With the crap news that Ghostbusters: Afterlife and many other movies have been pushed back, we at least have a fun little bit of news to bring you.
Eagle-eyed fans spotted a new ghost in the Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer when it came out last year (here) and we found out then that this little blue menace is called Muncher and is looking likely to be the new Slimer of the franchise.
then we got a new Ghostbusters/Transformers figure release based on Afterlife, which actually had a mini-figure of Muncher with it (left) but now we have our first detailed looked at the ectoplasmic character.
The guys at Ghostbusters News spotted a new Ghostbusters spot on MasterChef Junior: Spain (we have to applaud their dedication) and in there we can see just how Muncher looks in the flesh. Well, ectoplasm.
The blue guy has six arms and, like Slimer, he’s not a thin character by any means and it looks like he has serious potential to be the new cute addition to the franchise but will likely be introduced as a scary character much in the same way Slimer was in 1984.
On top of this, we’re hearing that in the movie Muncher likes to eat metal (as you can see from this toy image) and may actually grow over the duration of the movie.
Anyway, here’s how the ugly little spud looks:
And here’s the video he came from:
When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife is currently slated for release on November 11th, 2021.
Marc
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