Toy licenses are selling at a high price and supporting a struggling market. And the cinema has already done miracles in the toy sector: the saga Star wars for example saved Lego from a bankruptcy announced in the early 2000s. Here is a small selection of toy adaptations of cinema successes for Christmas 2021.
Funko Verse, a strategy game for super heroes!
Do you like superheroes from the Marvel universe? Captain America, Black Panther, Iron Man, or Black Widow are your friends? Then you will like this strategy game directly from the world of famous American Comics, embellished by the famous POP figurines from Funko. The goal is to match your characters and fight face to face following four exciting game scenarios. You’ll visit cult locations from the Marvel movies, such as the Helicarrier Bridge or Shuri’s Lab, where you’ll use your character’s special powers to earn points and win the game. From 10 years old. Around 35 €.
– Nicolas bedin
Lego Infinity War: to build your Marvel universe in bricks.
Board games are not your thing? No, in your home, children love to build, break, and rebuild their own world. So no doubt, Lego are made for them. Action and combat await young superheroes in endless games with the awesome Lego Marvel Iron Man: The Destruction of Iron Monger set.
– Nicolas bedin
R2D2 Lego
What ? It should be specified who is R2D2? The most famous (and cute) droid in the galaxy? Yet this little robot endowed with intelligence and gadgets galore has become the emblem of the Star Wars universe. No wonder Lego offers an interpretation to build in bricks. Very convincing, moreover, the model will provide at least a good afternoon of relaxation to assemble the more than 2,300 parts, patiently, using a perfectly detailed and accessible manual, as is usual with Lego. And even if the model is marked 18+, as it is more of an exhibition toy, it will be possible for a 12 year old to build it without problems.
– Lego Group
The Star Wars X-Wing: young “Jedi” dream of piloting it!
When we hear Luke Skywalker, we inevitably think of Star Wars. And what would the young Jedi knight be without his interstellar hunter, the famous X-Wing “Red Five”? Appeared in episode 4 “A New Hope”, the ship is present in all episodes of the saga, alongside Luke. Lego offers an easy-to-build, solid, handy interpretation for little children’s hands, and for € 49.99. The hunter is accompanied by 4 minifigures: Luke Skywalker, General Dodonna, Princess Leila, and R2D2, the droid. The wings are movable, and it is equipped with projectile launchers, very useful in space combat!
– Nicolas bedin
Ghostbusters: the ghost hunt is on!
While the film “Ghostbusters: Legacy” has hit theaters since December, it is possible for all fans of the trilogy to assemble the famous car of the ghost hunters: Ecto-1. A modernized version from the film on screens at the end of 2021, which has plenty of new gadgets, such as an artillery post, or a remote-controlled rolling drone to go fishing for ectoplasms. Around € 200 to go ghost hunting in the streets of New York or in the countryside of Oklahoma.
– Lego group
Batman lends you his Batmobile!
The Tumbler is the car from the films “The Dark Knight” and The Dark Knight Rises “, directed by Christophe Nolan. With this miniature version, the young heroes will be able to recreate their favorite scenes from the film, and go on the hunt for super-villains. An interpretation made up of 422 pieces, and accompanied by two minifigures, including a Batman, that the youngest will love. Easy to build, of a reasonable size, and solid, it guarantees hours of play. Count 39 , 99 € to take you for the dark knight.
– Nicolas bedin