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LOADS of New Info on Mattel’s ‘Ghostbusters’ Action Figures!
While we learned of a whole slew of new Ghostbusters action figures at this year’s Toy Fair in New York, a new interview in Toy Fair Magazine gives some real insite to just how far Mattel is willing to go with their rights. Beyond the break you can see what Associate Brand Manager of Mattel Toys Scott Neitlich has to say about the 25th Anniversary of Ray, Peter, Egon and Winston’s ghost hunting business and the toys that will follow.Here’s a run down of what we learned in the new article, which you can read by picking up at newsstands now (Star Trek on cover):
-You won’t be able to find these in stores because the shelf space is reserved for “new” and “popular” toys
-At the time of the interview, they have the likeness rights to Harold Ramis (Dr. Egon Spengler), Dan Aykoryd (Dr. Raymond Stantz), Ernie Hudson (Winston Zeddmore) and are still trying to get Bill Murray to approve his sculpt of (Dr. Peter Venkman) — sounds like Murray is going to hold-up fans once again.
-They would like to expand the series and do figures of Louis Tully (Rick Moranis), Dana (Sigourney Weaver) and even Walter Peck (William Atherton)!
-They hope the first release will be Peter Venkman, but plan on unrolling the figures as likeness’ were approved.
-Each 6-inch figure comes packed with a ghost. Slimer will 100% be the first with plans on bringing us a possible shrunken Stay Puft Marshmallow Man ghost, the librarian ghost and the taxi ghost.
-They’d like Peter Venkman to come as the slimed version, with Slimer, first.
-The reason the 6-inch figures look better than the 12 (in my opinion) is because the 6-inch were sculpted by the famous Four Horsemen, while Mattel did the 12-inch sculpts (boo).
-The plan is to get the first 6-inch out by the San Diego Comic Con, with the first 12-inch by Father’s Day. A new 6-inch will follow every other month, while a new 12-inch comes every quarter.
-There will be variants (who has this type of money, crap), including “slimed”, “marshmallow mess”, and “red slime” (from Ghostbusters II).
-They have pretty much free reign on the animated series The Real Ghostbusters.
-If a third movie is made, they will make figures based on that, which will probably make retailers.
That’s it!
Click any image to see it larger and then head over to Figures.com for LOADS of images:
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Post Malone Teams With Platinum Dunes & Vault Comics to Create ‘Fury Road’ Meets ‘Evil Dead’ Movie
Here’s an interesting one for you today. “Post Malone, Michael Bay and Brad Fuller’s Platinum Dunes, and Vault Comics have partnered to create an all-new IP universe based on an original story by the 8x diamond recording artist,” Bloody Disgusting has learned this afternoon.
What exactly does this mean? Well, the plan is for Vault Comics to launch this original genre story as a graphic novel in 2025, with Platinum Dunes developing the film adaptation.
The comic book/movie doesn’t yet have a title, but here’s what we know so far…
The official press release details today, “Blending elements of road thrillers like Mad Max: Fury Road, and demonic horror like Evil Dead, the story is set in medieval Europe, where the only thing standing in the way of the horde of demons infesting the continent is a mysterious armored 18-wheeler seemingly sent back from the heavens.”
“I’m so pumped to share this badass story with the world, and I couldn’t ask for better partners than Michael Bay and Vault to help bring this story to life,” Post Malone said in a statement.
“This is the kind of project you dream about,” said Vault CEO Damian Wassel. “We get to work with an exceptional artist at the top of his game to build a completely original story from the ground up. We have an iconic director helping to guide the creative development. We’re going to bring the world a mind-blowing graphic novel, and that’s just the beginning.”
“I love working with talented people, and Post Malone is incredibly gifted,” says Bay. “I am excited to work with him on such an intriguing idea, and when you add Vault to the mix, it raises the bar to another level. This new IP is just what the graphic world needs right now.”
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