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Disney & Marvel try to figure how much Hulk is too much Hulk

Published

12 years ago

May 23, 2012

What with the enormous success "Marvel's The
Avengers" has had so far (This Joss Whedon film is now officially the highest-grossing
film in Walt Disney Company history. As of Tuesday, this Marvel Studios / Paramount Pictures production
has racked up $1.19 billion in global ticket sales. Besting Disney's previous
record-holder — "Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," which grossed
$1.07 billion worldwide back in 2006 — by more than a hundred million), I
think it's important to remember that — not all that long ago — there were
people who worked with / worked for The Walt Disney Company who didn't have a
clue when it came to who these comic book characters were.

By that I mean: I've seen video of a presentation that former
Chairman of Disney Consumer Products Andy Mooney made in the Fall of 2009, as
he tried to educate the Company's longtime European licensing partners about who
the Marvel characters were. And to put things in terms that Mooney hoped that these
people would understand, Andy described Spider-Man as being Marvel's equivalent
to Mickey Mouse. Iron Man was more like that comic book company's Donald Duck. And the Hulk … In terms of
popularity, he was kind of like Marvel's answer to Goofy.

Well, if Mooney were giving that same speech again today,
he'd probably have to change his batting order. Given the enormous surge in
Hulk-related merchandise sales that Disney Consumer Products has seen in the
wake of the release of "Marvel's The Avengers."

As Paul Gitter — Marvel Entertainment's President of
Consumer Products for North America — explained in an article that ran in
Forbes magazine on April 30th:

"It's just like you would think – Iron Man and Captain
America sell more than Thor," says Gitter. However, The Hulk may soon surpass
them all. Marvel executives have been "pleasantly surprised by the phenomenal
response" to this green superhero, and expect this fan affinity to further
strengthen once ('Marvel's The Avengers' opens in theaters). "His sales are up
in a major way."

And once they got wind of those sales, Disney executives
immediately began looking for new ways to expand the Hulk brand. Find new &
additional ways to get content related to this classic Marvel character out
there for consumers.

Mind you, the Company already had some Hulk-related projects
in the works. Take — for example — "Hulk
and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H." This new animated series — which is being
written & produced by Paul Dini, the talent behind "Batman: The Animated Series
" and "Ultimate Spider-Man" — is slated to debut
on Disney XD sometimes in 2013. Not to mention that "Hulk" live-action
television series which Guillermo Del Toro and Marvel EVP of Television Jeph
Loeb have had in development for ABC for the better part of two years now. That show wasn't ready for the coming
television season. But at the Alphabet network's upfronts last week, ABC
entertainment president Paul Lee said that he hoped this
"Hulk" TV series would be ready to air on ABC in time for the 2013 – 2014
season.

But given that — for a lot of folks, anyway — it was Mark
Ruffalo's performance as Dr. Bruce Banner in "Marvel's The Avengers" that
finally caused them to care about this character, there are those at Walt Disney
Studios who are suggesting that the best / smartest way to make more green off
the Big Green Guy is make a stand-alone Hulk movie with that actor. One that could perhaps be
released to theaters sometime in 2015.

Now where this gets interesting that Disney officials are
actually getting some resistance to this idea from the folks over at Marvel
Studios. Largely because they remember what happened the last two times Marvel tried
to build a feature film around this comic book character: 2003's
"Hulk" and 2008's "The Incredible Hulk." Both of these
Universal Pictures releases were ultimately considered to be disappointments,
given that neither did really big business at the box office and genuinely
struggling to cover their initial production costs.

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige

This is why — when Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige was
being interviewed by Cinema Blend back on May 1st and was asked flat-out about
whether a stand-alone "Hulk" was in the works — he pooh-poohed the
idea, saying that …

… There are not a lot of plans going forward. The plan was
make an Avengers movie where people like yourself came out of it saying, "I
love the Hulk!" If we've done that, that is a huge achievement. We have, as you
can imagine, many, many options with Mark Ruffalo, so we'll start to figure out
when and what that will be. We've announced the 2013 movies, we've announced
one of the 2014 movies – the second 2014 movie is not going to be a Hulk movie.
So we'll see if and when we can put it together. Frankly, it took a lot of time
to get this version of the Hulk. So we're not going to turn around and rush
something and undo all that good will.

But that was back on May 1st. Now (slightly more than three
weeks later) things have changed. Based largely on the "good will"
that Mark Ruffalo's performance as the Hulk has created, that classic Marvel
character has seen a huge surge in popularity. Which has got Disney officials
wondering how much Hulk is too much Hulk. Would it be overkill to have "Hulk
and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H." debut on Disney XD in 2013, a
"Hulk" live-action television series premiere on ABC as part of their
2013 – 2014 line-up as well as have a "Hulk" stand-alone film
starring Mark Ruffalo bow in theaters sometime in 2015?

And just so you know, this would be in addition to
"Marvel's The Avengers 2." Which hasn't been officially announced
yet. But given that Disney CEO Bob Iger knew that he'd invariably get questions about this from
investment analysts, as part of his opening remarks for the Company's second quarter
earnings conference call back on May 8th, Iger flat-out stated that …

… Yes, we are in development on a sequel to Avengers.

The only problem right now is when can "Marvel's The
Avengers 2" be shot? Reassembling this cast for a second
go-round is really going to take some doing.

Why For? Well, take Robert Downey Jr. for example.
Production of "Iron Man 3" just began yesterday in Wilmington, NC.
And once that Shane Black film wraps sometime later this Summer / early this Fall, Downey
has no less than 5 other projects he's tentatively committed to be appearing in
between now and the end of 2015. Among them that "Perry Mason" reboot
that Robert and his wife & production partner Susan are prepping as a possible
starring vehicle for Downey. So carving out a big enough chunk of time for
Robert to come back and play Tony Stark in "Marvel's The Avengers 2" sometime
between now and early 2016 is going to be a real scheduling challenge.

And given that Disney already has " Iron Man 3" &
"Thor 2" scheduled for theatrical release next year, and "Captain America 2" & the
not-officially-announced-yet "Ant-Man" film following in 2014 …
Since "Avengers 2" is looking less & less likely to be a 2015
release now, it only makes sense that Walt Disney Studios might now be turning
towards the Hulk. Looking to take advantage of this classic comic book
character's sudden surge in popularity to help fill one of those Marvel-related
holes in Disney Studios' 2015 release schedule.

And strictly from a business point of view, this decision
does kind of sort of make sense. After all, as Bob Iger said in last week's quarterly
earnings conference call:

Bob Iger and Chris Hemsworth at the May 2011 premiere
of Paramount Pictures & Marvel's "Thor" at the El Capitan
Theatre. Photo by Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
North America

(Thanks to) the presence of (this) character in ("Marvel's
The Avengers") and the performance of the actor, the popularity (of the
Hulk) has actually grown significantly. So there's real demand for Hulk product
in the marketplace right now.

So why not take advantage of that demand? Make some big
green while Marvel's Big Green Guy is still wildly popular? More to the point, when
Marvel & Disney hired Mark Ruffalo to play The Hulk's alter-ego, Dr. Bruce
Banner, they signed this Academy Award-nominated actor to a multi-picture deal.
Which reportedly locked Ruffalo in to play the Hulk in at least six Marvel
films.

So with five pictures still left on his contract, it's just
good business sense for a publicly held company like Disney to get Mark back in front of the camera as
quickly as possible and then have him recreate his charming performances as Dr.
Bruce Banner & the Hulk … isn't it?

Joss Whedon confers with Mark Ruffalo on the set of "Marvel's The Avengers." Photo by
Zade Rosenthal. Copyright Marvel Studios. All rights reserved

I mean, me personally, I genuinely enjoyed "Marvel's
The Avengers." Which is why I'd love to see a sequel to this Joss Whedon
film make it to the marketplace as quickly as possible. But that said, I also
recognize that part of what made this movie-going experience special was the
slow build-up. All of those after-the-credits scenes which were tacked onto
"Iron Man," "The Incredible Hulk," "Iron Man 2," "Captain America: The First Avenger" and
"Thor" that then helped build your anticipation for "Marvel's The
Avengers." I don't know if it will be possible for Walt Disney Pictures and/or
Marvel Studios to replicate that phenomenon as part of their lead-up to
"Avengers 2."

And then I have to
wonder if Kevin Feige was really onto something when — in his interview with
Cinema Blend — he talked about all of
the good will which the Hulk is currently enjoying thanks to Mark Ruffalo's performance in "Marvel's The
Avengers." I'd hate to see all of that good will squandered just because
Disney executives are eager to cash in on a sudden surge of popularity for this
classic comic book character.

So what do you folks think? Is there really such a thing as too much Hulk?

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Seward Johnson bronzes add a surreal, artistic touch to NYC’s Garment District

Published

9 years ago

June 23, 2015

Jim Hill

Greetings from NYC. Nancy and I drove down from New
Hampshire yesterday because we'll be checking out
Disney Consumer Products' annual Holiday Showcase later today.

Anyway … After checking into our hotel (i.e., The Paul.
Which is located down in NYC's NoMad district), we decided to grab some dinner.
Which is how we wound up at the Melt Shop.

Photo by Jim Hill

Which is this restaurant that only sells grilled cheese sandwiches.
This comfort food was delicious, but kind of on the heavy side.

Photo by Jim Hill

Which is why — given that it was a beautiful summer night
— we'd then try and walk off our meals. We started our stroll down by the Empire
State Building
…

Photo by Jim Hill

… and eventually wound up just below Times
Square (right behind where the Waterford Crystal Times Square New
Year's Eve Ball is kept).

Photo by Jim Hill

But you know what we discovered en route? Right in the heart
of Manhattan's Garment District
along Broadway between 36th and 41st? This incredibly cool series of life-like
and life-sized sculptures that Seward
Johnson has created.

Photo by Jim Hill

And — yes — that is Abraham Lincoln (who seems to have
slipped out of WDW's Hall of Presidents when no one was looking and is now
leading tourists around Times Square). These 18 painted
bronze pieces (which were just installed late this past Sunday night / early
Monday morning) range from the surreal to the all-too-real.

Photo by Jim Hill

Some of these pieces look like typical New Yorkers. Like the
business woman planning out her day …

Photo by Jim Hill

… the postman delivering the mail …

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… the hot dog vendor working at his cart …

Photo by Jim Hill

… the street musician playing for tourists …

Photo by Jim Hill

Not to mention the tourists themselves.

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But right alongside the bronze businessmen …

Photo by Jim Hill

… and the tired grandmother hauling her groceries home …

Photo by Jim Hill

… there were also statues representing people who were
from out-of-town …

Photo by Jim Hill

… or — for that matter — out-of-time.

Photo by Jim Hill

These were the Seward Johnson pieces that genuinely beguiled. Famous impressionist paintings brought to life in three dimensions.

Note the out-of-period water bottle that some tourist left
behind. Photo by Jim Hill

Some of them so lifelike that you actually had to pause for
a moment (especially as day gave way to night in the city) and say to yourself
"Is that one of the bronzes? Or just someone pretending to be one of these
bronzes?"

Mind you, for those of you who aren't big fans of the
impressionists …

Photo by Jim Hill

… there's also an array of American icons. Among them
Marilyn Monroe …

Photo by Jim Hill

… and that farmer couple from Grant Wood's "American
Gothic."

Photo by Jim Hill

But for those of you who know your NYC history, it's hard to
beat that piece which recreates Alfred Eisenstaedt's famous photograph of V-J Day in Times Square.

Photo by Jim Hill

By the way, a 25-foot-tall version of this particular Seward
Johnson piece ( which — FYI — is entitled "Embracing Peace") will actually
be placed in Times Square for a few days on or around August 14th to commemorate the 70th
anniversary of Victory Over Japan Day (V-J Day).

Photo by Jim Hill

By the way, if you'd like to check these Seward Johnson bronzes in
person (which — it should be noted — are part of the part of the Garment
District Alliance's new public art offering) — you'd best schedule a trip to
the City sometime over the next three months. For these pieces will only be on
display now through September 15th.

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Wondering what you should “Boldly Go” see at the movies next year? The 2015 Licensing Expo offers you some clues

Published

9 years ago

June 10, 2015

Jim Hill

Greeting from the 2015 Licensing Expo, which is being held
at the Mandalay Bay
Convention Center in Las
Vegas.

Photo by Jim Hill

I have to admit that I enjoy covering the Licensing Expo.
Mostly becomes it allows bloggers & entertainment writers like myself to
get a peek over the horizon. Scope out some of the major motion pictures &
TV shows that today's vertically integrated entertainment conglomerates
(Remember when these companies used to be called movie studios?) will be
sending our way over the next two years or so.

Photo by Jim Hill

Take — for example — all of "The Secret Life of
Pets" banners that greeted Expo attendees as they made their way to the
show floor today. I actually got to see some footage from this new Illumination
Entertainment production (which will hit theaters on July 8, 2016) the last time I was in Vegas. Which
was for CinemaCon back in April. And the five or so minutes of film that I viewed
suggested that "The Secret Life of Pets" will be a really funny
animated feature.

Photo by Jim Hill

Mind you, Universal Pictures wanted to make sure that Expo
attendees remembered that there was another Illumination Entertainment production
coming-to-a-theater-near-them before "The Secret Life of Pets" (And
that's "Minions," the "Despicable Me" prequel. Which
premieres at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival next week but
won't be screened stateside 'til July 10th of this year). Which is why they had
three minions who were made entirely out of LEGOS loitering out in the lobby.

Photo by Jim Hill

And Warner Bros. — because they wanted "Batman v
Superman: Dawn of Justice" to start trending on Twitter today — brought
the Batmobile to Las Vegas.

Photo by Jim Hill

Not to mention full-sized macquettes of Batman, Superman and
Wonder Woman. Just so conventioneers could then see what these DC superheroes
would actually look like in this eagerly anticipated, March 25, 2016 release.

Photo by Jim Hill

That's the thing that can sometimes be a wee bit frustrating
about the Licensing Expo. It's all about delayed gratification. You'll come
around a corner and see this 100 foot-long ad for "The Peanuts Movie"
and think "Hey, that looks great. I want to see that Blue Sky Studios production
right now." It's only then that you notice the fine print and realize that
"The Peanuts Movie" doesn't actually open in theaters 'til November
6th of this year.

Photo by Jim Hill

And fan of Blue Sky's "Ice Age" film franchise are in for an even
longer wait. Given that the latest installment in that top grossing series
doesn't arrive in theaters 'til July
15, 2016.

Photo by Jim Hill

Of course, if you're one of those people who needs immediate
gratification when it comes to your entertainment, there was stuff like that to
be found at this year's Licensing Expo. Take — for example — how the WWE
booth was actually shaped like a wrestling ring. Which — I'm guessing — meant
that if the executives of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. didn't like
the offer that you were making, they were then allowed to toss you out over the
top rope, Royal Rumble-style.

Photo by Jim Hill

I also have to admit that — as a longtime Star Trek fan —
it was cool to see the enormous Starship Enterprise that hung in place over the
CBS booth. Not to mention getting a glimpse of the official Star Trek 50th
Anniversary logo.

Photo by Jim Hill

I was also pleased to see lots of activity in The Jim Henson
Company booth. Which suggests that JHC has actually finally carved out a
post-Muppets identity for itself.

Photo by Jim Hill

Likewise for all of us who were getting a little concerned
about DreamWorks Animation (what with all the layoffs & write-downs &
projects that were put into turnaround or outright cancelled last year), it was
nice to see that booth bustling.

Photo by Jim Hill

Every so often, you'd come across some people who were
promoting a movie that you weren't entirely sure that you actually wanted to
see (EX: "Angry Birds," which Sony Pictures Entertainment / Columbia
Pictures will be releasing to theaters on May 20, 2016). But then you remembered that Clay Kaytis —
who's this hugely talented former Walt Disney Animation Studios animator — is
riding herd on "Angry Birds" with Fergal Reilly. And you'd think
"Well, if Clay's working on 'Angry Birds,' I'm sure this animated feature
will turn out fine."

Photo by Jim Hill

Mind you, there were reminders at this year's Licensing Expo
of great animated features that we're never going to get to see now. I still
can't believe — especially after that brilliant proof-of-concept footage
popped up online last year — that Sony execs decided not to go forward
with production of Genndy Tartakovsky's
"Popeye" movie. But that's the
cruel thing about the entertainment business, folks. It will sometime break
your heart.

Photo by Jim Hill

And make no mistake about this. The Licensing Expo is all
about business. That point was clearly driven home at this year's show when —
as you walked through the doors of the Mandalay
Bay Convention Center
— the first thing that you saw was the Hasbros Booth. Which was this gleaming,
sleek two story-tall affair full of people who were negotiating deals &
signing contracts for all of the would-be summer blockbusters that have already
announced release dates for 2019 & beyond.

Photo by Jim Hill

"But what about The Walt Disney Company?," you
ask. "Weren't they represented on the show floor at this year's Licensing
Expo?" Not really, not. I mean, sure. There were a few companies there hyping
Disney-related products. Take — for example — the Disney Wikkeez people.

Photo by Jim Hill

I'm assuming that some Disney Consumer Products exec is
hoping that Wikkeez will eventually become the new Tsum Tsum. But to be blunt,
these little hard plastic figures don't seem to have the same huggable charm
that those stackable plush do. But I've been wrong before. So let's see what
happens with Disney Wikkeez once they start showing up on the shelves of the
Company's North American retail partners.

Photo by Jim Hill

And speaking of Disney's retail partners … They were
meeting with Mouse House executives behind closed doors one floor down from the
official show floor for this year's Licensing Expo.

Photo by Jim Hill

And the theme for this year's invitation-only Disney shindig? "Timeless
Stories" involving the Disney, Pixar, Marvel & Lucasfilm brands that
would then appeal to "tomorrow's consumer."

Photo by Jim Hill

And just to sort of hammer home the idea that Disney is no
longer the Company which cornered the market when it comes to little girls
(i.e., its Disney Princess and Disney Fairies franchises), check out this
wall-sized Star Wars-related image that DCP put up just outside of one of its
many private meeting rooms. "See?," this carefully crafted photo
screams. "It isn't just little boys who want to wield the Force. Little
girls also want to grow up and be Lords of the Sith."

Photo by Jim Hill

One final, kind-of-ironic note: According to this banner,
Paramount Pictures will be releasing a movie called "Amusement Park"
to theaters sometime in 2017.

Photo by Jim Hill

Well, given all the "Blackfish" -related issues
that have been dogged SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment over the past two years, I'm
just hoping that they'll still be in the amusement park business come 2017.

Your thoughts?

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It takes more than three circles to craft a Classic version of Mickey Mouse

Published

9 years ago

June 9, 2015

Jim Hill

You know what Mickey Mouse looks like, right? Little guy,
big ears?

Truth be told, Disney's corporate symbol has a lot of
different looks. If Mickey's interacting with Guests at Disneyland
Park (especially this summer, when
the Happiest Place on Earth
is celebrating its 60th anniversary), he looks & dresses like this.

Or when he's appearing in one of those Emmy Award-winning shorts that Disney
Television Animation has produced (EX: "Bronco Busted," which debuts
on the Disney Channel tonight at 8 p.m. ET / PT), Mickey is drawn in a such a
way that he looks hip, cool, edgy & retro all at the same time.

Looking ahead to 2017 now, when Disney Junior rolls out "Mickey and the
Roadster Racers," this brand-new animated series will feature a sportier version
of Disney's corporate symbol. One that Mouse House managers hope will persuade
preschool boys to more fully embrace this now 86 year-old character.

That's what most people don't realize about the Mouse. The
Walt Disney Company deliberately tailors Mickey's look, even his style of
movement, depending on what sort of project / production he's appearing in.

Take — for example — Disney
California Adventure
Park's "World of Color:
Celebrate!" Because Disney's main mouse would be co-hosting this new
nighttime lagoon show with ace emcee Neil Patrick Harris, Eric Goldberg really had
to step up Mickey's game. Which is why this master Disney animator created
several minutes of all-new Mouse animation which then showed that Mickey was
just as skilled a showman as Neil was.

Better yet, let's take a look at what the folks at Avalanche Studios just went
through as they attempted to create a Classic version of Mickey & Minnie.
One that would then allow this popular pair to become part of Disney Infinity
3.0.

"I won't lie to you. We were under a lot of pressure to
get the look of this particular version of Mickey — he's called Red Pants
Mickey around here — just right," said Jeff Bunker, the VP of Art
Development at Avalanche Studios, during a recent phone interview. "When
we brought Sorcerer Mickey into Disney Infinity 1.0 back in January of 2014,
that one was relatively easy because … Well, everyone knows what Mickey Mouse
looked like when he appeared in 'Fantasia.' "

"But this time around, we were being asked to design
THE Mickey & Minnie," Bunker continued. "And given that these Classic
Disney characters have been around in various different forms for the better
part of the last century … Well, which look was the right look?"

Which is why Jeff and his team at Avalanche Studios began watching hours &
hours of Mickey Mouse shorts. As they tried to get a handle on which look would
work best for these characters in Disney Infinity 3.0.

"And we went all the way back to the very start of Mickey's career. We began
with 'Steamboat Willie' and then watched all of those black & white Mickey shorts
that Walt made back in the late 1920s & early 1930s. From there, we
transitioned to his Technicolor shorts. Which is when Mickey went from being
this pie-eyed, really feisty character to more of a well-behaved leading
man," Bunker recalled. "We then finished out our Mouse marathon by
watching all of those new Mickey shorts that Paul Rudish & his team have
been creating for Disney Television Animation. Those cartoons really recapture
a lot of the spirit and wild slapstick fun that Mickey's early, black &
white shorts had."

But given that the specific assignment that Avalanche Studios had been handed
was to create the most appealing looking, likeable version of Mickey Mouse
possible … In the end, Jeff and his team wound up borrowing bits & pieces
from a lot of different versions of the world's most famous mouse. So that
Classic Mickey would then look & move in a way that best fit the sort of
gameplay which people would soon be able to experience with Disney Infinity
3.0.

"That — in a lot of ways — was actually the toughest
part of the Classic Mickey design project. You have to remember that one of the
key creative conceits of Disney Infinity
is that all the characters which appear in this game are toys," Bunker
stated. "Okay. So they're beautifully detailed, highly stylized toy
versions of beloved Disney, Pixar, Marvel & Lucasfilm characters. But
they're still supposed to be toys. So our Classic versions of Mickey &
Minnie have the same sort of thickness & sturdiness to them that toys have.
So that they'll then be able to fit right in with all of the rest of the
characters that Avalanche Studios had previously designed for Disney Infinity."

And then there was the matter of coming up with just the
right pose for Classic Mickey & Minnie. Which — to hear Jeff tell the
story — involved input from a lot of Disney upper management.

"Everyone within the Company seemed to have an opinion
about how Mickey & Minnie should be posed. More to the point, if you Google
Mickey, you then discover that there are literally thousands of poses out there
for these two. Though — truth be told — a lot of those kind of play off the
way Mickey poses when he's being Disney's corporate symbol," Bunker said.
"But what I was most concerned about was that Mickey's pose had to work
with Minnie's pose. Because we were bringing the Classic versions of these
characters up into Disney Infinity 3.0 at the exact same time. And we wanted to
make sure — especially for those fans who like to put their Disney Infinity
figures on display — that Mickey's pose would then complement Minnie.

Which is why Jeff & the crew at Avalanche Studios
decided — when it came to Classic Mickey & Minnie's pose — that they
should go all the way back to the beginning. Which is why these two Disney icons
are sculpted in such a way that it almost seems as though you're witnessing the
very first time Mickey set eyes on Minnie.

"And what was really great about that was — as soon as
we began showing people within the Company this pose — everyone at Disney
quickly got on board with the idea. I mean, the Classic Mickey that we sculpted
for Disney Infinity 3.0 is clearly a very playful, spunky character. But at the
same time, he's obviously got eyes for Minnie," Bunker concluded. "So
in the end, we were able to come up with Classic versions of these characters
that will work well within the creative confines of Disney Infinity 3.0 but at
the same time please those Disney fans who just collect these figures because
they like the way the Disney Infinity characters look."

So now that this particular design project is over, does
Jeff regret that Mouse House upper management was so hands-on when it came to
making sure that the Classic versions of Mickey & Minnie were specifically
tailored to fit the look & style of gameplay found in Disney Infinity 3.0?

"To be blunt, we go through this every time we add a new character to the
game. The folks at Lucasfilm were just as hands-on when we were designing the
versions of Darth Vader and Yoda that will also soon be appearing in Disney
Infinity 3.0," Bunker laughed. "So in the end, if the character's
creators AND the fans are happy, then I'm happy."

This article was originally posted on the Huffington Post's Entertainment page on Tuesday, June 9, 2015