Ultimate Wall-E *spoilers?*
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Everything I have read on this film is making this to be the best Pixar film yet. So just for the film I am really looking forward to seeing it. I posted a pick of this from the UK toy fair on the 2008 toy fair thread on the OT. I have a great display made up of Pixar items and I absolutely will add this one to the mix. Not much being posted on what is to come out, but I have heard there is an incredible amount of items in the works for the marketing of the film.
Talisen
Sr Member
There's a whole Wall•E builders group on Yahoo if you're interested! So you're not the only one.
I've been waiting for this movie since I heard about it a year ago, and after that first trailer last summer, I've been eagerly scouring the web for further images and news. I was also fortunate enough to be involved in a print job for Thinkway toys. So i was able to see a lot of the prototypes of the stuff they're making for it (alas, not that ultimate Wall•E you've pictured, that's some one else). As well as some seriously Hi Res images.
The Trailers look amazing, and the story, so far is heart warming and funny. (and to think, we've only seen stuff from the first third of the movie!)
I've been waiting for this movie since I heard about it a year ago, and after that first trailer last summer, I've been eagerly scouring the web for further images and news. I was also fortunate enough to be involved in a print job for Thinkway toys. So i was able to see a lot of the prototypes of the stuff they're making for it (alas, not that ultimate Wall•E you've pictured, that's some one else). As well as some seriously Hi Res images.
The Trailers look amazing, and the story, so far is heart warming and funny. (and to think, we've only seen stuff from the first third of the movie!)
Talisen
Sr Member
Oh, it definitely NOT to scale. Maybe closer to half size - He spits out a compacted cube that's about 14" square - this toy looks to be about 14-16".
After all these years, I am surprised no one has been able to market a semi in expensive R2 unit yet. If thats the case, I suppose anything else is hard to do as well. I understand Disney can be very difficult to work with on licensing, fees up front and iron clad contracts that can be very one-sided. Which is a shame because I could think of hundreds of items that would fly off the shelves given the chance that will never get done and for a marketing Goliath, thats sad to think about.
aside from the fact that basically no name company is makign these toys, if Hasbro or Mattel were doing them, they could do it cheaper, allowing them to make it larger, youd think.
Well hopefully these toys start coming out soon, I actually saw some Wall-E shampoo at Walmart a few days ago
Well hopefully these toys start coming out soon, I actually saw some Wall-E shampoo at Walmart a few days ago
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Neon Sentry
Sr Member
There's a large theater lobby display currently out that's basically a fairly complex papercraft model, I'm sure if someone got hold of one of them it could begin as the plans for a full scale WALL-E.
cboath
Master Member
I thought their new deal put Pixar in control of merchandising. Or at least gave them an equal seat at the table for all their films and associated products. I thought that was one of the sticking points in the original negotiations. Pixar made loads of money for disney - more than they got themselves and Disney didn't do too much for Pixar. They wanted the lions share of the money since it was all their work.
Pixar became Disney, in fact, had to turn in my Pixar stock certificates last year for Disney stocks. Bummer, the Pixar stock looked as cool as the company is. Disney stock certificates look terribly dated. So licensing is a Disney issue now. They still hold the Pixar name to the films and marketing.
Those companies tend to want to heavily merchandise films that will rake in the moolah, though, such as one about talking cars or the like.
From what I've heard Wall-E will be a much more cerebral film than it will be a singing-dancing cartoon extravaganza.
Talisen
Sr Member
aside from the fact that basically no name company is makign these toys, if Hasbro or Mattel were doing them, they could do it cheaper, allowing them to make it larger, youd think.
Well hopefully these toys start coming out soon, I actually saw some Wall-E shampoo at Walmart a few days ago
Thinkway has been working with Pixar since the beginning. They were the only one's to take a chance with a virtual no name film studio. And because of them, we got full size Buzz Lightyears with virtually ALL of his features, oh, and Woody had a pull string
Most of the Toys they produce have electronic features, Room alarms and the like.Hasbro, I believe, has some of the Licensee rights as well, and will be putting out the usual mass market stuff they do.
Wall•E is around 36" with the treads, and probably about the same in height, what kind of 'toy' would that be? Much too big for a child to play with. Probably the same reason Hasbros Interactive R2 was about 14" tall.
And that Theater Standee is much too large in relation to the actual robot.
Double T
Sr Member
BTW, slightly derailing the thread, but have you guys seen this website?
http://www.buynlarge.com/
Interesting seeing the other models out there.
Take with a grain of salt...from everything I've seen (keep in mind, I haven't dug around that much), this is tied into the movie. *shrugs*
T
http://www.buynlarge.com/
Interesting seeing the other models out there.
Take with a grain of salt...from everything I've seen (keep in mind, I haven't dug around that much), this is tied into the movie. *shrugs*
T
Rogue Studios
Well-Known Member
The sneak preview they Pixar presented of this film was a resounding thud in a room of 5000 people. We were all like WTF is this crap. It was like they have money and now we can make films we (Pixar) likes. There is no spoken dialogue in the film and Ben Burtt Annoyed the audience with a few cheesey sounds they had worked on and the girl robots voice is the most annoying.
I bet it will still be better than talking cars.
nickytea
Master Member
Are you talking about the Comic Con sneak? Becuase I was there, and I dont remember it going like that ... at all.
I was blown away by the 20 minutes they showed; and the Ben Burt demonstration was awesome.
agent5
Sr Member
So...what is it that some of you have seen or heard or read about that makes you think it will be the best Pixar film yet? The trailer looked very vague and sort ot boring to me. I thought Cars really, REALLY sucked but Ratatoullie was incredible. Wall-E may be a surprise. I sure hope so.
