Hot Toys Beauty and the Beast

I just want a Hawt Toyz figure of Luke Evans as Gaston.

That's actually a good point that they could've made her in her blue dress if they weren't doing Beast. It would definitely be weird that they only do Belle. But who knows yet.

Beast could also come with the book as well.

IndyMOS said:

That's actually a good point that they could've made her in her blue dress if they weren't doing Beast. It would definitely be weird that they only do Belle. But who knows yet.

Beast could also come with the book as well.

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It wouldn't be the first time HT ditched a line after one figure

ink said:

It wouldn't be the first time HT ditched a line after one figure

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Yeah like it seems they might have done with Rogue One, even Pirates of the Caribbean. This one though, it's got his character in the title of the movie.

IndyMOS said:

Yeah like it seems they might have done with Rogue One, even Pirates of the Caribbean. This one though, it's got his character in the title of the movie.

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That still wouldn't stop them

Beast is a titular character, so chances are much better here.

IndyMOS said:

Yeah like it seems they might have done with Rogue One, even Pirates of the Caribbean. This one though, it's got his character in the title of the movie.

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So was the Lone Ranger haha

Lone Ranger isn't on the same level as Beauty and the Beast though. Too early to say, but I think he's coming. The success of the movie could push them to do it.

Gaston would be a cool figure as well.

jra81984 said:

So was the Lone Ranger haha

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That probably had more to do with the movie bombing... also Johnny Depp is a huge movie star while Armie Hammer is not on the same level to justify making his figure (considering the poor box office performance).

IndyMOS said:

That's actually a good point that they could've made her in her blue dress if they weren't doing Beast. It would definitely be weird that they only do Belle. But who knows yet.

Beast could also come with the book as well.

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The blue dress is very plain, and simply not as eye popping or as iconic as the gold dress. I doubt it was ever a consideration to dress this figure in anything else, regardless of the Beast.

I'm not at all trying to say HT won't do Beast. Given the company and its consumer base, I would think they would realize making Beast would be the best option - I'm just simply saying Belle sells by herself (as do the rest of the Disney princesses), and that dress is her standard marketed look across all kinds of merchandise, a lot of which doesn't even feature the Beast.

That's definitely true, the yellow dress is probably the more iconic look. Personally though I wish the designers had made the dress more fancy like in the animated movie. As is, it's a bit plain, but still nice. Even if there's no Beast at least she comes with all the main object characters to interact with in a display.

At the moment my plan is to PO Belle when Beast is revealed. There's just so many figures currently up or about to go up for order at some point. I still really want her, so when I can plan my budget accordingly I'll go for it.

Maybe Belle came with the large amount of accessories because it makes a yellow gown figure of a woman more appealing for collectors with all the props. HT don't usually make this sort of stuff, so it could be a selling point for her. I know they did Maleficent, but she is all horned and witch like, a little more appealing sales wise than a pretty girl in a Barbie dress.

Beast could be a better selling figure due to the nature of his look, it could appeal to a broader market so he may not need as many extras to sell.

I think that is true to some extent. I mean this is technically a 6 pack with the 5 accessory characters. That's pretty cool when you look at it like that. I think if Beast came with the enchanted mirror and book, wilted rose, and the dog footstool, he'd still fell pretty well rounded.

kurisuchie2kimi said:

I hope they do Beast, and his princely human version too! Would love a Dan Stevens sculpt

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Got to come back in here since I saw the movie and say I'm glad I'm not the only one! I would love a celebration set every bit as much as a Belle & Beast set.

Disney did a set as part of their designer doll line but it was so limited and expensive.

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Wheres the Beast?

Hot Toys making more than one figure from a non-comic book non-superhero license

I wonder if Disney didn’t “ask” that HT make Belle, but didn’t really care if Beast was made — probably to justify that pay bump in Emma’s contract for likeness rights.

Stryker2011 said:

I wonder if Disney didn’t “ask” that HT make Belle, but didn’t really care if Beast was made — probably to justify that pay bump in Emma’s contract for likeness rights.

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Someone who worked for a toy company said once that licensors do ask for companies to make certain items, but I'd have to imagine even at their high price, Disney made way way more money from other smaller and cheaper Belle figures. This was a drop in the bucket for Belle toys. Emma made them money as Belle, so whatever they paid her was justified.