I’m not a lawyer. I don’t know how all this contractual stuff works. But in 2020 when Todd first took over, it almost sounded like he was forbidden to show anything prior to 1/1/20. I guess it depends on how the contracts are written this time around. I also think that Todd might have a little wiggle room as he’s not a public company. Mattel might also make it “worth his while” with a “contribution” to his “ favorite charity” to let them drop a few reveals. Whatever.
Honestly, I won’t be surprised or disappointed either way if we see some of the collector line or not. The core line is interesting enough. I just wanna see a female, an outlier, and a non-Bat villain. However, outlier means something different in the core line. An outlier is a non JLA character. Dr. Fate, Cyborg, etc. Not asking for Loose Cannon in the core lineup.