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Playmobil releases limited edition 6-inch Ghostbusters collectible figures

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In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the classic 1984 paranormal comedy Ghostbusters, the lovely folks at Playmobil have been kind enough to send on over a sample of their brand new, limited edition 6-inch collectible figures featuring Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Peter Venkman, and Ray Stantz!Limited to 12,500 units apiece, the figures are available […]

PREVIEWS’ San Diego Comic-Con exclusives include Batman, Captain Marvel, Deadpool, Ghostbusters, Rick & Morty and more

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San Diego Comic-Con 2019 may still be a couple of months away, but Diamond Comics Distributors has revealed its PREVIEWS exclusive collectibles for the convention, which includes statues for Batman Damned, Captain Marvel, Deadpool, The Flash, and X-23, an X-Force Deadpool bust, a Ghostbusters action figure boxset, a Mini Egg Attack Phoenix figure,  a Pickle […]

Comic Book Preview – Ghostbusters: 35th Anniversary: Extreme Ghostbusters

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IDW Publishing continues its 35th anniversary celebrations for the Ghostbusters franchise as it puts the spotlight onto the Extreme Ghostbusters for its final weekly one-shot; check them out here…Some people wish for the ability to fully communicate with the animals around us, but when the furry, feathered, and finny inhabitants of the Central Park Zoo […]

Comic Book Preview – Ghostbusters: 35th Anniversary: Answer the Call Ghostbusters

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The Answer the Call Ghostbusters take centre this week as IDW’s Ghostbusters: 35th Anniversary weekly series continues; take a look at the latest issue here…Do demons get visitation rights? That’s the question facing a harried young mother as she tries to accommodate a stream of otherworldly visitors intent on paying their respects to her half-demon […]

IDW unveils first look preview of Transformers/Ghostbusters #1

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Two of the biggest franchises of the 80s are crossing paths this summer as IDW Publishing releases the crossover series Transformers/Ghostbusters, and you can take a look at an unlettered first-look preview of the first issue here…“GHOSTS OF CYBERTRON” PART 1! After years of civil war, the Autobots fled Cyberton, leaving their home planet in […]

Comic Book Preview – Ghostbusters: 35th Anniversary: The Real Ghostbusters

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The Real Ghostbusters take centre stage this week as IDW continues its Ghostbusters: 35th Anniversary celebrations; check out a preview of the new one-shot here…THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS keep losing business to a flashy new rival ghost-catching company: SPOOKS AWAY! They seem to have better gear, better threads… better everything! In fact, Spooks Away seems determined […]

Captain Marvel’s McKenna Grace joins the new Ghostbusters

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Young Captain Marvel actress McKenna Grace has signed on to appears in director Jason Reitman’s as-yet-untitled Ghostbusters sequel, Entertainment Weekly has revealed.Grace is set to portray the daughter of Carrie Coon’s (The Sinner) single mother character, and sister to Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard. While specific plot details are being kept under wraps, it’s said […]

Finn Wolfhard and Carrie Coon in talks for Ghostbusters 3

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After being announced back in January, we now have our first piece of casting news on the new Ghostbusters movie from director Jason Reitman, with THR revealing that Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things) and Carrie Coon (Fargo) are in talks to join the film.According to the site, the sequel will focus on a single mom and […]

Jason Reitman clarifies Ghostbusters comments after backlash from fans of the reboot

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Jason Reitman, who was announced last month as directing a new Ghostbusters movie set in the continuity of the original two films, has apologised for inadvertently upsetting fans of Paul Feig’s female-fronted reboot Ghostbusters: Answer the Call.Reitman irked fans of the 2016 film with his comments to The Playlist, where he discussed his approach to […]