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[deathbyexile]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

Cillian Murphy in a business suit is boring and not toyetic at all.

to you.

again.

 

[DiFabio]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

What would you do with it? Put him in a cutesy, sitcom like diorama? Everyone loves Crane?


I base these character action figure selections off what the kid in me would have had or wanted in my youth. When I was a kid the only unmasked characters available was Bruce Wayne and Grayson, as it should be.

There wouldn't be a Cillian Murphy fill, that's for the birds. But the menacing Scarecrow with his mask, straight jacket, etc.? Definitely.


Say you guys got your boring ***, Foxs, Blakes, Cranes, Tates, and Alfreds, what's next, Lau? Rachel? The friggin' Chechen?

 

[Mike86]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

I don't get your issue dude. So you don't want certain characters so that means no one else should be interested in them? Get over yourself it's getting annoying. You don't want them that's great but clearly others do.

Honestly certain fans like myself will take as much as we can get. When I was a kid it always pissed me off that Gordon or Alfred figures weren't available. That void has been filled now by companies like Hot Toys, DC Collectibles, and hell even Mattel is branching out a bit. Not saying every minor character has to be made but Alfred, Fox, and Blake for example aren't minor characters.

 

[DiFabio]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

Gordon and Alfred were available.

They also were 5 dollar figures part of bonus packs and not $220 dolls.

 

[Fan]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

Imo all discussions like that are as usual about different tastes, different opinions and different ways of collecting,
nothing one can really fight about, nothing one should fight about.

 

[Mike86]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

I guess I never saw them as a kid. Regardless my point stands that just because you don't want them doesn't mean others don't.

Edit: comment was meant after DiFabio's post. Forgot to quote.

 

[DiFabio]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

I guess I never saw them as a kid. Regardless my point stands that just because you don't want them doesn't mean others don't.

But that's not really true.


I never wanted the Tumbler, but I feel that it definitely should have been made. It's Batman's Batmobile. I HATE Bane, I think the character is ridiculous, but there's no doubt in my mind that it should be made. Whether I like it or not, Bane is Batman's villain in the movie and is very toyetic. Same with Hawkeye, I didn't like him, don't want him but he should be part of the Avengers line.

It's the same deal with Tonto. I have no interest at all, but that iconic character, no matter how lame the movie may have been, is worthy of a figure.


So no, it has nothing to do with what I want. My point is these obscure (obscure as far as toy releases go) are dumb ideas. There's nothing about them to be worthy as action figures. The only ones that can get away with obscure selections is Star Wars and lord of the rings with their unique characters, aliens, monsters, etc. Not big, expensive, dolls of secondary characters that look more like their actor counterparts.

If people want that, they can seek out customs. They shouldn't be anywhere near a licensed merchandise line, especially with other cool licenses out there.

 

[Mike86]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

Okay whatever I'm done because it's like talking to a brick wall. You're right everyone else who wants these figures is wrong then.

 

[Username]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

I'd pay similar money to Coulson money to get John Blake.
Didn't they reveal they were doing him sometime last year about the same time as they announced TDKR suit locker?

 

[denrep-lilium]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

Didn't they reveal they were doing him sometime last year about the same time as they announced TDKR suit locker?

Yeah, and Gordon. Maybe this year. Maybe at Anicom...

 

[DiFabio]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

Okay whatever I'm done because it's like talking to a brick wall. You're right everyone else who wants these figures is wrong then.

Yup, it's a moot point.


I remember when everyone was clamoring for Inception figures, just like this (must be something about Nolan and his film fetishes). You know what Hot Toys said? They have absolutely no interest because they're not toyetic and would make boring releases.

I agree with them. I'd take all the Batmans, Iron Mans, Terminators, Jokers, etc. over Michael Caine in suit with base and Morgan Freeman with tie any day.


Soldiers, Cowboys, Indians, Robots, Aliens, Comic Superheroes, Comic Super Villains, etc. make great action figures, not actors in three piece suits that fans fawn over.

 

[Username]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

Yeah, and Gordon. Maybe this year. Maybe at Anicom...

Sweet!
I am sure we will all look forward to that!

 

[Fan]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

I'd pay similar money to Coulson money to get John Blake.
Didn't they reveal they were doing him sometime last year about the same time as they announced TDKR suit locker?

Yes, I rember it showed up here:

Bottom left corner it says BLAKE. Will we see a figure of him???

There are images in better quality out here somewhere.

 

[Fan]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

Yup, it's a moot point.


I remember when everyone was clamoring for Inception figures, just like this (must be something about Nolan and his film fetishes). You know what Hot Toys said? They have absolutely no interest because they're not toyetic and would make boring releases.

I agree with them. I'd take all the Batmans, Iron Mans, Terminators, Jokers, etc. over Michael Caine in suit with base and Morgan Freeman with tie any day.


Soldiers, Cowboys, Indians, Robots, Aliens, Comic Superheroes, Comic Super Villains, etc. make great action figures, not actors in three piece suits that fans fawn over.

I respect your opinion but do figures have to be action figures?
For me these new age realistic figures are a lot about movie art and the fascination that it's possible to make these in 1/6
and it's nice to have many options for different scene specific setups, also in dioramas.

Of course it's nice to have the action figures with suitable action accessoiries but not only action is interesting imo,
so other charcters can be intersting as well, also without the necessity of action accessories.

I don't wanna play with them but pose them in interesting setups.

Imo all discussions like that are as usual about different tastes, different opinions and different ways of collecting,
nothing one can really fight about, nothing one should fight about.

 

[deathbyexile]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

Yes, I rember it showed up here:

There are images in better quality out here somewhere.

yeah, was hoping it might be announced as an exclusive. now with selina kyle out, the tdk line is too quiet.

i kinda want to be either done with it or at least know what's coming for sure.

just have to play the wait game, i guess.

 

[DiFabio]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

Hopefully it's Gordon and the signal.

That'd be a great companion piece to any of the Batman figures, especially if they're making a new Begins suit version.

 

[denrep-lilium]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

DiFabio of course, somebody have to feed iminime, Rainman etc.
I love figure in nice suits. I love figure for a movie. I think that a lot of old action movies are stupid. I would buy HT Cobb, and would be glad to have Craine with fabric mask to be Scarecrow. I think that HT could make Alfred, cause it is all about money, and he is important to the movie.

And DiFabio do not ridicule people with saying let's make everybody from the movie. Nobody says so.
You like masked guys, good for you, we all know people pay more than 300$ for "man in a suit".

I really believe it is all about money. Just like with movies. If alternative movies made a buck, there would be tons of them. The same works for figures. And Howard Chan said they want to make some figures of not action movies.

especially if they're making a new Begins suit version.

Do not think they will be making another BB suit version soon. Ra's, may be, but if they do, it will be TDKR version.

 

[DiFabio]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

They had the Begins Batman all across their desktop screen for reference when they were teasing their sculpts and backstage interviews.

I don't really want one (I'm happy with my OC version, Toy fairs version and Takara) but that doesn't stop the fact that we saw them possibly revisiting that version.

I'm just saying, I they make a Gordon w/ signal it wouldn't surprise me if a new Batman followed it.

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

I'll put good money the new begins version is 1/4.

 

[DiFabio]

Re: Hot Toys The Dark Knight Rises - Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Detective John Blake ??

I'll put good money the new begins version is 1/4.

That's true too. They could easily make it available under their Begins license (like Enterbay did with their Dark Knight one).


Time will tell.