Hot Toys James Bond Figures

[SwedishHeat]

I'm mildly curious who Hot Toys signed their license with. I have to believe they were informed the rights were being sold. That would be pretty funny if they signed with EON, then EON sells the rights to Amazon. Now they have to negotiate a new deal. Hopefully, they locked in for a while on good terms.

But I have to assume this is a good sign for Hot Toys. If EON no longer has the rights, I have to believe Amazon would be easier to deal with.

 

[Bravomite]

Dalton and Connery are my favourite Bond actors. I wish Dalton had been bond in Goldeneye and Connery in OHMSS. If OHMSS had come before you only live twice and the two films edited accordingly then that would have been one hell of a run (connery does not return for diamonds are forever and Blofeld is finished off in YOLT).

I like Moore for nostalgia mainly and his first three outings were pretty good. Moore had some brilliant villains and the comedy elements are fine for some alt universe bond.

I don't really like Craig that much, he is bit too much of a brute and lacks the finesse of an actual spy. His films and series are a bit underwhelming and under developed as a whole and the best one is based on an actual novel so no surprises there.

Brosnan was OK but his films (which I count as everything after Goldeneye as they were written for his version of bond) are a bit lame and die another day was one of my worst cinematic experiences (and I had to see it a second time in the cinema as a reward through school!).

The less said about 'the othe guy' the better.

I'm still here for nearly everything bond they out out probably but I don't need more Craig.

 

[Hologram AI]

I doubt Hot Toys were in the know of what was happening internally with the company.

Curious if this will affect the license in any way.

 

[Johnny Utah]

I think this was a factor in selling the license to Hot Toys. They're only finding out today like everyone else.

 

[matrix69]

On the other hand, it may save Mr. Bond, since they are not beholden to No Time To Die's on-screen death.

While Bond has always had only a a loose ongoing timeline narrative, with re-boots, it was somewhat loosely implied it was the same "character", just played by different actors.
Yet forgoing a re-boot, by their own narrative and on-screen death, there was now "fan" expectations it would now not just be a new actor playing Bond, but a new character being their Bond.
If that distinction makes sense.
To them meaning outrageous takes like; it was always been a code name, so anyone (read as; poc, female, lbg, non-binary, etc) can now be the new Bond. etc.

If that is where they were heading, MGMazon can just callously re-boot and ignore those expectations, cast without being beholden to that baggage of the characters death.

If it's radically different and alienates the hardcore Bond fan base it will be doomed and short lived.

Hopefully their eyes are opened to what happens when you mishandle a beloved franchise... Star wars, Dr who etc.

 

[Rambler]

I always thought the plan was to "reboot" after NTTD and move on from the Craig series of movies.

 

[Mondragon]

I always thought the plan was to "reboot" after NTTD and move on from the Craig series of movies.

Not sure what their plan was? They may have been setting up for the daughter to be the new Bond?
Or a re-boot as described with a "radically different" Bond.

If it's radically different and alienates the hardcore Bond fan base it will be doomed and short lived.

Hopefully their eyes are opened to what happens when you mishandle a beloved franchise... Star wars, Dr who etc.

I doubt any eyes have been opened, if anything the trend has been to double down, and see any so called "hardcore" fans as the problem.
Incapable of coming up with anything new, they see subverting the franchises they never liked to begin with, as being the true creative process.

Curious what MGMazon has in mind for the franchise?
And which license Hot Toys actually got.
Again I imagine what HT has secured, is the license for the past incarnations.

 

[DrWeaponX]

On the other hand, it may save Mr. Bond, since they are not beholden to No Time To Die's on-screen death.

While Bond has always had only loose ongoing timeline narrative, with re-boots, it was somewhat loosely implied it was the same "character", just played by different actors.
Yet forgoing a re-boot, by their own narrative and on-screen death, there was now "fan" expectations it would now not just be a new actor playing Bond, but a new character being their Bond.
If that distinction makes sense.
To them meaning outrageous takes like; it was always been a code name, so anyone (read as hypthetical ; female, poc, lbg, non-binary, etc) can now be the new Bond. etc.

If that is where they were heading, MGMazon can just callously re-boot and ignore those expectations, cast without being beholden to that baggage of the characters death.

Anyway hopefully what HT has secured, is the license for the all the past incarnations.

I’m a hardcore Bond fan and one thing that rings true is the following: James Bond is in no way, shape, or form a code name. It’s his literal name. 007 is, however, a mere call sign. Even as a kid, I always saw Bond as basically the first meta-multiverse; it’s the same character but in different timelines, including the literary version. It also makes zero sense because it’s wonky and impossible and self-referential, breaking the 4th wall (looking at you OHMSS). I refused to watch NTTD because of the decision to kill off the character because that’s a cheap, tired, and uninspired move.

To your point, I see Amazon butchering this. They did an amazing job with LOTR /sarc so I expect the same level of reverence and creativity to apply here.

 

[choombaz]

Dalton and Connery are my favourite Bond actors. I wish Dalton had been bond in Goldeneye and Connery in OHMSS.

Connery in OHMSS would be my dream swap. It could have been the perfect Bond film.

 

[ileg01]

Do you think the acquisition of 007 by Amazon has an impact for Hot Toys? Does Hot Toys is going to loose the licence? I hope not.

 

[Johnny Utah]

I'm now thinking of it like this.

Bond up to No Time To Die is like the original Star Wars trilogy and prequels.

Whatever Amazon makes is everything Disney has made since The Force Awakens. We might get one Andor, one Rogue One, one Solo but the rest will be terrible.

I love Bond so much so I'll give it a chance. But the general consensus I've seen everywhere today is that this is truly terrible news.

 

[JackNasty]

Whatever Amazon makes is everything Disney has made since The Force Awakens. We might get one Andor, one Rogue One, one Solo but the rest will be terrible.

I thought Amazon might be a good opportunity for a Bond limited series.
7 episodes, 7 agents, 1 mission. So each episode would focus on a different 00 agent (or double agent) and their aspect of the mission, allowing for some crossover so you don't have to wait until ep 7 to see Bond.

 

[Johnny Utah]

I would be interested if they made a series focusing on each book. 10 episodes, starting with Casino Royale. But that will run out.

A series focusing on Bond's youth, showing his parents dying and going to Eton, the Navy and ends with him joining the Secret Service. There are a lot of roads to be taken, but I doubt they'll be explored with high quality.

The general majority will be right in the end.

 

[Wor-Gar]

That's twice Barbara has killed Bond now.

And we all know... You Only Live Twice, Mr. Bond.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I'm mildly curious who Hot Toys signed their license with. I have to believe they were informed the rights were being sold. That would be pretty funny if they signed with EON, then EON sells the rights to Amazon. Now they have to negotiate a new deal. Hopefully, they locked in for a while on good terms.

But I have to assume this is a good sign for Hot Toys. If EON no longer has the rights, I have to believe Amazon would be easier to deal with.

On the plus side, Amazon will be like "make everything!!!!"

I do think HT's rights will be in a bit of a mess for a bit, as there's a new approval process to go through. If HT got the OK on anything up to now (like Craig or whomever) well then they'll have to go back to Amazon and get their OK.

 

[Mondragon]

I do think HT's rights will be in a bit of a mess for a bit, as there's a new approval process to go through.

They accidentally signed the license, and can only produce figures of:

Though we finally get 1:6 scale hi-tops!

 

[DioramaMaker]

After ending on No Time to Die, I don't think Amazon could do much worse moving forward.

 

[afaninfull]

A few pages back, I posted that Barbara Broccoli would fight for Bond’s legacy against Amazon until her last breath.
Boy, was I wrong.
Just when I think I have the world figured out, it stops making sense to me.

 

[jye4ever]

 

[jye4ever]

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