Ghostbusters: Afterlife Funko Pops! offer a new look at a line of adorable, and perhaps frightening, Mini-Pufts. Since the original film’s debut in 1984, director Ivan Reitman’s Ghostbusters movies have resulted in one of, if not the most, beloved paranormal comedy media franchises of all time. With Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Jason Reitman looks to pay homage to the work of his father by introducing ghostbusting to a new generation.
The film will follow a single mother of two, Callie (Carrie Coon), the daughter of Egon Spengler (the late Harold Ramis), and her kids, Phoebe (McKenna Grace) and Trevor (Finn Wolfard), who move to their late grandfather’s farmhouse in Summerville, Oklahoma. There, they discover Egon’s Ghostbusters equipment and subsequently embrace the line of work when odds things start occurring in Summerville. Trailers have suggested that Egon perhaps moved to Summerville for a reason related to Gozer, the antagonist from the original film. That being said, promotional material has teased the return of a familiar foe: The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man—the host for Gozer in the original film. However, instead of one big giant Stay-Puft, Ghostbusters: Afterlife will feature an array of Mini-Pufts wreaking havoc, or just turning each other into s’mores, in a local Walmart.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife arrives in theaters next month, and Funko Pops inspired by the film were recently revealed and made available for pre-order on Entertainment Earth and Amazon before hitting retail stores. Of these figures, almost a dozen of them are Mini-Pufts up to all sorts of adorable mischief, from playing with fire and hotwiring to eating pizza and lifting marshmallow weights. Check them out below:
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In addition to Mini-Pufts, Funko unveiled Muncher, who is essentially the new Slimer, Mr. Grooberson (Paul Rudd), and the new Ghostbusters: Phoebe, Trevor, Podcast (Logan Kim), and Lucky (Celeste O’Connor), all accompanied by Ghostbusting equipment such as the Ecto-1. Funko is the best-selling vinyl figure manufacturer on the planet, working with the biggest studios to create detailed collectibles of fan-favorite characters and/or real-world human beings. Often the unveiling of Funko Pops before the release of a film/television show can result in minor spoilers. That being said, it should come as no surprise that the original Ghostbusters team isn’t accompanying the new Mini-Pufts.
Original Ghostbusters Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) and Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) have been teased to appear in Ghostbusters: Afterlife. While appearances by Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson) and Louis Tully (Rick Moranis) weren’t originally expected, a cameo or two have been kept under wraps. Much of the hype surrounding the sequel is based on the fact that it is a proper one, ignoring 2016’s all-female reboot in favor of a direct continuation that looks to refine the franchise’s tone ala Stranger Things. Even if the film leans into a more serious tone, Mini-Pufts and Ray’s inevitable affinity for them will surely be good for a laugh.
Key Release Dates
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Release Date:2021-11-19
