The 80s Weekly - Issue 33

Chris Hemsworth cast as Optimus Prime in 'Transformers One', Freddie Mercury's Belongings Headed to Auction, and a Back to the Future Giveaway.

Jason Gross
April 30, 2023

Editor’s Note

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Have a great week and stay rad, everyone! - Jason

Gnarly News

Transformers One Animated Film Sets Cast & Release Date For 2024

A new animated prequel film Transformers One will hit theaters on July 19th, 2024, featuring Chris Hemsworth as Optimus Prime.

Rihanna Shows Up At CinemaCon, Reveals That She’s Playing Smurfette In Paramount ‘The Smurfs Movie’

In her third trimester, Rihanna showed up at Paramount Pictures’ CinemaCon presentation on Thursday in Las Vegas to say she’s playing “a little blue badass”…

Universal Tricks Out ‘Fall Guy’ CinemaCon Presentation With Stunts, Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt & Early Footage

Eightyseven North brought a stunt dance crew and motorcycles onstage toward the finale of Universal’s CinemaCon presentation for the 2024 movie The Fall Guy.

Fatal Attraction review: An '80s erotic thriller, reimagined

The Paramount Plus series, a reboot of Adrian Lyne’s classic, stars Lizzy Caplan and Joshua Jackson.

‘Ghostbusters’ Sequel Confirmed To Return Franchise To New York City

Producer Jason Reitman appeared via video sans footage with the Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel cast of McKenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Paul Rudd and Carrie Coon from the set…

Freddie Mercury’s Treasured Belongings Are Headed to Auction

The Queen frontman’s crown, mustache comb, and handwritten lyrics are among the items hitting the auction block.

Harrison Ford Is Done With Indiana Jones After ‘Dial Of Destiny’; “Will Not Be Involved” With TV Series

Harrison Ford revealed that Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny will be the last time he plays the archeologist.

Cyndi Lauper Documentary to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival

A documentary about Cyndi Lauper, 'Let the Canary Sing,' will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on June 14, 2023.

Steven Spielberg Regrets Editing Guns Out Of ‘E.T.’: “That Was A Mistake”

Steven Spielberg is admitting that he made a mistake when he edited guns out of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Speaking at Time’s 100 Summit, the director explained why he made the changes…

Rediscover '80s Pop Culture

Denver The Last Dinosaur

Ya know, with all this 80’s and 90’s nostalgia, I’ve been waiting for the day that Denver gets his spotlight. That day hasn’t come…

Chuck Norris Action Jeans

Kickin' Jeans entered the market in the late 1970s, but they would feature in a lot of advertising when they scored an endorsement from Chuck Norris in 1981.

Collectibles

Masters of the Universe Snake Mountain Playset Arrives for MOTU Day

It is time for Masters of the Universe fans to add yet another incredible Mattel playset to their collection with Snake Mountain

Indiana Jones Nurhachi Urn Artifact

Acquire one of the priceless artifacts as seen in Indiana Jones with the help of Regal Robot with their new line of collectibles

Rambo: First Blood Part 2 – John Rambo Figure by Hiya Toys

Hiya Toys gives a full reveal of their upcoming Rambo: First Blood Part 2 - John Rambo 1/12 Scale Figure.

GIVEAWAY ZONE

Congrats to Maria from Asheville, NC for winning the He-Man Prize Pack Giveaway! I have a feeling some Masters of the Universe will be making another appearance in the Giveaway Zone before too long.

The Giveaway for Issue 33 will send you Back to the Future! This week you can win 2 books based on the films series. Back to the Future: Race Through Time puts you in control of a miniature wind-up DeLorean as you race through pages of film scenes from the trilogy. DeLorean Time Machine: Doc Brown’s Owners’ Workshop Manual is a fun take on the old Haynes car repair manuals featuring the schematics and all sorts of information on the DeLorean Time Machine. Both retail for $30, but one lucky subscriber will get them both for free!

REMINDER: Subscribers are not automatically entered in the weekly giveaway. You must click over and use the Rafflecopter widget to earn your entries. Subscribing to The 80s Weekly is a requirement and then connect with RD80s socials to earn bonus entries.

Contest Ends 5/5/23 at 11:59pm Central Time

ENDS TOMORROW 5/1/23!!!

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