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Check Out Playmobil’s Massive Upcoming ‘Ghostbusters’ Collection
There’s something strange… in your playroom.
We learned last summer that Playmobil had acquired the license to Ghostbusters, and now that the line is set for release this coming May, we’ve got your first look at the whole damn collection. A whopping six sets(!) have just been shown off ahead of this week’s Nuremberg International Toy Fair, and you’ll probably be happy to see that they’re all based on the original films.
Here’s the full rundown!
STAY PUFT PLAYSET (9 pieces)
- 8″ Stay Puft figure
- Ray Stantz figure with Proton Pack and Ecto-Goggles
ECTO-1 PLAYSET (79 pieces)
- Ecto-1 vehicle with working lights and sound effects
- Winston Zeddemore figure with Proton Pack
- Janine Melnitz figure with Proton Pack
- Ghost trap
HOT DOG STAND PLAYSET (53 pieces)
- Slimer
- Hot dog stand with snack accessories
TERROR DOGS PLAYSET (20 pieces)
- Peter Venkman figure
- Dana Barrett figure
- Two Terror Dogs
GHOST PLAYSET (18 pieces)
- Egon Spengler figure with Proton Pack
- Two glow-in-the-dark ghosts
FIREHOUSE PLAYSET (228 pieces)
- 18″ firehouse
- Ray Stantz figure
- Egon Spengler figure
- Louis Tully figure
- Janine Melnitz figure
- Various ghost figures
Check out images of all the playsets below.
All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply sad to learn that The Blob director Chuck Russell has passed away at 74 years old.
Russell’s career began with his directorial debut, 1987’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
The multihyphenate film director, screenwriter, and producer is best known for helming 1994 comedy The Mask starring Jim Carrey, Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner Eraser, and adventure spinoff The Scorpion King. The latter served as the first leading role for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
The filmmaker left an indelible mark on horror with his ANOES sequel, 1988’s The Blob, and 2000’s Bless the Child.
Russell’s final film credit is 2024’s Witchboard remake starring Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), and Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”).
It marked Russell’s return to horror after a lengthy hiatus, and he shared sequel hopes to Bloody Disgusting in an interview ahead of the remake’s release: “I got to design the board with real mystical symbols and things that I know represent good and evil, and where that board takes us if the audiences respond to the film, and I hope they will; I know it’s out there for you guys, but the sequel is a world we’ll get to go a little further. That’s sure the intention.”
He also recently expressed interest in returning to the franchise that began his career.
TMZ notes that Russell passed away at his San Diego-area home.
We send our deepest condolences to Chuck Russell’s family, friends, and fans.
Director, Co-Writer & Producer Chuck Russell behind the scenes of the horror film, WITCHBOARD. Photo courtesy of The Avenue and Atlas Distribution
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