Toy Fair 2025: Major Collect Unveils New Wrestling Figures and More

By Mike Stencel @Munson1897 on Twitter & CastingCallClub

Toy Fair delivered thrilling news for wrestling fans and figure collectors as Major Collect combines hard-hitting action with nostalgia, unveiling a powerhouse lineup of new releases across their Major Stars, Major Bendies, and Big Rubber Guys lines.

Major Stars: Fully Articulated Action Figures Arrive

The biggest reveal came with Major Stars, the company’s newest line of wrestling action figures featuring articulated heads, arms, and waists. Series One kicks off with two variants of wrestling toy moguls Matt Cardona and Brian Myers, alongside all-time greats Macho Man Randy Savage and the always-unpredictable Danhausen.

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days, the side-scrolling zombie survival game from developer and publisher PikPok with more than 450,000 wishlists, arrives on PC via Steam Early Access on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. 

Set against the backdrop of a scorching Texas summer in 1980, Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days challenges survivors with taking on scavenging missions for valuable resources, scouring for potential escape routes out of the city, and staying alive one more day in a world overrun with zombies. 

YOU’LL DO BAD THINGS Rushed Back to Print

The launch issue of the highly anticipated new horror miniseries You’ll Do Bad Things—by award-winning creator Tyler Boss (What’s The Furthest Place From Here?), rising star artist Adriano Turtulici, and lettering legend Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou—has slashed the competition and sold out completely at the distributor level. Image Comics is rushing issue #1 back to print this week due to popular demand…and not at all because a crazed, masked serial killer will come for them if they don’t. Boss, who is currently signing copies of the coveted comic at shops across the country on a signing tour, has contributed disturbingly gorgeous new cover art for the second printing.

Folk Horror THE SEVERED SUN Comes to Theaters and VOD May 16th

In the heart of an isolated religious community, The Pastor delivers his fervent sermons to a devoted congregation. But dark secrets fester. In the depths of the forest, The Pastor's daughter, Magpie, takes desperate action, ending the life of her abusive husband. Little does she know, his murder will unleash a malevolent force—a mysterious beast with shimmering white eyes.

As weeks pass, suspicion and paranoia grip the community, with accusatory fingers pointed at Magpie. The Pastor struggles to restore Magpie’s dwindling faith, and he is unable to bring her back into “The Truth.” Faith is fragile, and Magpie is hell bent on rebelling against the hypocrisy of her father.

When the Beast leaves a trail of gruesome carnage, a brutal witch hunt ignites. In this gripping tale of faith, fear, and the darkness within, friendships crumble, loyalties are tested, and the community hurtles toward self-destruction.

The NAKED GUN Trailer Drops in your Unprepared Lap

At times like these, the world needs an unflinching force for good to stand before the twisted machinations of evil. To fight the good fight we call upon one man, stone faced and without fear, not because he is boundlessly courageous, but because he just doesn't know any better. It's time for a hero with no common sense at all...

Gatchaman-Ryu: Scavengers One-Shot

Mad Cave is excited to introduce their upcoming GATCHAMAN–RYU: SCAVENGERS one-shot! Written by Steve Orlando (Love is Love, Outlaw Territory), illustrated by Riccardo Robaldo (Radiant Black), and lettered by Frank Cvetkovic; This one-shot works perfectly as an easy-entry standalone, but also contributes to Mad Cave’s overall worldbuilding for the main Gatchaman series. GATCHAMAN–RYU: SCAVENGERS arrives at your LCS April 23, 2025. 

Fathom Entertainment Unveils 2025 Theatrical Lineup of Fathom’s Big Screen Classics

Ray Nutt, Chief Executive Officer for Fathom Entertainment, the leading specialty distributor of content to theatrical partners worldwide, announced today at CinemaCon®, the world’s premier showcase of theatrical exhibition hosted by the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, the full 2025 lineup for Fathom’s popular Fathom’s Big Screen Classics series.

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S 2 Teaser Trailer

Anyone can survive five nights. This time, there will be no second chances. 

Blumhouse’s box-office horror phenomenon Five Nights at Freddy’s, the highest-grossing horror film of 2023, begins a blood-chilling new chapter of animatronic terror. 

Based on Scott Cawthon’s blockbuster game series, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is directed by acclaimed returning filmmaker Emma Tammi (The Wind, Blood Moon). 

UDON Announces New Book Market Distribution Deal with Simon & Schuster

Today UDON Entertainment announces that it has entered into a new book market distribution agreement with Simon & Schuster, one of the world’s premier publishers and distributors of books. This deal is effective April 1st, 2025, and marks UDON’s departure from its previous book market distribution arrangement with Diamond Book Distributors.

UDON Entertainment is one of the world’s leading publishers of officially licensed art books, manga, and comic books, specializing in video game and anime materials and classic and unique manga titles.

“We’re delighted to be working with UDON Entertainment to expand their reach and connect with more consumers around the world,” said Michael Perlman, Senior Vice President of Simon & Schuster Publishing Services.

Hot Toys Daredevil: Born Again 1/6th scale Figure

Matt Murdock's day job portrays a man who fights for justice in the courtroom, but as the sun goes down, he uses his heightened senses as Daredevil, taking the law into his own hands to protect his neighborhood. The latest series, Daredevil: Born Again, is not a follow-up to where the show left off in 2018 but follows Matt Murdock’s inevitable collision course with the former mob boss Wilson Fisk as he pursues his own political endeavors in New York.

One way to make the TV experience even better is to get yourself some merch. The Hot Toys’s 1/6th scale Daredevil will remind you of this exhilarating masterpiece, with his new finely tailored suit.

Netflix Showcases AnimeJapan 2025 Highlights

Netflix, the world's largest video streaming service specializing in entertainment, held a Netflix Special Stage on Saturday, March 22nd at the AJ Stage of AnimeJapan 2025, the world's largest anime festival. On stage were Chiaki Kobayashi (voice of Mash from Mashle and Stark from Funeral of Frieren) from Moonrise , Chikahiro Kobayashi (voice of Saichi Sugimoto from Golden Kamuy and Shion from Hell's Paradise) and the "star" Legoshi from BEASTARS Final Season , Yu Kobayashi (voice of Sasha from Attack on Titan and Ayame Sarutobi from Gintama) from Arcane, and My Melody (favorite food: almond pound cake) from My Melody & Kuromi . The super-luxurious voice actors representing 25 years of Netflix anime gathered together to passionately talk about the appeal and behind-the-scenes stories of the works. Also on stage, a special video showing the lineup of impressive anime works that will be distributed on Netflix in 2025, including "SAKAMOTO DAYS," "Fire Force Season 3," "Blue Box," the movie "Detective Conan: Submarine of Steel," "Leviathan," "Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem of the Revenge," "Baban Baban Baban Vampire," and more, was unveiled, along with hero art. Anime has now established itself as a popular genre on Netflix, watched by over 100 million households a year, and the momentum is showing no signs of slowing this year either!

Ben 10: The Complete Series Coming to DVD May 13

Cartoon Network’s Emmy® Award-winning animated sci-fi series is coming to DVD for the first time ever, with the release of Ben 10: The Complete Series on May 13, 2025. Get ready to binge on all 227 episodes of the beloved series starring the alien changing Ben Tennyson on his intergalactic alien-fighting adventures, plus 2 full-length movies Ben 10: Secret of The Omnitrix and Ben 10: Destroy all Aliens. Pre-order your copy today!

Toys As Art: MATTEL'S 80TH Anniversary Group Exhibition

Downtown Los Angeles’ Corey Helford Gallery (CHG) is excited to announce its next major collaboration, Toys As Art, Art Inspired By Toys: Mattel's 80th Anniversary Group Exhibition, in partnership with Mattel Creations, Mattel, Inc.’s collaboration platform that invites artists and creators to reimagine the company’s rich intellectual properties. Set to debut on Saturday, March 15th in the Main Gallery, marking the kick-off of the legendary toy company’s year-long 80th anniversary celebration, this special event will feature new and original, one-of-a-kind artwork, inspired by Mattel’s iconic brands, from over 80 visionary artists around the globe. Full artist lineup below.

Toy Fair 2025: Super7 Unleashes a Monster-Sized Toy Fair Showcase

By Mike Stencel @Munson1897 on Twitter & CastingCallClub // Additional Images by Jonathan Kolton

Super7 brought big nostalgia and even bigger collectibles to Toy Fair this year with an impressive lineup spanning classic monster movies, TV shows, music, and beyond!

Godzilla & Kaiju Take Over!

Super7 is going atomic with an upcoming wave of Godzilla ReAction figures, including Glow-in-the-Dark Godzilla, Glow-in-the-Dark Godzilla (Invasion of Astro Monster), Glow-in-the-Dark Moguera (1957), and Cherry Blossom Festival ‘54 figures of Godzilla and Jet Jaguar.

Shudder Celebrates Halfway to Halloween

The snow is melted and a warm breeze greets us every afternoon, which makes someone like me acutely aware of one thing. HOW LONG IT WILL BE TIL HALLOWEEN!! When you are this into horror, monsters, and supernatural vibes in general, every day is just part of a count down to the spookiest of seasons. As ambassadors of everything horror, SHUDDER is also locked in and will waste no opportunity to celebrate Halloween, and so, the half-way mark becomes a tiny holiday. We'll take what we can get.

SHUDDER celebrates Halfway to Halloween much like they celebrate every day...with great new horror film releases made available to a voracious, creep loving public. Here's what's on tap for this year's festivities...