Hot Toys Announce Batman Returns License

[RIDDICK]

I don't see it.

I love you.

 

[Otomofan]

1. Clooney.

2. Kilmer.

3. Keaton. Duh.

4. Kilmer again.

Am I right??

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

1. Clooney.

2. Kilmer.

3. Keaton. Duh.

4. Kilmer again.

Am I right??

Are you joking?

4. is Bale..

 

[Otomofan]

damn. now i feel dumb. i though 4 was that horrific scene in Forever where tom cruise's ex says she wants to bone batman and he smiles like a freak. whoops. guess I'm not as familiar with the Bale bat-movies!

 

[RIDDICK]

damn. now i feel dumb!

It's ok

 

[DarkMagic]

All I've ever wanted was a line-up of the 89 Bats, the Returns suit, and just the Panther suit from Batman Forever....Kenner failed to deliver on every level. Could Hot Toys finally make this dream a reality??

Shadow Wing Batman. The most accurate suit version of 89 Bats in the small action figure scale, by Kenner.

 

[DiFabio]

Yep, the armor is accurate, the gauntlets are accurate, etc. on Shadow Wing Batman

Kenner made a great large scale Batman Returns figure that was accurate as well,

As far as the 5 inch line goes though Fire Bolt Batman is as close as they got to making a Batman Returns figure.

It was an all new sculpt and had the correct armor chest plate, too bad it was removable and the figure was gold.

 

[Maglor]

Yep, the armor is accurate, the gauntlets are accurate, etc. on Shadow Wing Batman

Kenner made a great large scale Batman Returns figure that was accurate as well,

I have that!

I repainted mine.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Love this pic

 

[DiFabio]

I repainted mine.

Very nice repaint. I like the proper yellow symbol. Great sculpt for a 1992 figure. I remember when I was a kid I saw it in advertisements and thought it was this huge, highly authentic action figure, like beyond what we know of Hot Toys today.

 

[ironwez20]

Love this pic

Amazing !!!!

 

[ironwez20]

While I am immensely excited to know that there will be figures from Batman Returns, I do not think it was a good business decision to announce this line before the 89 figure has even hit shelves (and while Hot Toys is likely ramping up for a big TDKR rollout). It seems like this should have been saved until after TDKR comes out.

Oh, and regarding a Forever line, I would not be able to resist a Kilmer Batman even though I am not all that fond of the film. Though, I have trouble deciding which of the Kilmer costumes I would prefer.

The sonar suit was kind of silly but the regular suit looked a little too similar to the 89 costume.

What big TDKR rollout ? All we need are bane, catwomen and a few vehicles. The third would be a new sculpt of batman possible. Unless we get a new suit

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

What big TDKR rollout ? All we need are bane, catwomen and a few vehicles. The third would be a new sculpt of batman possible. Unless we get a new suit

You're right that is all the line requires, but this is what is/will happen:

Tumbler rerelease
Camo tumbler
Batwing thingy
Batpod rerelease
Bane
Bane 2.0
Catwoman
DX02 rerelease
TDKR
TDKR 2.0
Joker 2.0
More milking
Even more milkiing

 

[Jay1138]

There is NO Forever announcement, so let's not jump adhead of ourselves.

I'll get both versions of Keaton. He's my favorite Batman, so it's a no-brainer.

 

[Batfreak]

not sure if anyone here was into the kenner lines, but a hil ago i made these customs with the kenner stuff.





im still working on the penguin but im glad to have that is something like the devito penguin.

 

[Maglor]

Cool!

Is that Penguin made from the BTAS version?

 

[DiFabio]

It's the BTAS one repainted.

 

[Maglor]

Hey that's what I just said! Also, I wasn't asking you.

 

[haytil]

While I am immensely excited to know that there will be figures from Batman Returns, I do not think it was a good business decision to announce this line before the 89 figure has even hit shelves (and while Hot Toys is likely ramping up for a big TDKR rollout).

I think a case could be made that it WAS smart for them to announce the license now, just as the Batman 89 figures are coming out. More people may be willing to pluck down for both figures now, knowing that the Burton line will be continued later. People don't have to worry that they'll have half the characters from an incomplete line.

This also is true for something like the Batmobile. Knowing you'll have a large cast of characters to round out a display makes the purchase of a Batmobile more enticing. I know I wasn't even really considering getting the Batmobile, but now that I know the Returns figures are coming, I'm actually leaning towards purchasing it.

Now - if Hot Toys releases pics and then the actual figures too soon? Yeah, that'll be a bad business move. Given the 89 figures now, and the TDKR figures this summer/winter, it would be stupid to release the Returns figure any sooner than sometime next year. If you flood the market with Batman figures, some collectors are going to have to pick and choose, rather than pluck down for the whole line. These things aren't cheap.

But there's a strong argument to be made that the simple announcement, lending certainty to consumer's choices and predictions of future releases, will increase their overall sales.

 

[haytil]

Don't take the piss

He might have been serious...maybe he wasn't referring to the Schumacher "Batman Forever" boat, but rather the Bat-Skiboat that Batman uses in the sewers in "Batman Forever." If we're getting the Batmobile, why not the Bat-Skiboat? Overall, I think it would be smaller.

That was a badass toy in my Kenner action figure collection when I was a kid...