Thread: Gemmy 2012 predictions...

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Every year a former member would start a thread for us to guess and discuss Gemmy’s upcoming licensed figure(s), so in the spirit of that I decided to go ahead and start it.

I know a lot of us have wished for Gemmy to release a Leatherface figure again and I think 2012 may just be the year! If you look at the last few years you’ll see that any major horror films that came out that year yielded what character was released from Gemmy. The first was the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street which produced the new Freddy for 2010 and this year was Ghostface from Scream.

I found out that a new Texas Chainsaw 3d film will be released in October of 2012 so if Gemmy continues to follow that trend, I feel certain that 2012 will be the year for leatherface to return.

In addition to this the release of a Universal Studios Frankenstein this year, all doors are open for their next Universal figure which will hopefully be a Bela Lugosi Dracula.

Feel free to add you own comments and suggestions because I feel certain Gemmy reads this board.

Leatherface v.7, Freddy v.15, Jason v.28...

Lugosi as Dracula would be spectacular. Lon Chaney's Wolfman or Phantom would be really cool, too, I think.

The Tall Man (Phantasm), Candyman, Pumpkinhead, Leprechaun, Darkness (Legend), and the green Ghoulie who pops out of the toilet() would also be wicked. I know, not much chance of any of those...

A new Donna of the dead would be great! 2011 was a very good year, lots of new cool props, I hope 2012 will be similar!

A Halloween 3d is coming out, too, which
Means Michael Myers could return. A talking Audry 2 would be cool!

I for one would love to see a Chucky.

Gemmy in 2011 really offered alot.I was impressed with them.I ordered the freddy from kmart and will do the same for scream.As it is cheaper at kmart than spirit.I at first was disappointed with the two new figures but after seeing them in person I liked them both.
I to would love to see chucky.I know he would be small but if they wouldn't charge as much as they do for the bigger ones I think he would sell.

Originally Posted by Garthgoyle

Lugosi as Dracula would be spectacular. Lon Chaney's Wolfman or Phantom would be really cool, too, I think.

Unfortunately, for all of the promotion, Gemmy's "Karloff" Frankenstein figure didn't look like Karloff! It looked like a typical generic Universal Frankenstein - you'd think with paying the Karloff estate royalties they'd be more particular about the likeness on the figure... But I'd be willing to bet you're right, and they do pursue a Lugosi Dracula. The model company Moebius did something interesting this year - they licensed the Lugosi likeness from the Lugosi Estate, NOT Universal, and based their model kit on Lugosi's BROADWAY performance! The only discernable difference that I know of was the lack of the medallion on his chest...

Back on subject, Leatherface's return sounds like a good choice as well. I wonder if Gemmy plans to jump on the Zombie bandwagon, or feel that the fad has played itself out.

Originally Posted by ChrisW

Unfortunately, for all of the promotion, Gemmy's "Karloff" Frankenstein figure didn't look like Karloff! It looked like a typical generic Universal Frankenstein - you'd think with paying the Karloff estate royalties they'd be more particular about the likeness on the figure....

After finding a pic to look at, yeah, you're right That's sad (and mildly amusing).

What I like about Gemmy is that they make mini versions of the horror characters. I can't afford the big ones, nor do I have room.

I guess I'm in a minority because I'm tired of seeing Freddy, Leatherface, Myers, and Jason stuff coming out year after year after year. Do we really need another figure of any of these guys? I don't think so. I'm sure these characters have a strong appeal to their fans, but most of us need one of each in a haunt and don't want to buy v2, v3, v4, or beyond, so I don't think making repeats of figures would be a good business model.

I would like to see a Jack Skellington, Predator, Alien, Pumpkinhead, Dawn of the Dead (original) zombies. And instead of yet another Chuckie (to go with the dolls that have been made for decades now) how about a zombie Shophia from Walking Dead?