ordinarily have purchased. We guess we should have seen fandom coffins coming. We guess we’ll have to wait and see which IP will be the first to get into this lucrative (?) business. Maybe it will be Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coffins to start, or maybe something more like The Walking Dead would make more sense.

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⚡ Quick Take

• LEGO Icons Project Hail Mary Collectible Building Set for Adults will let Ryland Grace and Rocky dock on your bookshelf.

If you were mankind’s one final hope for salvation, would you agree to fly halfway across the galaxy and sacrifice your life? Before you answer, the alternative is spending 30 years on a dying planet building LEGO sets. Tough, right? Well, it just got even tougher, because instead of an intergalactic trip, you can now stay back and build LEGO’s new Project Hail Mary set—and yes, it comes with a little LEGO Rocky.

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LEGO Icons Project Hail Mary set will let Ryland Grace’s ship dock on your bookshelf. The 830-piece set measures 12-inches high, 9.5-inches long, and 8.5-inches wide. It is a miniature recreation of the interstellar spaceship that provided humanity with one final long-shot chance at survival in the Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel. This LEGO version of the Project Hail Mary ship also comes with a functional display stand, since the only thing it can’t do is actually fly.

Most importantly, it includes LEGO minifigures for both Grace and the best character in the movie, the adorable Eridian Rocky.

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But this Project Hail Mary set is more than just a cool-looking collectible. It also moves. It comes equipped a crank on the display stand so you can turn it. That will let you “send the crew module into orbit, simulating the spaceship’s centrifugal gravity system.”

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You can send LEGO Ryland and little plastic brick Rocky to your house for $99.99. Or at least you can when it’s back in stock. Like every other Project Hail Mary collectible it’s a hot item. But we trust it’ll be back available again soon enough. Just as Eve Stratt and Ryland Grace wouldn’t let humanity down, we know LEGO won’t either.

In the meantime, you can still snag Rocky in a plush form or wear a cheeky T-shirt in his honor. Project Hail Mary heads to streaming soon, so you can build and watch at the same time.

Originally published on April 3, 2026.

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⚡ Quick Take

• You can now bring Project Hail Mary’s lovable alien Rocky home with this replica eight-inch officially licensed plushie doll.
• Rocky is too cute to resist and he costs $39.99.
• Project Hail Mary also has a ton of other cute Rocky merch to enjoy, in case the Rocky plush is sold out.

The best part of Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary? Rocky the alien. The best part of Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s big screen adaptation of the novel? Also, Rocky the alien. And now, the best collectible from the film? Oh you better believe it’s Rocky the alien. You can bring that wonderful interstellar traveler to your own home here on Earth with this delightful new figure. But unlike Ryland Grace, you’ll be able to get extra cozy with your best bud because this version is a plushie.

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This officially licensed Rocky Collector Figure from the Project Hail Mary store captures everything that made the character so distinct while also making him huggable. (Huggable without the need for a protective bubble between species). Despite looking like a spot-on replica, this legendary alien isn’t make of stone. Or rock. Or whatever it is Rocky’s actually made of. It’s a plush doll that stands roughly eight inches tall and is made with “soft fabrics and polyester fiber stuffing.” (Specifically velboa fabric, nylex, and TC materials.) It’s also features the same green markings the sported in the film.

You don’t need to spend untold billions in both money and human resources, not do you need to travel halfway across the galaxy like Ryland Grace, to get close to this little guy. You can order yours now for $39.99. It will ship towards the end of April. It officially arrives on the 16th, with an expected (free) arrival date around April 20-22.

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Give it as a gift and you are sure to “amaze amaze amaze” anyone who knows Rocky has always been and will always be the best part of Project Hail Mary. Rocky will be the perfect plush to clutch as you watch Project Hail Mary at home on streaming.

Update: If the adorable Project Hail Mary Rocky plush is currently sold out, worry not, he may be back at any time. While you wait, you can snag a pretty cute Rocky Plush Backpack Clip or a hilarious t-shirt that shows your true Rocky affinity.

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Originally published March 24, 2026.

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• Taylor Swift’s big Toy Story 5 countdown turned out to be the announcement that the film will feature a new original song from the pop star.

Taylor Swift frequently sends her global horde of devoted fans into a manic frenzy with nothing more than a vague social media post. Sometimes they tease huge news. Sometimes they lead to nothing but clown shoes. On April 30th there wasn’t much mystery, though. The pop star wasn’t exactly subtle with her new “secret” message. For about ten minutes she posted a countdown that featured the iconic clouds from Andy’s room in Toy Story. Before she quickly took it down it was set to go off on May 2. Turns out we needed to wait an extra month to find out what it’s about. After days of teasing her involvement in the film, Disney and Pixar have finally revealed how Taylor Swift is involved with Toy Story 5.

Toy Story 5 will become “Tay Story” thanks to a new original song from Swift titled “I Knew It, I Knew You.” And yes, obviously, there’s a bunch of merch involved with this announcement. You can listen to it below… but more importantly, watch Taylor Swift perform it live. And, as a special bonus, you can catch her singing “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” alongside the icon that is Randy Newman.

From digital billboards, Jessie dancing to “Shake It Off,” and Swift putting her Toy Story timer back up on her own official site with an actual countdown, there wasn’t any mystery over Taylor Swift’s involvement with Toy Story 5. All we needed to know when the clock struck zero at 2 pm Eastern on June 1 was exactly what it meant. Previously, the film’s director, Andrew Stanton, addressed one major fan theory. He shot it down when he said a new song from Swift would not play over the movie’s end credits. But as many noted, he shot down the idea of a new Swift song playing over the end credits, not that one couldn’t play at any point. And that’s what we’re going to get.

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Swift’s countdown disappeared to reveal three different double-sided CDs for fans to purchase of her original song for the film. The CDs includes both an acoustic version and a piano one. Each listing said it would be for sale for 48 hours or until they sellout. Considering what we know about her fans we don’t expect them to last 48 minutes.

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“It’s incredible just how meaningful it’s been having Taylor write and perform this song,” said Stanton in a press release about Taylor Swift and Toy Story 5. “Her connection to Jessie and the immediate way she understood what the character was going through was undeniable. The song is so deeply connected to Toy Story. So much so that on first listen, it instantly felt like it had always belonged there, like a long-lost family member. It was kismet.”

After all that speculation, it turned out to be the most logical theory: a new song. Not that the franchise needed her help, but Taylor Swift’s involvement could help Toy Story 5 become the most successful entry in the franchise yet. Will it? There’s no mystery when we’ll find out. Pixar’s “Tay Story” comes to theaters on June 19.

Originally published on June 1, 2026.

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⚡ Quick Take

• The Rolling Stones and Marvel have assembled a special collection with five character vinyl covers for the group’s forthcoming album, Foreign Tongues.
• The lineup includes vinyl covers for Spider-Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Thor, and The Hulk.

If you love both The Rolling Stones and Marvel Comics, you’re about to get a whole lot of satisfaction. The two iconic institutions are proving that movie theaters aren’t the only place to have an epic crossover event. The band is releasing five special vinyl versions of its new album, Foreign Tongues. Each The Rolling Stones x Marvel collab album will feature a different Marvel superhero and a matching comic insert.

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The Rolling Stones and Marvel have assembled a special collection to promote the iconic group’s forthcoming album Foreign Tongues. U.S. music fans and superhero enthusiasts alike can now pre-order five vinyl variants of the record. Each celebrates one of five Marvel heroes. The lineup includes Spider-Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Thor, and The Hulk. (Star-Lord is going to be FURIOUS when he finds out he didn’t make the cut on a rock-n-roll/Marvel promotion.)

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Every special vinyl also comes with a custom comic book insert featuring matching artwork by Marvel illustrators specifically designed for this release.

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Each version of the Marvel albums will include the same 14-song record that The Rolling Stones recently announced. Foreign Tongues will arrive on July 10, the same day as these Marvel variant versions. The album features Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Woo, and some very special guest appearances. In addition to longtime collaborators Darryl Jones, Steve Jordan, and Matt Clifford, you’ll also hear Steve Winwood, Paul McCartney, Robert Smith of The Cure, and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith. Best of all is that the album also includes the band’s longtime drummer, Charlie Watts. The record features music he recorded during what the band says was one of his final studio sessions before his passing in 2021.

The band has already released its first single from the record, “In the Stars.”

Is there any obvious connection between The Rolling Stones and Marvel superheroes? Obviously. Superheroes can live forever, no matter what they do. We’re pretty sure that whole concept is based on Keith Richards.

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⚡ Quick Take

• 24 Jump Street, a third installment in the 21 Jump Street franchise, is in the works.
• Original cast members Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, and Ice Cube in talks to return.

It’s been 12 years since 22 Jump Street, the sequel to the surprise hit 21 Jump Street. Although the second installment was a hit, a third movie in the franchise never came to be. But according to Variety, the long-awaited third film is officially in the works, with stars Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, and Ice Cube in talks to return. Rodney Rothman (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) will direct, from a script he wrote with Hill and Meghan Malloy. 21 Jump Street directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller return, but only as producers this time. We suppose it’s been so long, they skipped 23 Jump Street and went straight to 24, just to make a joke about how long it’s been.

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The original film, a comedic reboot/spoof of the ’80s teen action drama TV series, saw Hill and Tatum playing Schmidt and Jenko, a couple of slacker cops who go undercover at a local high school to take down a drug ring. The sequel takes the same premise, only this time, in a college setting. We’re not sure where the duo can go undercover now. Unless they do the reverse, and Schmidt and Jenko go undercover in a nursing home pretending to be much older. The post-credits of 22 Jump Street joked about a sequel taking them to culinary school, a medical school, etc.

There were actual plans for a 23 Jump Street at one point. This was actually meant to crossover with Sony’s Men in Black franchise. However, after Men in Black International flopped, those plans fizzled out. Which was probably for the best. There’s no actual production start date for 24 Jump Street yet, much less an actual release date. Hopefully, after a wait of a dozen years, this third installment does not disappoint fans. Here’s hoping Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum can deliver comedy gold once again.

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