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Funko to add 21 movies and TV series getting the ReAction treatment in 2015

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December 24, 2014

Last week we reported on Funko CEO Brian Mariotti’s “12 Days of Christmas” daily blog posts revealing the company’s new product offerings for 2015. This included the increasingly successful Kenner-inspired, ReAction retro action figure line, which has spread like wildfire now that the various lines are hitting the masses thanks to Barnes & Nobles carrying the products in stores. Mariotti revealed last week that 2015 will see new action figure series for the original Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Jaws, Terminator 2, The Dark Crystal, Gremlins, Breaking Bad, and Boondock Saints.

Today Mariotti revealed the rest of the licensed properties that will be turned into carded 3 3/4 inch action figures by the end of next year. As we had hoped, one of those properties is John Carpenter’s Big Trouble in Little China. But now we know of twelve others.

So what are the rest? Drumroll, please…

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Funko CEO reveals new 2015 ReAction figures, including Jaws and Star Trek

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December 15, 2014

Funko Toys CEO Brian Mariotti has been revealing some new toy lines coming from Funko in 2015 as part of his 12 Days of Christmas blog posts at the company’s website. The biggest news is after four decades someone is finally making a series of action figures for Jaws. So look for Brody, Hooper and Quint arriving just in time for the 40th anniversary of the film.

An equally big surprise is his news of two new Star Trek action figure toy lines, one for the original series and one for Star Trek: The Next Generation. Mariotti did not mention whether designs for any of the figures had yet been developed, or their release dates.

Other series getting the 1970s retro-action figure treatment will be Terminator 2, The Dark Crystal, and Gremlins, along with modern shows Breaking Bad and Boondock Saints. And Mariotti said he planned to release more TV shows and films slated for the ReAction line by Christmas. We’re hoping those lines might include Planet of the Apes, The Last Starfighter, Die Hard, Alien Nation, Blade Runner, They Live, or Big Trouble in Little China.

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