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Looks like Stern aren't doing this after all... also seems that Franchi has had a falling out with Stern...
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Beautiful. If the game looked as good I would’ve been up for one of those. Shame.
He talks about it on the Slap Save Pinball Podcast.
Starts at 25:20.
Starts at 25:20.
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Great artwork.
Just on theme... I'm not sure why Stern would pass on this ?
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Just on theme... I'm not sure why Stern would pass on this ?
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He's so good at what he does. Makes it so obvious that other artists blaming the licensors for ****ty artwork are making excuses.
Question, how would they get permission / licence for using Christopher Reeve's likeness, or indeed for anyone who has passed away on a machine?
From the estate....
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Suspect that during that time Reeve included that in the deal to be in the movie so no additional permission needed...
Superman is too big an icon to have any ****ing about with that sort of permission.
Neil.
Superman is too big an icon to have any ****ing about with that sort of permission.
Neil.
It is easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.
Licensing is different nearly every time. I've heard Roger Sharpe talk about it and it's all a matter of following the trail til you find out out what belongs to who and then making deals. Modern licensing is a nightmare especially apparently.
From the podcast Franchi stated it had the same fate as Beetlejuice... Gomez said it wasn't a title the teams at Stern could get behind or get excited about...
If so Gomez is clearly off his head... They make Munsters but can't get behind Superman... MADNESS!!!!!
If so Gomez is clearly off his head... They make Munsters but can't get behind Superman... MADNESS!!!!!
If it’s a still from the film then it would be an easy license. (Well relatively easy). If it’s a drawing from the film it become more complex.
Dealing with an estate can be problematic. I had a cover of a T. rex song being used in a Jim Carey movie. Getting permission from Marc Bolan’s estate was the hardest part of the deal. Seriously they got 20k just from signing their name but couldn’t be ****d.
Wasn’t it BTTF and Hook that they couldn’t get the image rights for?
I’m also always a bit cynical when people claim a license is too expensive for pinball. Even at a rate of say $500 a game (which I suspect is massively above the going rate) how much is this compared to the build cost? I didn’t clock Black Knight being cheaper than star wars.
Back on topic the art looked great but how much interest is there in an old superman movie? It’s a classic comic theme but does anyone under 40 care about the film? (Admittedly I feel the same about the camp batman game)
Dealing with an estate can be problematic. I had a cover of a T. rex song being used in a Jim Carey movie. Getting permission from Marc Bolan’s estate was the hardest part of the deal. Seriously they got 20k just from signing their name but couldn’t be ****d.
Wasn’t it BTTF and Hook that they couldn’t get the image rights for?
I’m also always a bit cynical when people claim a license is too expensive for pinball. Even at a rate of say $500 a game (which I suspect is massively above the going rate) how much is this compared to the build cost? I didn’t clock Black Knight being cheaper than star wars.
Back on topic the art looked great but how much interest is there in an old superman movie? It’s a classic comic theme but does anyone under 40 care about the film? (Admittedly I feel the same about the camp batman game)
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It is easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.
Isn't that what the Yorkshire Ripper used to say?
The gist of the Pinside thread is that Franchi did this stuff off his own back, took it to Stern who said they weren't interested, and he's offended by that for some reason?
Isn't it usually the other way around? Stern commission an artist to do work after they've decided on a theme?
Isn't it usually the other way around? Stern commission an artist to do work after they've decided on a theme?
On the podcast Franchi stated he did the work for a boutique company... I'm guessing Ka-Pow...
It is easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.
Also usually more expensive......
If gene is still alive that’s 3 dead people on the artwork
That's a day one purchase type of theme for me. Shame
1978 saw Superman at the flicks and playing the game too - it was a very good year
