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07-05-2011, 01:16 AM | #81 |
THE PITT - Head Janitor
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Running with the little guy, Fighting to make change
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no, you didn't say that Hasbro paid Paramount, I said it. It was reported years ago that Paramount gets a cut of the toy sales for both Transformers and G.I. Joe, basically a licensing fee. even though the brands belong to Hasbro, the movies belong to Paramount, and Hasbro has to pay Paramount a fee to make toys based on their movie. that's why Hasbro dropped the movie likenesses from POC and changed it from being a continuation of ROC-- they didn't want to have to pay that fee.
yes, at the end of the day Brain Goldner signed off on all ideas, but that isn't the same as saying that Hasbro was driving those changes, which you stated. he left it to the film makers. Well, I can tell you Paramount didn't get as big of a payoff as they were probably projecting because the RoC figures were overstocked from the 1st wave so most of the figures (at least at my walmart) sat on the shelves well after the following Christmas and then they went in the bargain bin for $5 a fig and still no one wanted to buy them!! In the end, Walmart couldn't even give those stupid figures away. Had to be trashed. Same as the movie. Let hope Joe2 won't be overstocked 1st wave figs like this RoC experience and lets hope the figures are have much better designing. |
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