How much proof do we need that we are currently living in a geek golden age? Here’s all the proof you need — Director Guillermo del Toro’s latest film, The Shape of Water, a movie about an underwater, humanoid monster who falls in love with a mute young woman, is currently up for a whopping 13 nominations at this year’s Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. There was a time when the Academy would have shied away from a film that was such a throwback to sci-fi monster movies of the past, but now, they are embracing it. Better late than never!
Hopefully, fans will get a second wave of the Pop! figures from The Shape of Water before too long, because I am pretty sure we all need a glow-in-the-dark version of the Amphibian Man, and maybe a toy of other characters in the film, like the horrible Colonel Richard Strickland, the Amphibian Man’s keeper and tormentor, played by the great Michael Shannon; and Elisa’s best friend Zelda, played by Octavia Spencer. The first wave of The Shape of Water Pop! vinyls are set to hit stores this summer.
What do you think of these latest Pop!s coming from Funko? And which characters from the film would you like to see next? Let us know down below in the comments.
Images: Funko /Fox Searchlight Pictures
Pop! go the toy stories.
- Oooh, ahhh…it’s sexy Ian Malcolm.
- Rick and Morty and Mad Max and Funko.
- Minecraft Pops go low-res.
[brightcove video_id=”5664800148001″ brightcove_account_id=”3653334524001″ brightcove_player_id=”rJs2ZD8x”]