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<blockquote data-quote="Slam23" data-source="post: 249429" data-attributes="member: 896"><p>I don't think the succesfullness of a movie factors heavily in licensing, although it will be of some influence. It also has to do with the likeness of actors, and their voices, irrespective of the movie or other license on which the pin is based. An infamous example would be Christopher Loyd, when they were making TAF (and would be again in the picture if Back to the Future would ever be made). Although specific numbers were not named, it was clear that he asked for a ridiculous fee. The solution for Farsight was not paying the fee and changing his likeness on the table just enough that it didn't fall anymore under license rules. Congo would not be easier as license because of the passing of Michael Crichton, because dealing with the estates seems to be even more of a headache. Congo will also be a difficult license because the whole table is based on the movie, it's not just one actor with which Farsight has to deal with. I have some indirect experience with all that licensing trouble because a friend of mine was involved in creating JJP's the Hobbit and you wouldn't believe the level of nitpicking that goes into what can be done, and what is not allowed. The current pinball companies all think that you have to have a license of a mainstream popular IP to score, and maybe they are right, but it sure can be a whole lot easier if you just work with your own IP.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slam23, post: 249429, member: 896"] I don't think the succesfullness of a movie factors heavily in licensing, although it will be of some influence. It also has to do with the likeness of actors, and their voices, irrespective of the movie or other license on which the pin is based. An infamous example would be Christopher Loyd, when they were making TAF (and would be again in the picture if Back to the Future would ever be made). Although specific numbers were not named, it was clear that he asked for a ridiculous fee. The solution for Farsight was not paying the fee and changing his likeness on the table just enough that it didn't fall anymore under license rules. Congo would not be easier as license because of the passing of Michael Crichton, because dealing with the estates seems to be even more of a headache. Congo will also be a difficult license because the whole table is based on the movie, it's not just one actor with which Farsight has to deal with. I have some indirect experience with all that licensing trouble because a friend of mine was involved in creating JJP's the Hobbit and you wouldn't believe the level of nitpicking that goes into what can be done, and what is not allowed. The current pinball companies all think that you have to have a license of a mainstream popular IP to score, and maybe they are right, but it sure can be a whole lot easier if you just work with your own IP. [/QUOTE]
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