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NECA Making Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Figures

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NECA has quietly revealed, in a tweet, that they will be making toys based on the upcoming film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. The movie, the latest sci-fi epic from Luc Besson (director of The Fifth Element), features some wildly imaginative character and location designs, all ripe for some quality action figures. Check out the trailer and synopsis below.

In the 28th century, special operatives Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) maintain order throughout the universe for the government of the human territories. Under orders from their commander (Clive Owen), the duo embark on a mission to Alpha, an intergalactic city where diverse species share their technology and resources for the betterment of all. The ever-expanding metropolis is also home to sinister forces that jeopardize the future of mankind.

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  2. Tony_Bacala's Avatar Tony_Bacala says

    If they just make the aliens in the trailer, they have like 10 waves.

  3. jpizzow has no avatar! jpizzow says

    Cool!

    Now if they could just get the license to Mad Max: Fury Road. I would sh!t my pants.

  4. Gunathar's Avatar Gunathar says

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    Cool!

    Now if they could just get the license to Mad Max: Fury Road. I would sh!t my pants.
    Your pants will stay clean because NO ONE is allowed to do Mad Max toys: George Miller just won't allow the rights.

  5. graphyt has no avatar! graphyt says

    Mad Max and John Wick are two series that I wish NECA would pick up. I never thought about Valerian and Laureline. This could be a massive and amazing wave. Drenched in Euro-scifi awesomeness. Lord I don't need another NECA line that I want to collect in its entirety. I can't wait.

  6. Skoob's Avatar Skoob says

    Movie trailer: yuck.

    Yeah, a good 1:12 figure of Mel Gibson as Mad Max would be a grail.

  8. En Sabah Nerd's Avatar En Sabah Nerd says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by graphyt View Post
    Mad Max and John Wick are two series that I wish NECA would pick up. I never thought about Valerian and Laureline. This could be a massive and amazing wave. Drenched in Euro-scifi awesomeness. Lord I don't need another NECA line that I want to collect in its entirety. I can't wait.
    I think Mad Max is on almost everybody's wish list but nobody gets it because it just isn't available. I recall Randy once addressing John Wick and saying that while he enjoyed the flick it probably wouldn't do well in toy form.

  9. graphyt has no avatar! graphyt says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd View Post
    I think Mad Max is on almost everybody's wish list but nobody gets it because it just isn't available. I recall Randy once addressing John Wick and saying that while he enjoyed the flick it probably wouldn't do well in toy form.
    That sounds about right. Really past John Wick I don't know how many other figures they could sell.

  10. Dolemite's Avatar Dolemite says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Gunathar View Post
    Your pants will stay clean because NO ONE is allowed to do Mad Max toys: George Miller just won't allow the rights.
    I don't know where you're getting that from. There was a whole line of figures years ago.
    NECA Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets-41crobyc5il.jpg

  11. Gunathar's Avatar Gunathar says

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    I don't know where you're getting that from. There was a whole line of figures years ago.
    Randy Falk wrote this many times on Twitter when asked if NECA would do Mad Max figures.

  12. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Gunathar View Post
    Randy Falk wrote this many times on Twitter when asked if NECA would do Mad Max figures.
    Now that Miller is back in complete control of the license, he refusing to allow any merchandise other than the tie-in video game for Fury Road. NECA has hit him up numerous times to do the entire franchise & Miller won't budge.

  13. Dolemite's Avatar Dolemite says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Gunathar View Post
    Randy Falk wrote this many times on Twitter when asked if NECA would do Mad Max figures.
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Joe Moore View Post
    Now that Miller is back in complete control of the license, he refusing to allow any merchandise other than the tie-in video game for Fury Road. NECA has hit him up numerous times to do the entire franchise & Miller won't budge.
    Oh, okay. Bummer. A NECA-made Lord Humungus figure would have been awesome.

  14. UpDog's Avatar UpDog says

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    Originally Posted by graphyt View Post
    That sounds about right. Really past John Wick I don't know how many other figures they could sell.
    If they did it in the 6' scale i'm sure they could sell plenty just as custom bases/henchmen for ML/DC collectors

  15. streams has no avatar! streams says

    They will most likely make only the lead characters and maybe an alien and/or droid that figure big in the film.

  16. En Sabah Nerd's Avatar En Sabah Nerd says

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    If they did it in the 6' scale
    6" scale? NECA? NECA ain't never heard of no 6" scale friend.

  17. SpasticPlastic's Avatar SpasticPlastic says

    Not sure how excited I am about the movie, but the comic is one of my all time favourites. So, in that regard, I'll gladly buy anything NECA puts out. Plus, it's a good thing that the source material that Lucas so obviously ripped off for Star Wars is finally getting some mainstream attention.

  18. deecee4's Avatar deecee4 says

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    Plus, it's a good thing that the source material that Lucas so obviously ripped off for Star Wars is finally getting some mainstream attention.
    is this the french comic strip from the 70s (before SW) that has a character thats frozen in a carbonite block? i remember seeing that randomly on some blog but couldn't recall the name of it. there were some other things too but i remember it was quite eye opening seeing all the similarities.

  19. Startaiger's Avatar Startaiger says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by deecee4 View Post
    is this the french comic strip from the 70s (before SW) that has a character thats frozen in a carbonite block? i remember seeing that randomly on some blog but couldn't recall the name of it. there were some other things too but i remember it was quite eye opening seeing all the similarities.
    It's here ==> https://nothingbutcomics.net/2015/12/14/valerian/

    + Grand Moff Tarkin below.

  20. En Sabah Nerd's Avatar En Sabah Nerd says

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    Originally Posted by Startaiger View Post
    It's here ==> https://nothingbutcomics.net/2015/12/14/valerian/

    + Grand Moff Tarkin below.
    Maybe that comic art was just inspired by Peter Cushing, he's kind of always looked like that

    The similarities are notable but it's not like Valerian invented most of these things, a lot of classic sci-fi tropes were established in ye ol' Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon stories. There are a ton of sci-fis from before the '70s that clearly set the tone for what would become the sort of standard used by Star Wars and Star Trek before it.

  21. Startaiger's Avatar Startaiger says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd View Post
    Maybe that comic art was just inspired by Peter Cushing, he's kind of always looked like that

    The similarities are notable but it's not like Valerian invented most of these things, a lot of classic sci-fi tropes were established in ye ol' Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon stories. There are a ton of sci-fis from before the '70s that clearly set the tone for what would become the sort of standard used by Star Wars and Star Trek before it.
    Agreed. Even if Lucas took some elements from Valerian or Kurosawa's movies (among others), Star Wars is its own thing, & is far more popular worldwide than any of the "ripped" properties.
    Same could be said for many other characters: Batman (Zorro, The Shadow), Robocop (Japanese Metal Heroes, Marvel's Deathlock), ...

  22. deecee4's Avatar deecee4 says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Startaiger View Post
    It's here ==> https://nothingbutcomics.net/2015/12/14/valerian/

    + Grand Moff Tarkin below.
    yeah, i originally mentioned tarkin but then edited it out cause i thought it would be silly to say lucas plagiarized that since cushing's looks are all his own.

    anyway, yeah, thats it...doesnt seem as shocking as when i first saw it. the frozen guy still stands out but like was already mentioned the rest seemed pulled from sci fi/fantasy tropes...

  23. En Sabah Nerd's Avatar En Sabah Nerd says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Startaiger View Post
    Agreed. Even if Lucas took some elements from Valerian or Kurosawa's movies (among others), Star Wars is its own thing, & is far more popular worldwide than any of the "ripped" properties.
    The Kurosawa influence on Star Wars is a little different since it's a totally different genre but also Lucas was fairly vocal in admitting how much Kurosawa's work influenced him (particularly The Hidden Fortress influencing parts of ANH). At one point Lucas even wanted to cast Toshiro Mifune, a regular leading actor in Kurosawa's films, as Obi Wan but 20th Century was opposed to casting a Japanese actor in a lead role and Toshiro was concerned about how the image of the Samurai would be altered in Western perspective if he were cast.

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