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On yesterday's program we talked about the uproar over the toys released in conjunction with Star Wars - The Force Awakens.
The hashtag #WhereisRey? has been gaining a lot of traction ever since the female protagonist was excluded from an action figure set sold at Target.
She was also left out of a Hasbro monopoly game based on the movie.
The toy maker is trying to make things right now... they'll be rolling out a new line of products featuring Rey this month.
Our next guest, Entertainment Weekly's senior film writer Anthony Breznican got a sneak peek and he joins me now.