Ghostbusters Calls on Rocket

Rocket Licensing has been appointed to manage the licensing campaign for the upcoming Ghostbusters reboot in the U.K. and Ireland on behalf of Sony Pictures.

April 6, 2018

Already handling the classic

Ghostbusters

brand, Rocket will rep the reboot as well.

Rocket Licensing has been appointed to manage the licensing campaign for the upcoming

Ghostbusters

reboot in the U.K. and Ireland on behalf of Sony Pictures.

“Of the top film events of the coming year, this is possibly the one that has the highest levels of awareness and anticipation–from both filmgoers and the licensing community," says Mark Caplan, senior vice president, global consumer products, Sony Pictures Entertainment. "We’re looking forward enormously to bringing the new

Ghostbusters

to a waiting world and delighted that Rocket, with its excellent work on the classic brand, will be building the licensing campaign for the new brand in the U.K. and Ireland.”

Mattel will

serve as the film's global master toy licensee, and for the first phase of the U.K. licensing campaign, Rocket is targeting publishing, apparel, nightwear, underwear, social stationery, stationery, confectionery, gifts and homewares.

In addition to managing the regional program for the new

Ghostbusters

, Rocket already handles the classic

Ghostbusters

licensing campaign, which has attracted licensees in a number of key categories that will blaze a trail for the new film.

“There was enormous interest in the new

Ghostbusters

from the moment the film was announced and today, still a year from release, the momentum is building strongly," says Rob Wijeratna, joint managing director, Rocket Licensing. "With an incredible early response from licensing and retail, we’re expecting to make a number of announcements well before the end of the year and a very busy 2016.”