It is with great sadness that we report the passing of veteran actor Max von Sydow, who supplied the booming, sinister voice of Vigo the Carpathian in 1989's Ghostbusters II, and reprised the role in 2008's Ghostbusters: The Video Game in cameo as the portrait-bound despot.
Von Sydow rose to prominence starring opposite Death in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, and amassed a notable list of roles and films, including The Exorcist, Flash Gordon, Dune, Needful Things, Minority Report, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Game of Thrones.
Having set the nostalgia ball rolling with their range of Ghostbusters: Afterlife roleplay toys, Hasbro is looking to capitalise further on the ongong love affair with Kenner and the Real Ghostbusters brand with a re-release of select figures from the 1980s toyline.
Featuring reproduction tooling and packaging, the range includes:
The Kenner Classics figures are priced at $14.99 each, and are due for release this spring at Walmart in the United States, and Zavvi in the United Kingdom.
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Posted By: Kingpin at February 22nd, 2020, 5:13 pm
The next Ghostbusters offering from Hasbro is the 6-inch "plasma" range, consisting of six figures:
•Dr. Peter Venkman - With removable Proton Pack, Ghost Trap and Terror Dog "build-a-figure" accessories.
•Dr. Ray Stantz - With removable Proton Pack, Ecto Goggles and Terror Dog "build-a-figure" accessories.
•Dr. Egon Spengler - With removable Proton Pack, P.K.E. Meter and Terror Dog "build-a-figure" accessories.
•Winston Zeddemore - With removable Proton Pack, proton stream and Terror Dog "build-a-figure" accessories.
•Dana Barrett with Terror Dog "build-a-figure"
•Gozer the Gozerian with lightning hand and Terror Dog "build-a-figure" accessories.
The Plasma figures are priced at $19.99 each, and are due for release this summer.
Proton Pack -Proton Pack backpack with straps and fittings to accommodate P.K.E. Meter, Ghost Whistle and Proton Blaster accessories. $14.99
Proton Blaster - Proton Pack backpack with straps (Proton Blaster sold separately) $14.99
Ghost Blaster M.O.D. - Consisting of a light and sound version of the standard Proton Blaster, this toy comes with "Blast 'n' Trap" fitting, which will allow the user to "trap" a Ghost, and a "Plasma Stream" fitting, with a more powerful proton stream. Both fittings can be combined, or attached on three separate connection points on the Ghost Blaster. $29.99
P.K.E. Meter - Featuring lights and sound, the P.K.E. Meter is activated by pressing the red button, which raises the detection wings, and the built-in electronic features are activated by moving the meter. $14.99
Ghost Whistle - Featuring over 20 sound effects, including those inspired by Slimer, Stay Puft, the Terror Dogs, and the Muncher, the Ghost Whistle is activated by blowing air through the mouthpiece. $14.99
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Posted By: Kingpin at February 21st, 2020, 11:37 am
Photographs of a substantial set recreation of the Firehouse office circulated back in early November, leading to rampant speculation as to whether it would serve as part of next year's Ghostbusters Afterlife.
The answer has been delivered by software company Intuit, who'd commissioned Annie Potts to reprise Janine Melnitz for a series of commercials and spots for their accounting program, QuickBooks.
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Posted By: Kingpin at December 27th, 2019, 9:02 am
