Johannson’s Ghost in the Shell Lands Funko Pop! Line

Taking full advantage of London’s Toy Fair this week, Funko has showcased quite a few impending Pop! Vinyl releases. Figures included in the company’s recent reveals include vinyls of Jessica Jones and Daredevil, Naruto, Deathnote, and a lineup of classic Nickelodeon characters. In addition to all of those, the company revealed three characters from the Scarlett Johannson-starring “Ghost in the Shell” live-action adaptation.

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Fans will have their chance to bring home cute versions of Major, in her sleek white suit; Batou, eerily capturing actor Pilou Asbæk’s appearance from the film; and Geisha. There’s no word yet whether these will be the only figures based on the movie, but assuming the film does well, there may be more down the road.

Based on the internationally-acclaimed sci-fi property, “Ghost in the Shell” follows Major, a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid, who leads the elite task force Section 9. Devoted to stopping the most dangerous criminals and extremists, Section 9 is faced with an enemy whose singular goal is to wipe out Hanka Robotic’s advancements in cyber technology.

Opening March 31, 2017, “Ghost in the Shell” also stars Pilou Asbæk, Beat Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Pitt, Kaori Momoi, Rila Fukushima, Chin Han, Danusia Samal, Lasarus Ratuere, Yutaka Izumihara and Tuwanda Manyimo.

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Jessica Jones and Daredevil Season 2 Characters Get New Pop! Vinyl Figures

Funko continues to add to its slate of Pop! Vinyl figures, this time with the popular toy line lovingly recreating some of Marvel’s Netflix heroes.

The Pop! figures for Jessica Jones and Luke Cage, first glimpsed in early form back in November, are available now, as seen on Funko‘s official site. Both figures reflect their appearances in 2015’s “Jessica Jones” season one — though given the frequency of Pop! releases, one based on Luke Cage’s own series may already be in the works for a future release.

In February, fans will see the arrival of Funko Pop! figures based on last year’s “Daredevil” season 2: Elektra sporting her deadly assassin outfit, Daredevil with his updated season 2 suit and two versions of everyone’s favorite murderous vigilante Frank Castle, a.k.a. the Punisher. Frank’s two figures include one of him wearing a trench coat and toting an assault rifle; plus a variant with Frank holding a pistol in one hand and Daredevil’s mask in the other, wearing a leather jacket.

These are just some of the latest additions to Funko’s already impressive Pop! lineup, and surely more offerings from Netflix and Marvel are on the way. All of the above can be pre-ordered via online outlets.

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