Earlier this month Shane Black shared a picture on Instagram of what we believed was a n early prototype Pop Funko of the new Predator Dog! Now that the new The Predator line has hit the stores, we’ve got confirmation that it was in fact the Predator Dog! And now we have our first look at the Predator Dogs from the new film – albeit a cutesified version!
We’re also seeing our first glimpse at Funko’s take on the Upgrade Predator, which Funko is just calling Super Predator. Thanks to Funko Pop Hunters for the picture of the back of the figure box!
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Maybe it's all an elaborate ruse to secure us in the theatre seats, and then surprise us with the final Predog version. Interesting that they'd make the maskless version of Captured as Limited. You'd think that'd be just a standard available figure.
I don't know how you collectors show the restraint that you do
I've kind of grown to like the dreaded pups... at least for the collectible figures sake.
Ugh if I never received one single Alien Pop toy as a gift a couple years ago, I would be able to resist the urge of buying these stupid vinyls. But now I gotta "catch em all".
At least I've managed to steer clear of collecting the NECA figures, I'd be broke and constantly searching for those on top of my clothing and shoe expenses.
The box for Captured (with a mask) only features 3 figures for the series, one of those already being Captured (with a mask), then Upgrade, and Ollie.
Hm, that seems strange. If the Ollie design is still showing up on marketing material, maybe they are planning on using both in the movie.... odd move though
Yes that one, would they really use both designs I wonder?
That would be Ollie?
I thought the spider-creatures were going to be along the lines of headcrabs with crustacean overtones, maybe mandibles.
But if they're as bad in design as the Predator Dogs here I'm glad they're gone.
(Hopefully the film versions were changed in design after Funko pops got the designs way back when.)
It's my only hope for not laughing at these things come September.
But wow, didn't catch the dreads in that first pic. Kind of dissapointing. Maybe they'll look better on screen in full detail and action.
They look like little Lord Farquaads with those locks though. Interesting choice of colors too.
Yeah. If that's the design they've settled on, I'm going to check out every time they come on screen. Not a good cinema experience.
So far, it doesn't look promising
I could make better concept art for a Predator dog that doesn't involve slapping dreds on the thing, this was a terrible decision.
If this is a accurate respresentation of how they'll appear in the film it's going to take me out of it every time they appear.
Honestly, hope to the Heavens that this is an Alien Covenant situation where the merchandise design is different from the film design.
Not an exact Predator head I think...just look at the dogs' eyes...they are on the sides of the head. And the mouth is different also, but yeah...quite similar to the Predators.
Maybe they have much shorter dreadlocks then a Predator which could look cool.
We'll see.
Thank God they removed them. Yeah, I'm really disappointed it's just dreads slapped on the dogs. Fortunately no mandibles, though.
I hope we see some detailed images of the movie version Upgrade soon.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BmAQ7rKgC2t/?taken-by=popoholic_maniac
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Maybe it will end up better in the movie, the Upgrade from funko is not accurate to the movie as well, but that worries me a bit.
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The reactions to numerous test screenings of the film were not good. Lukewarm to downright negative responses. That's shockingly bad.
As for 'shockingly bad' response or why reshoots are done - they can be very common on films like this regardless of response, which I did not hear was 'shockingly bad'. If
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You WAFFLED on that very point! Your posts are publicly available. Just barely over a month ago you said it was entirely possible they would still be in the film.
That didn't even take me two seconds to find.
No. I really do not. I go with the best evidence on hand. Shane Black stepped up his game and made the changes that needed to be made based on test screenings. Which I admitted and gave him kudos for. I have also been defending certain concepts regarding the film as more information has been forth coming. Having an open mind and being willing to change said mind when the facts are in hand is more intellectually honest than blind optimism supported by Jack and his good friend shit.
I have always maintained that the hybrids, spiders, and the allied Predators were terrible and would need to be changed or excised completely to fix the utterly awful third act. I also maintained that the likelihood of those changes being put into effect this late it into the production was slim to none. I admitted that I was shocked and pleasantly surprised that they had.
I never once tried to pretend like I hadn't called that wrong. I was wrong. They did change it.
Do you not get how un-f**king-likely it is for a movie like this to get a total reworking of it's ending? That only happens when the audience reaction is shockingly bad. As in, producers and executives having panic attacks and shitting themselves over all the invested cash going up in flames.
They make money via low investment, low risk, "tertiary media." Comics, novels, and toys. That has always been where AVP has done it's best. The original AVP comic was one of the all time best selling comics ever. Fox doesn't need to make a movie and risk a multi million dollar budget when they can get some assholes to draw cartoons and mold plastic.
The film is not profitable. It barely broke the margins, which is why AVPR got a drastically reduced budget, and had a shorter filming schedule to boot.
I'm not the one saying it. Black said there would be ties. We've been told that the spear from AVP is in there, somewhere. That's your connection to the AVP franchise. Your connection to Predator 2? Keyes son. Your connection to Predator? The original mask. OTHER connections as in other connections to the other films. Predators (apparently) hasn't happened yet.
No, it does not. It makes no sense to take on another high concept and risky venture like AVP when the first two films were the epitome of diminishing returns and met with scathing critical review. It forced the Predator franchise into soft reboot territory with "Predators" and it was only the incredible pedigree and pull of Ridley Scott that made Prometheus happen. Which was still done with a lot of cautious tip toeing by Fox. "It's an Alien film, without the Alien. It's going to be really classy like the original film, and nothing like those kiddy AVP films."
It doesn't tell me that there are any plans for a future AVP film. Nobody at Fox has indicated they are even looking into the concept for another AVP film for the foreseeable future. NO ONE. We just got some insider information that indicates nothing is going on with the AVP side of the license on the big screen. ALIEN. Yes. Predator. Depends on The Predator.
Nothing. Nadda. Zilch. About an AVP film, and why would there be?
Agreed 110%. One of the greatest tweaks to a film company logo ever. It tells you everything you need to know about Alien 3. This is going to be a dark and depressing story.
Yep.
It's not likely. Dark Horse can keep making comics, NECA can keep making toys, but the chance we'll ever see another AVP film? Not likely.
I'm someone who wants another AVP. I believe the concept has a lot of potential that was never even remotely given it's just due on the big screen. I want something that measures up to the comic, the Briggs script, or the tingling feeling I get when I watch the AVP 1999 PC game trailer and think "That's what that movie should have felt like."
Hell, when I was a kid and I saw this trailer on the Resurrection VHS, I was sure we'd hear news of an AVP movie in the near future.
As of right now we'll be so lucky if these two franchises can turn it around independently.