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[Space Jockey]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

There is an avalanche of HT Star Wars figs at the moment, so happy to wait on this, but would be nice to get some news on it either way in order to try to plan ahead.

 

[Space Jockey]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

sadly i cant see this happening.

I see this more much more likely to happen than a re-issue of the marines to be honest...there are just so many problems with the Aliens licence and trying to have the actors approve. Maybe Hicks and Hudson as NECA have managed to get the likenesses, but Vasquez, Apone, Drake, doubtful. Cannot even print an Aliens book without having to go through another process trying to get the rights to use the actors image within said book.
Hopefully things will change with the 30th Anniversary next year.

 

[bigbisont]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

I see this more much more likely to happen than a re-issue of the marines to be honest...there are just so many problems with the Aliens licence and trying to have the actors approve. Maybe Hicks and Hudson as NECA have managed to get the likenesses, but Vasquez, Apone, Drake, doubtful. Cannot even print an Aliens book without having to go through another process trying to get the rights to use the actors image within said book.
Hopefully things will change with the 30th Anniversary next year.

Totally agree. It is bound to happen eventually. The fact that old Ridley Scott just mentioned the prometheus sequal will come out before the new Alien film indicates 2018 for the new Alien film at the earliest. While the 30th anniversary of Aliens is a fine excuse to run the figure out next year, their really is no rush on Hot Toys end. The true hype my not build for another 2 or 3 years. It will stay in limbo a LOOOOONG time but it will come.

As for the marines, yeah one can only imagine the headache. I have no faith the companies (hot toys or NECA) have honestly tried based on previous comments by the talent, but even if they did make the effort, I can see* how the red tape and finances necessary to clear it would dissuade companies from future accurate figures.

*(I don't agree...but just saying I can see how they would say that).

 

[Wah]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

Totally agree. It is bound to happen eventually. The fact that old Ridley Scott just mentioned the prometheus sequal will come out before the new Alien film indicates 2018 for the new Alien film at the earliest. While the 30th anniversary of Aliens is a fine excuse to run the figure out next year, their really is no rush on Hot Toys end. The true hype my not build for another 2 or 3 years. It will stay in limbo a LOOOOONG time but it will come.

As for the marines, yeah one can only imagine the headache. I have no faith the companies (hot toys or NECA) have honestly tried based on previous comments by the talent, but even if they did make the effort, I can see* how the red tape and finances necessary to clear it would dissuade companies from future accurate figures.

*(I don't agree...but just saying I can see how they would say that).

yeah i agree. we will probably get a whole lot of stuff from aliens, but it might not ramp up like you said, till closer to the newer movies' release dates. so long as i know stuff is coming, i can wait.

 

[Gruff Old Bear]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

I just saw this on the inarguably accurate internet:

Alien: Paradise Lost is set to open on May 30, 2017.

So now we know what the holdup is....

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

That doesn't mean ****.

HT will release 79 Ripley.. when they feel like it.

 

[Hologram AI]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

Still have my fingers crossed that they're working on a new Alien to release along side Ripley. A two pack instead of just releasing her on her own.

 

[S. Griffin]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

Do you mean a two pack only? Not a fan of that idea. if Hot Toys does make a new Alien to release with Ripley, we should have the option of picking up one or the other or both, like they did with Han and Chewie.

 

[Hologram AI]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

Do you mean a two pack only? Not a fan of that idea. if Hot Toys does make a new Alien to release with Ripley, we should have the option of picking up one or the other or both, like they did with Han and Chewie.

Not only a 2 pack. They will both be separate releases but they will offer a 2 pack to get people to get them both. It's what they've been doing for some of their other recent releases. Hoping that's the case for this.

 

[Space Jockey]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

Wouldn't surprise me if we saw a two-pack, especially with the lack of accessories they would be able to include with an Alien Ripley figure.

 

[YankeesFanboy]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

While I'll pass on the Ripley/Power Loader, I couldn't pass on a Ripley/Alien two-pack.

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

Can't see this happening anymore.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

I just want a proper Jonesy.

 

[slikkerias]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

Just the Alien Ripley alone would make me happy. We never had that one and the old Aliens Ripley looks horrible... The other old releases I can live with.

 

[slikkerias]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

Just the Alien Ripley alone (with Jonesy) would make me happy. We never had that one and the old Aliens Ripley looks horrible... The other old releases I can live with.

 

[slikkerias]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

I can see Neca releasing the Alien series and that Hollywood brand a high end Powerloader being a reason for the delay/cancellation from Hot Toys... Many of the collectors already had their Alien hunger satisfied. Does that make sense or do HT not care about those things?
I feel like the prices for the older HT Alien stuff has been easier to come by on eBay recently. Might be for the same reason or are people holding back because of a lot of new stuff to spend their money on or a belief that HT eventually will release a new Alien series?

 

[Reinhardt]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

...or a belief that HT eventually will release a new Alien series?

This is what all of us hopeless Alien fans will continue to hope for, till the end of time. On the 40th Anniversary of Alien we'll get new figures! On Sigourney Weaver's birthday we'll get new figures! Oh wait, that just happened... OK, next year then! Once Prometheus 2 comes out we'll get new Alien figures!

 

[a-dev]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

I don't think that would play into it. They've released Predator, Terminator and Robocop figures concurrent with NECA also releasing Predator, Terminator and Robocop figures.

I think they're just keeping their plate full with Marvel and Star Wars and/or waiting for likeness approvals and so on. I'd hate to think they're waiting for another movie in the cinemas because the next one is Prometheus 2 and that hasn't even started production yet to my knowledge.

 

[karamazov80]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

I don't think NECA has much of an impact on Hot Toys. Completely different scales and quality levels, attracting different kinds of collectors by and large. This just isn't as obvious a cash cow as some other licenses, I wouldn't be surprised if some of the likeness rights are also tied up in things. I'm not too optimistic about the prospects right now. I certainly don't expect any Prometheus 2 figures, given that the first film was ultimately passed on. Maybe we'll get another Alien at some point to complement the Predator collections out there, but I don't expect more than that.

 

[spindrift]

Re: Hot Toys: Ellen Ripley - Alien (Updated with new prototype HS)

This is canned..in my view- HT may surprise us but not feeling it