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Speaking of “suits”, hot toys should go with one of Daniel Craig’s most iconic looks, and they wouldn’t have to worry about any tailoring at all!
Hot Toys James Bond Figures
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I remember all the media completely changing their horrible opinion when set pics of that scene came out.
We need this movie represented...
I've recently been updating my old Sideshow Jaws figure... and a proper 2025 version would be desperately welcome.
I've recently been updating my old Sideshow Jaws figure... and a proper 2025 version would be desperately welcome.
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They will probably do a Daniel Craig first, then Brosnan, third I guess will be Roger M. follow by Connery and Dalton and then the guy from Her Majesty Secret Service. If they got the licence and I have heard is quite difficult and expensive to get and then please with the proposed product the rights holders, so I am confident they will do at least one of each Bond in a particular movie look...then if all sell well, we will get the full lineup in the classic tuxedo look...and be the first 1/6 company to do all the James Bond actors, up to now only Sideshow tried to do that but it was long ago and of course the quality can not compare to today's standards and expected detail and likeness.
The looks I would think to expect,
D. Craig in the suit and rifle at the end of Casino Royale or maybe his light grey suit (homage to Goldfinger Connery suit) or black overcoat and suit in Skyfall.
Brosnan in the "commando suit" at the start of Golden Eye or the suit combination at the Russian interrogation action sequence...there are more of the same style in the rest of his movies, formal suits or "casual field semi formal" ..he look good in all of them.
Roger Moore maybe his naval commander battledress uniform used in the tanker fight/rescue sequence, always like that look in The Spy Who Love Me, maybe his blue tuxedo from the same movie., Big Chief already did his black turtle neck commando suit and 44 magnum shoulder holster look as well as DID..so maybe this is pass over by HT.
Connery, his famous Goldfinger gray suit, maybe white coat/red rose/flower tuxedo look...Thunderbolt suit with rocket pack will be great to!!
Dalton...he used a lot of semi formal/sport look combinations, any of those will be great, he only did two movies, so there not much to chose from.
Her Majesty Secret Service..well...I really don't have any suggestion, to be honest is the least favorite Bond movie for me...my personal opinion and taste of course.
The looks I would think to expect,
D. Craig in the suit and rifle at the end of Casino Royale or maybe his light grey suit (homage to Goldfinger Connery suit) or black overcoat and suit in Skyfall.
Brosnan in the "commando suit" at the start of Golden Eye or the suit combination at the Russian interrogation action sequence...there are more of the same style in the rest of his movies, formal suits or "casual field semi formal" ..he look good in all of them.
Roger Moore maybe his naval commander battledress uniform used in the tanker fight/rescue sequence, always like that look in The Spy Who Love Me, maybe his blue tuxedo from the same movie., Big Chief already did his black turtle neck commando suit and 44 magnum shoulder holster look as well as DID..so maybe this is pass over by HT.
Connery, his famous Goldfinger gray suit, maybe white coat/red rose/flower tuxedo look...Thunderbolt suit with rocket pack will be great to!!
Dalton...he used a lot of semi formal/sport look combinations, any of those will be great, he only did two movies, so there not much to chose from.
Her Majesty Secret Service..well...I really don't have any suggestion, to be honest is the least favorite Bond movie for me...my personal opinion and taste of course.
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Craig and Connery. If that. That's my gut feeling on this.
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Plus Nick Nack
Somebody knows his suits.
I would love a Nick Nack. He's the only Bond villain that I don't have a bashed version of that I really want on the shelf.
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Damn! Claudine/Domino had some impressive abs back in the day!
Not the only thing that's impressive...
I think they will pick any Bond look with respective accessories that accompanied in a movie. Casino Royale I tux with pistol and heart defibrillator. My top choice would be Connery in From Russia with that case containing the sniper rifle, knife, gold sovereign, gas canister & lecter decoder.
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I fully expect Brosnan and Craig, with a high chance of each in two styles. If they go further, they'll add Connery. If they push it, we'll see Moore.
But I don't know if they can successfully make them all. Not because they couldn't make them, but the lines on the graph are just not going to cross. Demand vs production cost vs revenue just isn't going to be there. Especially with some of the tumultuous economics we all are looking at. How many people are going to buy a $300+ David Niven Bond?
I strongly doubt they'd sell an appreciable amount of any other actor than the above four. And that's including Dalton. Heck, I think Moore might even be a stretch.
I think they'd honestly have better luck with some of the villains.
But I don't know if they can successfully make them all. Not because they couldn't make them, but the lines on the graph are just not going to cross. Demand vs production cost vs revenue just isn't going to be there. Especially with some of the tumultuous economics we all are looking at. How many people are going to buy a $300+ David Niven Bond?
I strongly doubt they'd sell an appreciable amount of any other actor than the above four. And that's including Dalton. Heck, I think Moore might even be a stretch.
I think they'd honestly have better luck with some of the villains.
I just did a cursory search of James Bond actor popularity rankings, not that I had to, and most have Connery at the top.
I would expect Craig, the most recent, and Connery, the original, to be the two that HT would make... if they make more than 1.
Brosnan might be 3rd.
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I wouldn't contest that necessarily, Connery did start it all, but I also ask: which Bond's popularity corresponds more with the age of collecting toys and being raised on that mentality/fascination? I'm betting there are more attached to Brosnan who collect than to Connery, simply because of their time in the role corresponding to those fans' most impressionable times.
Maybe I'm just projecting but Brosnan is always gonna be "my" Bond, because that's what I grew up on. I didn't see the Connery films until later.
Realistically to make best use of the license I do think we'll see all three of those. And I also wonder what the license is dictating the have to make as part of the contract.
Were there a lot of Brosnan Bond toys? I don't recall.
There was a ton of Connery merchandise (for its time) after Goldfinger.
When was the Age of Collecting Toys, anyway? If its the last 20 years, then Craig should be the king. If its "post Star Wars", where you may have a good argument based on the merchandising explosion it spawned, then you'd think Moore would be the 'toy king' of Bond. Is the 'Age of Collecting Toys' really the 90's?
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I can't say, honestly. I remember them existing though.
What type of merch was put out for the time with Connery? Genuinely curious, not doubting.
But I'd make the argument that the 90's really pushed collecting. Obviously Star Wars put it on the map, but it only ramped up from there. Fast food ads for toys. TV shows that were big commercials for toys.
I'd say that even if late 80s/early 90s kids didn't have Brosnan bond toys, they were coded into collecting by much of the marketing and media of the time which was congruent with Brosnan's tenure.
And then there were the video games too. Goldeneye obviously was an international hit for that demographic and cemented Brosnan to them.
All the Corgi car toys, the Gilbert figures, dolls, hand-puppets (yes), ''secret agent'' play sets, games... Goldfinger in particular ushered in a movie merchandising bonanza that was unparalleled (probably only Planet of the Apes had more merch into the 70's)... until it was leveled by Star Wars... and what was to come.
The late 80's-90's definitely went nutso on movie tie-ins and all that, moreso than any previous decade, I would agree. But I didn't see a lot of Bond merch. I always look for it. But beyond the Hot Wheels/Corgi stuff, I didn't see too much.
Video games is perhaps where the awareness of Brosnan really spreads its wings.
Sadly, Brosnan had very unmemorable villains other than Goldeneye. In fact, in the games, isn't he usually fighting the villains from Connery and Moore's films -- Golfinger, Odd Job, Dr No, Jaws, Baron Samedi, etc?
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