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McFarlane Toys to make Beowulf and Simpsons action figures

By: Karl Schneider
Date: Thursday, February 15, 2007
Source: McFarlane Toys

According to two press releases, McFarlane Toys has acquired the rights to make action figures for two upcoming motion pictures, Beowulf and The Simpsons Movie.

The Beowulf lineup will include:

Young Beowulf
Grendel
Grendel's Mother (Lizard manifestation)
Dragon

Meanwhile, the Simpsons lineup is expected to contain various favorites from the long-running series, as well as new characters from the film, and will hit retail stores this spring.


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Comments/Responses
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scoundrel • Feb 15, 2007, 12:46pm •
MacFarlane is making the action figures for a Neil Gaiman-scripted movie? This is very strange.

evilron • Feb 16, 2007, 07:57am •
I'm very excited about the Simpsons line, but I too am confused by Mc Farlane having anything to do with Gaiman. Did they make up at some point?

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