Funko has announced a new wave of Funko Pop! vinyl figures from the epic crime drama film Casino.
Casino movie characters transformed into Funko Pop! figures.
Casino is a 1995 epic crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, adapted from Nicholas Pileggi’s non-fiction book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas.
The film stars Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone, Don Rickles, Kevin Pollak and James Woods.
Based on true events, it is a gripping story of greed, power, betrayal and violence, set against the backdrop of the glitzy world of Las Vegas.
Set in 1970s and 1980s Las Vegas, the story centers on Sam “Ace” Rothstein (Robert De Niro), a Jewish-American gambling expert selected by the Chicago mob to oversee the operations of the Tangiers Casino in Las Vegas.
Ace’s meticulous nature and unparalleled knowledge of odds make him the perfect candidate to turn the casino into a cash cow for the mob, ensuring that millions in skimmed profits flow back to organized crime syndicates.
Ace’s success in making the casino highly profitable attracts attention, but his life is complicated by two key figures: his childhood friend Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci), a violent mob enforcer who wreaks havoc in Las Vegas, and Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone), a beautiful but troubled former hustler whom Ace marries.
Casino was released on November 22, 1995 by Universal Pictures and was a worldwide box office success.
The main characters are based on real people: Sam is inspired by the life of Frank Rosenthal, also known as ‘Lefty’, who ran the Stardust, Fremont, Marina and Hacienda casinos in Las Vegas for the Chicago Outfit from 1968 to 1981.
Nicky and Ginger are based on mob enforcer Anthony Spilotro and former dancer and socialite Geri McGee, respectively.
Characters from Casino have been transformed into Funko Pop! vinyl figures and are part of the Funko Pop! Movies series. The newly announced wave includes three new Casino Funko Pop! vinyl figures, including Sam Rothstein, Nicky Santoro and Ginger McKenna.
Pre-order your new Casino (Movie) Funko Pop! vinyl figures from Amazon or Entertainment Earth.
Click here for the complete collection and guide of Funko Pop! vinyl Casino figures.
