Playdate for film toys

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Playdate for film toys

By Gail Schiller
The Hollywood Reporter
Feb 15, 2008

"Speed Racer"

UPDATED 4:07 p.m. PT, Feb. 15

NEW YORK -- Toys based on Warner Bros.' "Speed Racer" and "The Dark Knight," Lucasfilm's "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and Marvel's "Hulk" are expected to be the biggest licensed entertainment hits at this year's Toy Fair, but the hottest toys of all might be those that unlock virtual worlds on the Web.

Other film properties expected to make a solid showing at Toy Fair, opening Sunday in Manhattan, are Dream?Works' "Kung Fu Panda," Marvel's "Iron Man," Disney's "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" and Disney/ Pixar's "Wall-E."

With "Hannah Montana" hotter than ever and a live-action movie slated for 2009, Disney licensees will showcase product lines that also incorporate the trend toward music-themed toys, sparked not only by "Hannah" and Disney's other tween phenomenon "High School Musical" but also by such music-based video games as "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Star." There also will be toys for "HSM" ahead of the October theatrical release of "High School Musical 3: Senior Year."

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...ea12ace9fc97e0

[Melonballer]

I've got a thread going on about Toy Fair 2008 over in the collectibles lounge.

http://micechat.com/forums/showthrea...008-90318.html

I got a few good links to pictures of some neat toys and some info I have read on the many toy collecting website.