Hot Toys Marlon Brando

[lcummins]

I think the only other M Icon we'll see is Marilyn. But this looks great - definitely a must buy.

What? No Tony Curtis???

 

[galactiboy]

The HT leather jacket is definitely not Film Accurate, it should be brown with Gang Logo. Maybe this is just a proto...

They might not have done that on purpose, again this is a "Brando" figure, not a figure from "The Wild One". So they may just go for close and recognizable (which this is) but different enough to not get in trouble.

 

[wofford29]

Why does it say $780 underneath it?

 

[Cocoboloboy]

They might not have done that on purpose, again this is a "Brando" figure, not a figure from "The Wild One". So they may just go for close and recognizable (which this is) but different enough to not get in trouble.

Really? Do you think there would be a problem if they made these screen accurate?
I hope there isn't.

 

[Batty]

What? No Tony Curtis???

I would go for a Sidney Falco figure. He says one of my favorite quotes of all time.

"The cat's in the bag and the bag's in the river."

 

[lcummins]

Why does it say $780 underneath it?

I believe that is in Hong Kong dollars... if it is, then at today's conversion, that is only $100.28!!!


Did anyone else notice it also says 1953 version... does that mean there may be more versions?

 

[galactiboy]

Really? Do you think there would be a problem if they made these screen accurate?
I hope there isn't.

I don't know, I'm not familiar enough with the Dean movie that figure was based off of. But the fact that they seem to just be going through the estate to get the likeness makes me think they are trying to keep from paying extra to the studios.

I think as the figure is they can just say its him as a biker, from no particular film. But if they include the emblem, then there's no denying what its supposed to be.

Just my guess, but total speculation on that.

 

[galactiboy]

Did anyone else notice it also says 1953 version... does that mean there may be more versions?

Either that, or just saying that instead of "The Wild One"... came out the same year.

 

[Batty]

Did anyone else notice it also says 1953 version... does that mean there may be more versions?

I don't know. It's just like James Dean being listed as the "Cowboy version".

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

Galactiboy's right. If these are being licensed through the actors estates, then they can't make any blatant connections to The Wild One or they'll likely be sued.

 

[Cocoboloboy]

I would think the overall look of these figures would be blatant enough if it were a problem but I don't know the ins and outs of those sorts of things.
To me it's obvious what films they're based on though.

 

[galactiboy]

I would think the overall look of these figures would be blatant enough if it were a problem but I don't know the ins and outs of those sorts of things.
To me it's obvious what films they're based on though.

Well its kind of like giving Ripley red hair or Drake a Moustache. The underlying sculpts and work is there... but they are able to get around the likeness issues. Now they are just doing it in the opposite direction.

He's obviously Brando from the Wild One, but its not until you look (maybe) at the back and at other details that you realize he's not all that accurate.

 

[Cocoboloboy]

Well its kind of like giving Ripley red hair or Drake a Moustache. The underlying sculpts and work is there... but they are able to get around the likeness issues. Now they are just doing it in the opposite direction.

He's obviously Brando from the Wild One, but its not until you look (maybe) at the back and at other details that you realize he's not all that accurate.

Ah, yes. That may be the case alright. I had forgotten what they did with the Aliens line.

 

[galactiboy]

Not to mention years ago releasing Neo figure (as Gunner) and George Lucas (as the Director). HT likes to get around a license if they can

 

[Cocoboloboy]

Dang they're sneaky.

 

[Darklord Dave]

Just as Sideshow's John Wayne figures aren't marketed as film specific but are obviously from specific films. When the license is just for the celebrity you can't reference the film without paying a license fee to the studio.

I hope there are more than just 3 figures in this line -but when you see 50s movie icons licensed it's always Dean, Brando and Marilyn. It could even be the same company that controls them. Elvis is another possibility I guess and I'd hope to see Bogart - but I don't expect it to go too deep.

 

[mindbook]

The only Marilyn I'd want to see is, when she was in "The Misfits" with Clark Gable & Montgomery Clift......Truly Great American film.

 

[abake]

What a cool figure!

 

[galactiboy]

I wonder if they could expand this out and give us some Kubrick movies... maybe they could get the rights to a McDowell figure.

 

[Darklord Dave]

I wonder if they could expand this out and give us some Kubrick movies... maybe they could get the rights to a McDowell figure.

I'd love to see that too - but it would be pretty ballsy to put out a young Malcolm McDowell dressed in white with a bowler hat and codpiece than then claim it isn't from Clockwork Orange.