Keir Dullea as Red Spaceman

[galactiboy]

Same here! I can't wait for this line.

Heck, I can't wait to just get some more info on the damn things

Hopefully we get some news at SDCC.

 

[Indiana Fett]

Heck, I can't wait to just get some more info on the damn things

Hopefully we get some news at SDCC.

 

[Indiana Fett]

SDCC is still a month away...we NEED news on this!!!

 

[DutchAzlon]

Man that cool always was one of my favorite movies of all time!!!! I hope I don't have to sell wife and kids to afford Dave and the pod.

 

[Indiana Fett]

Man that cool always was one of my favorite movies of all time!!!! I hope I don't have to sell wife and kids to afford Dave and the pod.

 

[Deckard]

Sorry if you were expecting an update.

Just wondering whats going on here, are these guys (ER) going to be at SDCC? Will we get an update on this project, I really want a Dave.

 

[Ironman1188]

I hope so!
The Executive replica site does have them as 4th quarter '09.

 

[Indiana Fett]

Anyone find anywhere with pics of this at SDCC yet?

 

[the angry orc]

yah, i was really hoping to see pics of this.

 

[galactiboy]

I think GoHero has stuff at a few different booths... Sideshow's got a lot of the 1/6 stuff. But haven't seen any images of the Cyclops, Bowman or the Commander Cody yet.

 

[Minimodel]

They re at DKE Toys booth#4732,Sideshows booth and Hermes Press #609 according to the e-mail I received.

He says if you can find both he and his wife you ll get a free piece of gum!

 

[yodasan]

I just asked at the DQE booth - they had no clue re 2001 figures.

 

[FlyAndFight]

Not a good sign, yodasan...

Hopefully these are not going to disappear, never to be done.

 

[GuruAskew]

I've said it before and I'll say it again: this company doesn't have the rights.

This is the action figure/collectible equivilent of that video game company who started making that "Ghostbusters" game without getting the rights first. The only difference is someone else ended up doing a "Ghostbusters" game and I don't see the Kubrick estate turning around and giving some other company the rights.

So far these things have been surrounded by extreme shadiness. Dancing around using "official" things like character names, copyright/trademark indica from the rights holders... THE NAME OF THE FILM... using bootleg costumes as "placeholders", rumors and speculation when it comes to the product's appearances at shows and cons, etc.

People don't like me saying so but if this whole situation doesn't set off your bull^^^^ detector you're seriously naive.

 

[kl241]

I think were getting Howsed on these.

 

[KBA]

Agreed. If they're not at SDCC, they're not coming out.

 

[Spartan Rex]

Why would the Kubrick estate have the say on licensing rights?
MGM funded and distributed the film. Arthur C. Clarke wrote the book. Its not exactly a George Lucas situation.:emperor

I've said it before and I'll say it again: this company doesn't have the rights.

This is the action figure/collectible equivilent of that video game company who started making that "Ghostbusters" game without getting the rights first. The only difference is someone else ended up doing a "Ghostbusters" game and I don't see the Kubrick estate turning around and giving some other company the rights.

So far these things have been surrounded by extreme shadiness. Dancing around using "official" things like character names, copyright/trademark indica from the rights holders... THE NAME OF THE FILM... using bootleg costumes as "placeholders", rumors and speculation when it comes to the product's appearances at shows and cons, etc.

People don't like me saying so but if this whole situation doesn't set off your bull^^^^ detector you're seriously naive.

 

[GuruAskew]

Why would the Kubrick estate have the say on licensing rights?
MGM funded and distributed the film. Arthur C. Clarke wrote the book.

and Turner Entertainment acquired a large portion of MGM's catalog (including "2001", "Poltergeist" and "The Wizard of Oz") and Warner Bros. then acquired those films from Turner in the late 90's.

Its not exactly a George Lucas situation.

You're right, and George Lucas may be willing to slap his creations on every lunch box and every pair of underwear his merchandising department puts in front of him but the Kubrick Estate has shown no such interest in whoring out his movies.


I've also discussed the fact that Warner Bros. has basically intimidated rep houses into canceling "Fear and Desire" screenings. That's Kubrick's first film, it's in the public domain and that IS a case where Warner Bros. has no involvement in the film whatsoever but even if Warner Bros. can't stop a theater from playing a public domain movie they can pull every one of their movie off the theater's schedule in the future.

If any rights to "2001" remain at what's left of MGM they aren't likely to incur the wrath of Warner Bros. over something like action figure rights. This is a company in shambles who isn't in any position to alienate a healthy studio that may actually throw them a bone in the form of a co-production one day.

Ultimately it's a "proof is in the pudding" situation because if I was wrong and the Kubrick Estate didn't have a firm anti-licensing stance we wouldn't be having this conversation. We'd be talking about how awesome all the "Clockwork Orange", "Dr. Strangelove" and "2001" figures we all owned are.

 

[GuruAskew]

So these were a no-show at SDCC?

This is one of those times where it sucks to be right but its definitely looking that way.

 

[Lembas Eater]

Someone please change the title of this thread to question marks instead of exclaimation points!