Green Lantern - General One Sixth Figure Discussion

[hrambo001]

Re: Hot Toys Green Lantern - Official License Announcement

Won't lie. I'm a little disappointed that we won't be getting GL! I think it would've looked great next to the other DC HT figures.

 

[Wulf]

Re: Hot Toys Green Lantern - Official License Announcement

Won't lie. I'm a little disappointed that we won't be getting GL! I think it would've looked great next to the other DC HT figures.

Besides, I'm one of the few who actually liked the movie. I even bought a GL blu-ray steelbook...

 

[KBA]

Re: Hot Toys Green Lantern - Official License Announcement

Here's the full text of the GL question translation:
https://www.toysdaily.com/discuz/thread-182030-1-1.html

Green Lantern Green Lantern "can not launch more than 90%, and a few reasons, one movie at the box office just general reputation, and the second is looking at a light body, headache, and spent a lot of time exactly how to deal with? Production, Team after thinking it over, wanted to use materials suitable? also thought of PVC, rubber, etc., but also transparent but also suitable for color but also luminous, like a long time, did not fully grasp, so stop. Although the late little prospect can be resolved, but the balance are stopped, in fact, I feel pity, which to say sorry to a congregation of fans wait patiently.

Sounds to me like the movie TANKING was one of the reasons it got canned

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

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^ just like AVP... oh nevermind

 

[KBA]

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^ just like AVP... oh nevermind

Apples to oranges. AVP had two movie franchises with good movies to draw fans from into buying it due to 'cool' factor. Sure, GL had the source material in comics to work off, but looking at that thread about comics VS comic movies in the marvel section, it doesn't look like it'd be as much a factor.

Beyond that argument, and what I was originally quoting, it seems like it (the movie not being so hot) was a factor if that translation is anything to go off of at all. Their words, not mine.

 

[kl241]

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Clash of the Titans had one figure and we didn't see anything from the sequel.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

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To hazard a guess i'd say it was 90% not being able to figure out how to do it and 10% Box Office gross

 

[KBA]

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To hazard a guess i'd say it was 90% not being able to figure out how to do it and 10% Box Office gross

I'd agree with that ratio. It almost sounds like they shift blame onto the 'reputation' and 'box office' of the movie as the first reason as to why they canned it. Then they go on to the 'second' reason was a very long explanation that basically says 'we failed on the suit'

Oh Hot Toys. Just stick to MGS

 

[thenammagazine]

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If this figure only had a light up chest and power ring, it would have been a MAJOR pass for casual GL fans who thought the movie was a turd...cause it was. No one would have bought it who didn't 1. Like the movie and 2. only causually gives a crap about GL or even Ryan Renolds (La ******) if HTs engineering execution was simply to light up his chest and power ring ala Iron Man.

The design is...interesting. Not great, imo. But interesting. If they made it pulse and glow similar to the way it did in the movie, I would have jumped on board with a ton of other folks who would have bought it just because the figure was innovative engineering wise. Without that factor, this figure does little better than the movie. HTs apparently saw the writing on the wall and realized that if they couldn't make the figure more interesting than the movie, or at least be uniquely creative with the lighting on the figure, they were going to lose money on it. This really isn't the type of figure you half arse anyway. You either go hard, meaning spending same major cash on R&D to get it as close to the movie effect as possible, or you can it. Unfortunately, it, apparently, got canned.


Really, this is no different than what Sideshow has chosen to do. They use to make many different 1/6 scale licensed figures. Now they only make GI Joe and Star Wars 1/6th products. They completely consolidated that part of their product offerings to just 2 licenses that make money...Hot Toys is basically following that model as well. Not so good for us collectors, but it does work cause those licenses do sell.

Still disagree. I don't think it would've been that hard to make a chest and ring hand pulse, but while you might've passed on a fully sculpted GL, I think others would not have. Not only do you have GL comic fans, but you also have people who liked the movie. With those two audiences built in, you have a third. Added with a TDK Batman, and a Superman likely on the horizon, I think GL would've also been a sleeper hit for those who wanted a film representation of the JLA in their collection.

Oh, btw, Sideshow's doing a 1/6 DC license as well. I'm not sure how far they'll flesh it out before bailing, but a betting man would put money on us seeing the core JLA characters.

Apples to oranges. AVP had two movie franchises with good movies to draw fans from into buying it due to 'cool' factor. Sure, GL had the source material in comics to work off, but looking at that thread about comics VS comic movies in the marvel section, it doesn't look like it'd be as much a factor.

Beyond that argument, and what I was originally quoting, it seems like it (the movie not being so hot) was a factor if that translation is anything to go off of at all. Their words, not mine.

HT has a library peppered with releases that disagree with your thinking that the movie was the reason these didn't get made.

 

[KBA]

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HT has a library peppered with releases that disagree with your thinking that the movie was the reason these didn't get made.

Maybe they finally got sick of investing resources into questionable franchises only to see poor returns. I'm not sure how much the box office played a part, but based on the translation of that interview, they're claiming it played some role.

 

[Wulf]

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They had problems with creating the figure? They could have just made a transparent TT body for Green Lantern with lights inside that would light up the suit which could have been like the HT Spider-Man suit...

 

[LordAzrael]

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I think its a combination of too hard, and too much time passed - so they are moving on to other things.

 

[alpha826]

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this is disappointing news...i was at least hoping for a hal jordan green lantern.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

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I think its a combination of too hard, and too much time passed - so they are moving on to other things.

Like Iron Man 1 (2008)

this is disappointing news...i was at least hoping for a hal jordan green lantern.

Indeed, such a shame

 

[thenammagazine]

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Maybe they finally got sick of investing resources into questionable franchises only to see poor returns. I'm not sure how much the box office played a part, but based on the translation of that interview, they're claiming it played some role.

If this winds up to be true, I think it had more to do with general laziness in development and being overwhelmed by everything else.

 

[Ayumiwill]

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https://forum.pantoy.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=13416&extra=&page=1

The interview details start from the 3rd post.
I can read Chinese, but I am too busy with school to translate.
Just use Google Translate to give you some general ideas.

 

[thenammagazine]

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Does anybody have an official source? These are all just Asian toy forums.

 

[Scarver]

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Sad, but expected!

 

[EVILFACE]

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If this winds up to be true, I think it had more to do with general laziness in development and being overwhelmed by everything else.

Or because the movie sucked.

 

[Desamo]

Re: Hot Toys Green Lantern - Official License Announcement

HT wont make Green Lantern toys.Someone close this thread.