Craig wants to change his action figure...

LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
in James Bond Memorabilia, Collecting & Props
Here's a little gift to the Anti-Craig lobby, courtesy of The Mirror, for what it's worth:

http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=4023

If there's any truth to this (at all), seems he isn't happy with the Poor Danny Action Figure, which should be on sale by the time CR debuts---he's 'too moody.'

Well, who the hell can blame him? :v :D

Apparently, he's also "hinted" that he'll demand changes in his digital alter-ego in videogame tie-ins if he feels it's necessary...
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  • HardyboyHardyboy Posts: 5,912Chief of Staff
    I wonder if the doll in question is being manufactured by Sideshow. Anyway, as we all (should) know, Pierce Brosnan gave Sideshow a rough time over how they depicted him, so why should Craig be any different?
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  • RogueAgentRogueAgent Speeding in the Tumbler...Posts: 3,676MI6 Agent
    edited August 2006
    Classic. :))

    The man must not have looked in the mirror lately.


    This just in:


    CRAIG ACTION FIGURE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO RESEMBLE ROBERT REDFORD DUE TO ACTOR'S CONSTANT NITPICKING OF FACIAL FEATURES. :))



    Is this Sideshow infamous for their approach to depicting celebs?
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  • MBE_MBE_ USAPosts: 266MI6 Agent
    edited August 2006
    Considering what all the heads look like for most of these Sideshow figures I can't blame him or any actor for wanting to make modifications. If that's the best Sideshow could do for Brosnan after him being difficult what did it look like before? If being "too moody" is the worst of it's problems then Craig's a lucky guy. Has he seen Dalton looking like Count Chocula? :o

    Edit: My 4000th post and I blew it on a Count Chocula joke. Quite fitting actually. :))

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  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
    :))

    I'll be very curious to see what the Craig figure looks like.

    Hardy, do you know if Brozzer succeeded in actually getting changes made to his figure? Seems to me that once everything's put in motion, it would be difficult (and expensive) to alter...
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  • TonyDPTonyDP Inside the MonolithPosts: 4,307MI6 Agent
    edited August 2006
    RogueAgent wrote:
    Classic. :))

    The man must not have looked in the mirror lately.

    :)) :)) Honestly, I don't know what the problem is. He almost always has that moody scowl on his face; though I will concede he has looked much better on the recent Esquire and EW covers. I do wonder what the accessories will be. Anybody up for a miniature carpet beater?
    Is this Sideshow infamous for their approach to depicting celebs?

    Their Bond figures have been hit or miss. As MBE mentioned, Dalton has the most hideous haircut inspired by the casino scenes in LTK.
  • highhopeshighhopes Posts: 1,358MI6 Agent
    I think I saw a Sean Connery action figure once --he looked like Eddie Munster.

    The truth is those things are always horrible likenesses and I'm afraid Craig is fated to be disappointed. Better to ask for a higher take of the merchandizing and call it even. That is if Eon shares any of those profits.
  • HardyboyHardyboy Posts: 5,912Chief of Staff
    Loeffelholz wrote:
    Hardy, do you know if Brozzer succeeded in actually getting changes made to his figure? Seems to me that once everything's put in motion, it would be difficult (and expensive) to alter...

    Well, the way I heard it, Brosnan demanded change after change be made to his DAD figure, and it took a while for him to be satisfied. He was such a pain that when Sideshow launched the GoldenEye figures, they just reused the DAD head.

    Oh, MBE--congrats on the 4,000th post. I also recall you sneering over Kate Beckinsale's "Count Chocula accent" in Van Helsing. I think it's a safe bet what's on your breakfast table!
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  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
    highhopes wrote:
    I think I saw a Sean Connery action figure once --he looked like Eddie Munster.

    The truth is those things are always horrible likenesses and I'm afraid Craig is fated to be disappointed. Better to ask for a higher take of the merchandizing and call it even. That is if Eon shares any of those profits.

    Craig might perhaps hope for a bit of redemption in the Premium Format. Sideshow's PF Connery is remarkably good---and the Moore and Brosnan are superior to the 12" format as well, IMO. That's the good thing about 1/4 scale as opposed to 1/6---a bit larger sculpt seems to give these guys a better chance of 'getting it (more) right.'
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  • MBE_MBE_ USAPosts: 266MI6 Agent
    edited August 2006
    Hardyboy wrote:
    Oh, MBE--congrats on the 4,000th post. I also recall you sneering over Kate Beckinsale's "Count Chocula accent" in Van Helsing. I think it's a safe bet what's on your breakfast table!

    Spoon sized shreaded wheat! If I was going to eat a bowl of sugar I'd much prefer Cap'n Crunch. ;)

    Honestly, I don't know what the point of having figures specifically of actors if they don't actually look like the actors. It can't be for the quality of the clothes. Sideshow should have asked to borrow Madame Tussauds Bond actor heads (or photos of the making of) for comparisons and cut them in for the profit. Then again Sideshow seems to sell them any way without much effort. GE Brosnan sold like DAD Brosnan even if it was just a change of clothes. Yes, I know smaller sculpts are far harder but there is no excuse for figures like Famke Jansen. Why should an actor be pleased to have something like that out on the market?

    MBE
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
    It's what's put me off the 12" format, to be honest...the Premium Format figures, while not 'poseable,' have perfectly-tailored tuxes and excellent attention to detail---you can make out the face of Brozzer's Omega watch on his figure...

    ...But if they have the PF Dalton's hair in that stupid 'straight-back' hairdo, which he wore for 10 minutes in LTK...I'm afraid I might have to vomit... :o
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  • SeanConnery007SeanConnery007 The Bond Archive - London, EngPosts: 169MI6 Agent
    edited August 2006
    I'm not surprised Daniel Craig has complained about his figures looks - if it is Sideshow who is producing the figure.
    IMHO the Sideshow models don't do much for the looks of any of the Bond actors. Timothy Daltons figure is shock-inducing. The best looking Sideshow figure is George Lazenby, probably the least sale-able actor, well, until they release Daniel Craig as James Bond m00dy.
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  • superadosuperado Regent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
    Quotes like those of Craig's in the Mirror article are really funny. Either they've been garbled up to intentionally make a person sound like a simpleton, or they're real.

    On the likeness issue, maybe Craig want's a more easygoing appearance, like this one, on the doll can be posed doing the "Yeah, I'm James Bond now!" dance:

    danielcraig2.jpg
    "...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
    superado wrote:
    Quotes like those of Craig's in the Mirror article are really funny. Either they've been garbled up to intentionally make a person sound like a simpleton, or they're real.

    Yeah, the overall treatment he's received at the hands of his native tabloids has been nothing short of awe-inspiring. :o

    Like I said, I'm really interested to see what the figure looks like (hopefully he won't look like he's been caught with a mouthful of Guinness Stout, as that picture seems to show!).
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  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,998MI6 Agent
    I'm sure it's just as dreadful as all the other Sideshows. Don't some high end action figure lines do digital head scans of the people they're reproducing? I'm sure I've read that somewhere- might be wrestling figures or something. There must be a better way. And the clothes.. what a waste of money. I saw a couple in the shop the other day -large Pierces and Sean- and they were asking £200 for them. I couldn't believe it.
  • asioasio Melbourne, AustraliaPosts: 546MI6 Agent
    Well, if Sideshow are making a Daniel Craig doll, then good on him (for forcing them to make it more accurate) and best of luck to him in doing so.
    Two of the big points I've taken from the article are that:
    1. Sideshow are making a Daniel Craig doll, after previously saying they wouldn't, and
    2. a Casino Royale videogame is in the works, despite reports it's been scrapped because it couldn't be released in time with the movie.
    The two points makes me think, did The Mirror make up the story?
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  • darenhatdarenhat The Old PuebloPosts: 2,029Quartermasters
    superado wrote:
    On the likeness issue, maybe Craig want's a more easygoing appearance, like this one, on the doll can be posed doing the "Yeah, I'm James Bond now!" dance:

    "...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....

    It's amazing how well this photo goes with your signature, supes!
  • superadosuperado Regent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
    darenhat wrote:
    superado wrote:
    On the likeness issue, maybe Craig want's a more easygoing appearance, like this one, on the doll can be posed doing the "Yeah, I'm James Bond now!" dance:

    "...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....

    It's amazing how well this photo goes with your signature, supes!

    ...like oil and water :p

    Let me rewrite that caption to better fit the image:

    “ …the gait of the figure alighting the gangplank was wobbly, after fighting back the bile brought on by that boatride on the Thames, made extra unpleasant by those #*%&$ Royal Marines.” –PRESS on conference announcing Craig as new Bond… :s
    "...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
  • walther p99walther p99 NJPosts: 3,416MI6 Agent
    what did brosnan say to sideshow about his figure?
    @deanwdunlevy
  • darenhatdarenhat The Old PuebloPosts: 2,029Quartermasters
    superado wrote:
    “ …the gait of the figure alighting the gangplank was wobbly, after fighting back the bile brought on by that boatride on the Thames, made extra unpleasant by those #*%&$ Royal Marines.” –PRESS on conference announcing Craig as new Bond… :s

    :)) :)) :))
  • arthur pringlearthur pringle SpacePosts: 366MI6 Agent
    If the acting hadn't worked out, I think Craig could easily have set himself up as a Boris Becker impersonator. Not that there would have been much demand for one...
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent Speeding in the Tumbler...Posts: 3,676MI6 Agent
    arthur pringle wrote:
    If the acting hadn't worked out, I think Craig could easily have set himself up as a Boris Becker impersonator. Not that there would have been much demand for one...



    Where is he supposed to "impersonate" at? Vegas? :))
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  • arthur pringlearthur pringle SpacePosts: 366MI6 Agent
    edited August 2006
    I was thinking more of children's parties. No child's birthday party is complete without a...er... Boris Becker impersonator :s Apparently Boris Becker is now starting to pick up work as a Daniel Craig impersonator...
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent Speeding in the Tumbler...Posts: 3,676MI6 Agent
    arthur pringle wrote:
    I was thinking more of children's parties. No child's birthday party is complete without a...er... Boris Becker impersonator :s Apparently Boris Becker is now starting to pick up work as a Daniel Craig impersonator...



    :)) Bozo The Clown watch out...
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  • walther p99walther p99 NJPosts: 3,416MI6 Agent
    what did Brosnan say about his doll?
    @deanwdunlevy
  • NightshooterNightshooter In bed with SolitairePosts: 2,917MI6 Agent
    walther p99 wrote:
    what did Brosnan say about his doll?

    They're not dolls- they're action figures!!!! :D
  • TonyDPTonyDP Inside the MonolithPosts: 4,307MI6 Agent
    Nightshooter wrote:
    walther p99 wrote:
    what did Brosnan say about his doll?

    They're not dolls- they're action figures!!!! :D

    They're not action figures, they're collectible action figures!!! :D
  • superadosuperado Regent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
    edited September 2006
    MI6 has an update, which might be the figure prototype involved in this story. The image is fan-submitted, so its veracity is uncertain:

    http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=4081

    IMO, it looks like him. On the merits of the figure, it does look like a Sideshow sculpt. However, it resembles this earlier non-Bond, photo:

    ...which makes me think that if the figure is indeed a Sideshow prototype, they used that photo as a basis because it's only a prototype? Or, it is indeed a fan-created figure based on that photo.
    "...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
  • NightshooterNightshooter In bed with SolitairePosts: 2,917MI6 Agent
    That is an odd looking figure.
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
    edited September 2006
    superado wrote:
    MI6 has an update, which might be the figure prototype involved in this story. The image is fan-submitted, so its veracity is uncertain:

    http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=4081

    IMO, it looks like him....

    :o :))

    Truly hideous---and it arrives at the perfect time for a camp desperately in need of a boost :))

    Of course, I'll be properly mortified if this turns out to be real---still, it'll be good to know that my good friend AKB46 has secured work over at Sideshow... :(|)
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  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,998MI6 Agent
    superado wrote:
    MI6 has an update, which might be the figure prototype involved in this story. The image is fan-submitted, so its veracity is uncertain:

    http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=4081

    IMO, it looks like him. On the merits of the figure, it does look like a Sideshow sculpt. However, it resembles this earlier non-Bond, photo:

    ...which makes me think that if the figure is indeed a Sideshow prototype, they used that photo as a basis because it's only a prototype? Or, it is indeed a fan-created figure based on that photo.

    Bond wears that outfit in the pre-credits sequence.

    It's a rubbish scuulpt, but that's hardly against Sideshow's MO; it's not quite as bad as I was expecting from them, although the hair is very odd.
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