Toy and consumer products manufacturer JAKKS Pacific has entered into an agreement with Sony Pictures Consumer Products for its costume division Disguise to produce costumes based on the hit film Ghostbusters, as well upcoming theatrical release Ghostbusters: Afterlife (set to release exclusively in US cinemas on 19 November). Disguise will design, market, manufacture …
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Men in Black, Ghostbusters, Jumanji, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs will each be getting their own thrill rides thanks to a new partnership between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Amazon Falls to open the world’s first Colombia Pictures theme and waterpark. The 14-acre location will be set within the …
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It doesn’t take a DeLorean for a journey into your own past, but it certainly does help, as more and more toy companies are seeing audience numbers increase across their kidult product offering. Among them, is Playmobil, a company that is blazing a new trail with its expanded Back to …
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The LEGO Group has revealed its largest and ‘most detailed’ recreation of the Ghostbusters ECTO-1 vehicle ever to be realised in brick form, months ahead of the release of the 2021 film Ghostbusters: Afterlife. The new, buildable version of the classic car is ‘crammed full of authentic details’ from the …
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With a brand new entry in the Ghostbusters franchise, an upcoming animated musical with original songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and multiple acclaimed television series, Sony Pictures Consumer Products is bringing its 2019 and 2020 lineup of global licensing and merchandising initiatives to Brand Licensing Europe 2019. And this year, …
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In a new agreement that expands on their current multi-year relationship in Italy and Spain, Sony Pictures Consumer Products has appointed CPLG as its licensing agent for additional EMEA markets: Benelux, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the UK and Middle East. CPLG will now represent Sony Pictures’ theatrical film and TV …
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With Ghostbusters, Peter Rabbit, Outlander, and Cobra Kai under one roof – as well as the continued film rights for Spider-Man and plenty more in between, it’s an eclectic portfolio of properties that Sony Pictures Consumer Products finds itself heading into BLE with this year. But a strong one, nevertheless. …
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Ghostbusters will be strutting back on to the toy scene next year in preparation of the franchise’s return to the big screen in summer 2020, thanks to a new partnership between Sony Pictures Consumer Products and Hasbro. Under the terms of the agreement, Hasbro will create a wide variety of …
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Jason Reitman is on board as director for the film that according to sources will be a continuation of the 1984 sequel and will not be connected to the 2016 film.
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The consumer products division has an extensive licensing programme planned for the now iconic 1984 movie ahead of its milestone year in 2019.
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