One of the folks who attended the McFarlane / EB Games meetup event in Montreal Canada mentioned speaking with the McFarlane folks about the Batman 89 Joker and he said he was told Nicholson charges $1m for his likeness rights which means the figure would be $150 apiece which most consumers would balk at. They did tell him they were looking at doing an 89 Joker that would appear less like Nicholson and more like a generic version of him that may have appeared in any print media around the time as that wouldn't require the same licensing fees. So there IS hope for an 89 Joker, just one that looks less spot on for Nicholson.
To be honest I hope they didn't pay a lot for Margot Robbie's likeness, as that Harley Quinn they're showing doesn't look that similar to her in my opinion.
I have to wonder if they couldn't just do a 89 Joker 3pk or even 4pk if they paid the $1mil, since I don't think once you pay for the license you're limited to just make a one version figure of Jack's Joker.
Maybe:
Regular standard suited Joker perhaps with "You wouldn't hit a man with glasses" and/or "Wait til they get a load of me" swappable heads
Suited Joker with a hat and overcoat and swappable pre-whiteface Jack Napier head
Art Museum Joker with the standard face and beret and laughing melted makeup face swappable head
Mime Joker from the limo scene
There was also some mention of making a Green Lantern construct pack for the regular Multiverse GL's before the line was done.
With Page Punchers being the newest avenue for Todd to keep making DC 7in figures if possible since it's DC Direct. The regular Multiverse line would be ending, he seemed to say with finality. It sounds like the Batman the Animated Series and Superfriends figures are likely to continue as they're already planning more of those.
