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NECA’s Randy Falk On Erik Nagel Show – Details

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On Saturday January 28, 2017, NECA’s Randy Falk appeared on the Erik Nagel Show. We’ve caught up on the podcast and wanted to share the details on what they talked about. There’s a lot of general talk about pop culture, nerd stuff, movies, etc. It’s a fun listen. Here are a few of details on NECA related items they talked about:

Aliens: Covenant

  • Talked a tiny bit about the line.
  • Comes out in May.
  • Can’t talk about specifics.
  • Will not be at Toy Fair.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

  • Mentioned, no specifics.

Predator Series

  • Mentioned they are doing 2018 movie, no specifics.
  • Mentioned they are doing new items for 3oth anniversary of original film.

Evil Dead 2

  • New figures debuting soon.
  • One being redone (Henrietta?) and at least one figure that’s not been done.

Pacific Rim 2

  • NECA is not doing figures based on the movie.

Blade Runner

  • License right now, is for Blade Runner 2049.
  • Hope to be able to go back to the original at some point.
  • License for original is extremely difficult to sort out. But they are working on it!

Obviously, there’s not too much new here. New York Toy Fair is extremely close, and Randy clearly didn’t want to tip his hand on what’s coming. But, as always, we expect them to debut some excellent and surprising new items at the show.

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  4. dukefett's Avatar dukefett says

    I guess since they're not doing PR2 it makes some sense why they aren't doing any Kong toys either?

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

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    I guess since they're not doing PR2 it makes some sense why they aren't doing any Kong toys either?
    They've sorta said on Twitter that they just don't want to do anything for Kong whereas with Pacific Rim 2 it seems like they'd want to but don't have the license.

  6. dukefett's Avatar dukefett says

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    They've sorta said on Twitter that they just don't want to do anything for Kong whereas with Pacific Rim 2 it seems like they'd want to but don't have the license.


    They're both Legendary Pictures movies right? I was kinda thinking it would be related to that, but who knows.

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

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    Originally Posted by dukefett View Post
    They're both Legendary Pictures movies right? I was kinda thinking it would be related to that, but who knows.
    Indeed they are both from Legendary and Kong is even part of the same "world" as Legendary's Godzilla (which NECA made some figures of) but their both coming from the same studio isn't seeming to be a factor here. I'm not 100% clear on why NECA isn't doing PR2 but I recall reading that they couldn't secure the license (maybe money restraints from other licenses they wanted more?) but then I haven't heard of any other company getting it yet either (if any other even will). I'd like for NECA to regain that license both for the sequel and to continue with what they couldn't finish from the first movie (Karloff, Raiju, Onibaba, etc.) but sadly all I can do is dream.

  8. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd View Post
    Indeed they are both from Legendary and Kong is even part of the same "world" as Legendary's Godzilla (which NECA made some figures of) but their both coming from the same studio isn't seeming to be a factor here. I'm not 100% clear on why NECA isn't doing PR2 but I recall reading that they couldn't secure the license (maybe money restraints from other licenses they wanted more?) but then I haven't heard of any other company getting it yet either (if any other even will). I'd like for NECA to regain that license both for the sequel and to continue with what they couldn't finish from the first movie (Karloff, Raiju, Onibaba, etc.) but sadly all I can do is dream.
    On the Erik Nagel show, Randy explains why they aren't doing Pacific Rim 2. Essentially, NECA did well enough with the 1st film, but it wasn't earth shattering numbers. When the studio approached them for the sequel, they wanted more money for the license, even though they were slashing the budget for the 2nd film. Combine that with no del Toro and tt no longer made financial sense.

    As for Godzilla & Kong, while Legendary is producing/distributing both Kong and Godzilla, they are not owned outright by Legendary. Toho owns the rights to Godzilla and licensing deals for that character must be made with them. Universal Studios is the owner of Kong, and any deal to produce his character must go through them.

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