Film & TV
Barbie experience coming to Sheffield’s Meadowhall
“Barbie You Can Be Anything: The Experience will serve as another example of Barbie’s commitment to inspiring the limitless potential in us all,” said Julie Freeland, Senior Director of Location Based Entertainment at Mattel.
PUMA debuts back to school-inspired SpongeBob SquarePants range
Featuring playful doodle designs, drop two of the PUMA x SpongeBob collaboration spans both footwear and apparel.
Spin Master expects Bakugan to reach “epic new heights” with new-look series
The new Bakugan series lands in September and boasts a ‘revamped anime style’.
Mattel’s Head of UK Consumer Products & Hardlines EMEA, Jon Spalding, on putting purpose at their core
As Mattel and Warner Bros. make the most of the Barbie movie, we speak to Jon Spalding about 2024…
Stephan Brissaud – Senior Director EMEA at Funko Games – on the company’s storytelling-first approach to design
Stephan Brissaud reveals the two things that drew him to Funko Games.
“We’re like the Gucci of pop culture!”: Loungefly’s Rich Smith on design, fandom and pushing the boundaries
Rich Smith – VP of Sales at Loungefly – discusses the company’s detail-driven approach to going above and beyond with licensed backpacks, wallets and accessories.
Licensing specialist Carl Lawrence on how to keep brands front of mind for retailers, licensees and prospective partners
Carl Lawrence talks fans, buyers and the lure of logos.
Kith readies ‘blind-bag’ sneaker range celebrating 60 years of Marvel’s X-Men
As a nod to the Uncanny X-Men trading cards, customers won’t know which colourway they’ve bought until they remove the tearaway seal on the shoebox.
LEGO celebrates 40 years of Return of the Jedi with Chewbacca set
“It was a great challenge to capture the character’s full body of hair in brick-form,” said César Carvalhosa Soares, Senior Designer at the LEGO Group.
Warner Bros Discovery to bring Bugs Bunny at the Symphony concert to Rome
The show will see classic Looney Tunes shorts projected on the big screen, with the original classical-inspired scores performed live by the Orchestra Italiana del Cinema.