UP - POP Disney N° 1478 - Carl

Adventure awaits at the end of the world! Welcome the most determined and endearing of travellers into your display cabinet with Carl Fredricksen. Produced by the leading brand Funko as part of its Pop! Disney collection, this piece from the regular range perfectly captures the old man’s memorable features with the manufacturer’s signature stylised proportions.

This special model depicts Carl in his rediscovered youthful spirit, sporting his square glasses and his old brown leather aviator cap, ready to fulfil his promise. It’s the ideal addition to complete your collection dedicated to animated masterpieces and to welcome this determined adventurer into your own floating home. The item is presented in its original cardboard display box with a transparent window, perfect for displaying it immediately whilst keeping it protected from dust.

Released in cinemas in 2009 by Pixar Studios,Up is a cinematic masterpiece that won two Oscars, acclaimed for its poetry, emotion and sense of wonder. The story follows Carl Fredricksen, a 78-year-old retired balloon salesman who has become grumpy and reclusive since the death of his wife and the love of his life, Ellie. Faced with the threat of losing his home, Carl decides to fulfil the dream of exploration they had shared since childhood: to attach thousands of helium-filled balloons to his chimney and fly off to the distant and mysterious Paradise Falls in South America.

The aviator’s cap that Carl is wearing on this figurine is an object of immense sentimental value. It is the leather cap he used to wear as a child when he imagined himself as an intrepid pilot alongside Ellie, both of them fervent admirers of the famous explorer Charles Muntz. This figurine tenderly captures the nostalgic essence and courage of this character, reminding us that life’s greatest adventures are sometimes found in promises kept and unexpected encounters.