DreamToys 2019 top 12 Christmas

DreamToys 2019: What are the must-have toys this Christmas?

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Desperate to avoid a Jingle All The Way-style tussle over the last must-have toy in the store? Parents and gift-givers today received the clearest indication of what toys will be the most sought-after this Christmas following the release of the annual Toy Retailers Association’s DreamToys list.

The official Top 12 Toys list is the industry’s most authoritative predictive list of what will be hot this Christmas, as it’s selected by a panel of retailers and industry experts who are fiercely independent of toy manufacturers and makers.

The complete Top 12 list in alphabetical order is:

Barbie Dreamplane Playset (Mattel, £79.99)
Blume Dolls (Skyrocket, £9.99)
Frozen 2 ‘Into the Unknown’ Elsa Doll (Jakks Pacific, £39.99)
Harry Potter Knight Bus (LEGO, £34.99)
L.O.L. Surprise! 2-in-1 Glamper (MGA Entertainment, £99.99)
Nerf Elite Fortnite SP-L (Hasbro, £19.99)
Owleez (Spin Master Toys, £49.99)
PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Super PAWs Mighty Jet Command Centre (Spin Master Toys, £59.99)
Peppa Pig Peppa’s Stage Playset (Character Options, £39.99)
Rizmo (Tomy, £59.99)
Ryan’s World Super Surprise Safe (Flair Leisure Products, £44.99)
Toy Story 4 True Talkers (Mattel, £17.99)

All prices quoted are RRP and market price may vary from retailer to retailer.

“The 2019 DreamToys list captures all the excitement and fun of Christmas. And this year’s DreamToys top 12 selection is an exciting mixture of the year’s biggest brands and kids favourites that will delight children up and down the country,” said Gary Grant, chair of the DreamToys selection committee. “These toys will top the Christmas wish lists and with two-thirds of the toys on the list priced under £50, it’s also a list suitable to a range of family budgets.”

View the DreamToys Top 12 must-have toys for Christmas 2019 (and the full longlist of 73 DreamToys) at the official DreamToys Facebook page.  

Mark Hammill as “bearded badass” Talus in History Channel’s Knightfall Season 2

Mark Hamill teases “bearded badass” Talus in History’s Knightfall Season 2

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Mark Hamill may be bowing out of the universe’s biggest space opera when Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hits cinemas in December this year, but he’ll be waving a significantly less-glowy sword before then when season two of Knightfall comes to the History Channel in July.

“I play Talus,” Hamill told the main stage audience at MCM Comic Con London in an exclusive video clip. “He’s a drill sergeant training these young initiates to become knights. He’s old, he’s cranky, he’s a bearded badass.”

A clip following the message showed Hamill’s Talus clashing with fictional Templar leader Landry du Lauzon, played by Downton Abbey’s Tom Cullen.

“Some brothers believe Landry may yet be saved,” Hamill’s character says. “I am not one of them. Leave us Landry. Free of our rules, free of our vows. Leave us and never return.”

Hamill also teased that Sky customers will be able to catch up on season one of Knightfall, which is coming to Sky One On Demand shortly: “That’s the season that really got me hooked and prompted me to join the show.”  

The voice actor – known for his portrayal of The Joker and confirmed as Chucky in the Child’s Play remake – apologised for not being at MCM Comic Con London, joking: “At least I have a good excuse. I have a thing with a guy… Have fun, but not too much fun without me, OK?”