Marvel Superheroes 2023 - Rumors & Discussion

[brickbride]

@NoOneOfImportanceThe Fantastic Beast movies were rated PG-13, the set was 7+. Most likely, therefore, the target audience would not have known the scene. And between the title and the fact that the entire set was focused on Grindelwald, it made him out to be the viewpoint character. Look at all of those City sets with law enforcement vs. crooks for comparison. They could easily have called the set "Chasing Grindelwald" and given Serafina at least a side build to keep some focus on her. Instead, they made it entirely about the guy in the cool carriage trying to escape. The official description even invited kids to "role-play a mighty battle" and "flap the Thestral's wings to make a flying escape". Not to, you know, stop the villain from escaping. You as the kid were Grindelwald! 

1 hour ago, JeanGreyForever said:

I never watched the movie but couldn't they make the set without Wanda, and just focus on the Illuminati characters? 

Why is anyone expecting more MOM sets to begin with? The movie did decently at the box office (especially for phase 4), but nowhere near as well as, say, the first Captain Marvel or Black Panther or the phenomenon that was No Way Home. I can see them doing additional No Way Home sets given that Spiderman is their most beloved character AND given that No Way Home is in the top three of the MCU movies earnings-wise, the only none-Avengers film to make it into the top five (and in phase 4, too, though the post-pandemic release certainly helped). Dr Strange and MOM are nowhere near that, the MCU on the whole is on the decline, and one set per movie seems to be the new standard (see: The Marvels).

Edited August 13, 2023 by brickbride

[squiz18]

2 hours ago, brickbride said:

Why is anyone expecting more MOM sets to begin with? 

No one is expecting it. @GonzoTheGreatjust asked the question of whether its a possibility. Considering the low number of mcu projects coming up next year it wouldn't be a huge surprise if lego revisited older films. No idea if MoM would be one of them, but the illuminati scene would be a good set. 

[PGBQW]

9 hours ago, GonzoTheGreat said:

I mean yes. The whole point of why I follow this theme is to get new and interesting characters and we’ve never gotten Reed, Charles or black bolt let alone movie versions and never gotten the Maria Rambeau version of captain marvel so to say you would want an 8 minifigure set “only to get black bolt” is silly. Yes I would like different sets to the constant Spider-Man, venom, iron man and thanos sets. Thanks

I literally said in the message you're replying to that we'll definetly get Mr Fantastic and Professor X eventually 💀

And if you wanted that version of Captain Marvel so badly it would be cheaper to just get the Monica Rambeau CMF and the Captain Marvel polybag anyway.

So, yeah, the only character that would benefit from a set would be Black Bolt.

And it's not like the setting of the scene would be specially interesting anyway, a white room with chairs, but I guess someone could get a kick of using that as a base for a moc or something.

Like I wouldn't be upset if we got a MOM set, more power to you if you'd get excited for it, I just don't see the point.

Edited August 13, 2023 by PGBQW

[brickbride]

1 hour ago, squiz18 said:

Considering the low number of mcu projects coming up next year it wouldn't be a huge surprise if lego revisited older films.

Sure, but why that one?

To put things in perspective:

1) MOM did decently at the box office, and that's it. On BusinessInsider's list of MCU movie box office takes it's ranked 11th with a little less than a billion dollars. Not bad, but you have to keep in mind that most movies on the list are older, so you'd need to account for inflation. Given that, I'm not sure how MOM's take would hold up to, say, both the first and second GotG movies or even the first Iron Man.

2) Even in absolute terms, disregarding inflation, MOM did not do as well as the first Captain Marvel and Black Panther movies. Given that Wakanda Forever's sets seem to all be warming the shelves (and the movie itself is ranked 14th, not so far below MOM) and given that LEGO has no confidence whatsever in The Marvels as evidenced by its single, massively overpriced set, why would they count on MOM's appeal to buyers?

3) Also to put things in perspective: MOM and No Way Home came out almost simultaneously, and No Way Home made roughly TWICE what MOM made. Plus, it's the more kid-friendly film. If LEGO are looking at those two side by side, they aren't going to lose sleep wondering which movie they're going to be making sets about for the next couple of years. If nothing else, the figures prove that while Dr Strange may be popular, he's MUCH more popular in a kid-friendly, Spiderman-y context, especially with Spiderman to back him up, than in an almost-horror MOM context. So again, if they decide on revisiting Strange, why would they pick his MOM appearance as opposed to his No Way Home appearance?

So basically, if they decide to revisit the older movies, I'd expect a) more No Way Home sets (these might figure Dr Strange, as they have before), b) more sets with old favourites like Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, etc. from the MCU's heyday (these might possibly include Dr Strange especially if Inifinity War-focussed), and c) certainly no Ant-Man sets. ;-)

Edited August 13, 2023 by brickbride

[Legocentrico]

With 76216 nearing retirement, I wonder if the world is ready for a "ucs" armor room ^___^

[GonzoTheGreat]

1 hour ago, PGBQW said:

I literally said in the message you're replying to that we'll definetly get Mr Fantastic and Professor X eventually 💀

And if you wanted that version of Captain Marvel so badly it would be cheaper to just get the Monica Rambeau CMF and the Captain Marvel polybag anyway.

So, yeah, the only character that would benefit from a set would be Black Bolt.

And it's not like the setting of the scene would be specially interesting anyway, a white room with chairs, but I guess someone could get a kick of using that as a base for a moc or something.

Like I wouldn't be upset if we got a MOM set, more power to you if you'd get excited for it, I just don't see the point.

Well with that logic I guess you don’t see the point if most sets. We’ll probably eventually get most of these characters but im talking about a potentially feasible way to get them sooner and those versions. Also idk what you mean it’d be cheaper to get the Monica from the cmf and the captain marvel polybqg. How does that add up to Maria Rambeau? 

1 hour ago, squiz18 said:

No one is expecting it. @GonzoTheGreatjust asked the question of whether its a possibility. Considering the low number of mcu projects coming up next year it wouldn't be a huge surprise if lego revisited older films. No idea if MoM would be one of them, but the illuminati scene would be a good set. 

I was under the impression this was a place to discuss Lego marvel and I had an idea. Apparently you get lambasted in this sub if you talk about anything that hasn’t been discussed 100 times before 

[BrickBob Studpants]

2 hours ago, squiz18 said:

Considering the low number of mcu projects coming up next year it wouldn't be a huge surprise if lego revisited older films. No idea if MoM would be one of them, but the illuminati scene would be a good set. 

Judging by some of the 1HY leaks (e.g. the Warbird and the NWH set), they’re definitely continuing with sets based on previous movies. Personally, I’d love for them to revisit some films they’ve barely covered before (DS, CA:TWS) or better yet, movies they’ve never made sets for (TTDW, CA:TFA, TIH)  Or some post- Infinity Saga sets that aren’t based on NWH, but the demand for that is rather questionable, admitedly. 

Out of all the phase 4 and 5 films so far, I wouldn’t mind more sets based on MoM, Quantumania, and GotG V3. The others have been covered well enough, I feel.

And yeah, 2024 is going to be an interesting year for Marvel… There’s no way Thunderbolts won’t be moved, and I’m adamant that Deadpool 3 won’t have tie-in sets (pun fully intended). Which leaves us with one CA:BNW set for the entire year. Ouch.

Hey, better situation than what DC fans have to deal with at least

Edited August 13, 2023 by BrickBob Studpants

[PGBQW]

8 hours ago, GonzoTheGreat said:

Well with that logic I guess you don’t see the point if most sets. We’ll probably eventually get most of these characters but im talking about a potentially feasible way to get them sooner and those versions. Also idk what you mean it’d be cheaper to get the Monica from the cmf and the captain marvel polybqg. How does that add up to Maria Rambeau? 

She wears the green CM suit from tbe polybag, so if you give her the Maria head (which they'd probably reuse anyway) you get a minifig that pretty much does the trick.

Would need a different hairpiece, tho!

8 hours ago, GonzoTheGreat said:

Well with that logic I guess you don’t see the point if most sets.

Pretty much, but that's mostly on us getting spider-vehicles most of the time

Edited August 13, 2023 by PGBQW

[Buckethead]

Quick question: Has anybody purchased anything from MinifiguresPlus, and are they legitimate?

 

9 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

And yeah, 2024 is going to be an interesting year for Marvel… There’s no way Thunderbolts won’t be moved, and I’m adamant that Deadpool 3 won’t have tie-in sets (pun fully intended). Which leaves us with one CA:BNW set for the entire year. Ouch.

Shoot, we might not get Captain America 4 either depending on how situations progress.

[Falconfan1414]

9 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

 

And yeah, 2024 is going to be an interesting year for Marvel… There’s no way Thunderbolts won’t be moved, and I’m adamant that Deadpool 3 won’t have tie-in sets (pun fully intended). Which leaves us with one CA:BNW set for the entire year. Ouch.

It might be more then 1

[BrickBob Studpants]

38 minutes ago, Falconfan1414 said:

It might be more then 1

I sure hope so. With all the characters involved, one set will not be enough to do that film justice!

[Lego Nostalgia]

On 7/10/2023 at 2:57 PM, Falconfan1414 said:

Never say never 

@Falconfan1414 do you have any info on if we could get Deadpool 3 sets and if not do you think it's likely we'll get any because I'm just hoping they make some

[JACKATTACKS]

Thought some of you might find this interesting. 

https://www.thebrickfan.com/possible-way-of-figuring-out-lego-marvel-studios-collectible-minifigures-series-2-71039-characters/?fbclid=IwAR2a-5Z74RHSQjdiOPPwrhi-03bHDEgJANxU-qqQK_qvod4vumRRb2O5s4E
I was so hopeful when I read this article until I read the comments. I know some others were talking about the codes here a couple of days ago, and yeah looks like it doesn't actually relate to the figure inside. 

[JeanGreyForever]

I'm not sure if Deadpool 3 would be family friendly enough to get any sets but it would be a wonderful way to get the Hugh Jackman version of Wolverine as well as Elektra.

And the leaks and rumors I'm hearing online make it sound like. a lot of other friendly faces will pop up as well and some of them would be great as minifigs.

[GonzoTheGreat]

3 hours ago, PGBQW said:

She wears the green CM suit from tbe polybag, so if you give her the Maria head (which they'd probably reuse anyway) you get a minifig that pretty much does the trick.

Would need a different hairpiece, tho!

Pretty much, but that's mostly on us getting spider-vehicles most of the time

The suit is a completely different color. If that’s what you think does the trick then don’t buy another set ever again and just make customs okay? 
Yeah that’s exactly my point. I don’t want spider vehicles but if I suggest a set with Reed and Xavier that’s too generic. Weird

[JeanGreyForever]

20 minutes ago, GonzoTheGreat said:

Yeah that’s exactly my point. I don’t want spider vehicles but if I suggest a set with Reed and Xavier that’s too generic. Weird

I feel like we won't get a Reed until we got a Fantastic Four movie with a set to match. Because Marvel has had the rights for the FF for several years now but there still hasn't been a Lego set for the team.

Xavier at least we should hopefully get in one of the upcoming X-Men sets. Although I don't think he's in the new show, they might make an exception for him and still include him. Since the MoM version of Xavier came from the 90s show, at least that could get you an accurate version of him.

[thebricksbear]

I was planning on buying a pair of the six-packs from lego.com, but I found a bunch of the new CMF in the wild and couldn't help myself.

 

In some kind of cruel irony, I got Hawkeye and Beast, probably the two I want least of the whole set ;_;

[GonzoTheGreat]

5 minutes ago, JeanGreyForever said:

I feel like we won't get a Reed until we got a Fantastic Four movie with a set to match. Because Marvel has had the rights for the FF for several years now but there still hasn't been a Lego set for the team.

Xavier at least we should hopefully get in one of the upcoming X-Men sets. Although I don't think he's in the new show, they might make an exception for him and still include him. Since the MoM version of Xavier came from the 90s show, at least that could get you an accurate version of him.

I guess we’ll just have to see. I think it’s a possibility 

Just now, thebricksbear said:

I was planning on buying a pair of the six-packs from lego.com, but I found a bunch of the new CMF in the wild and couldn't help myself.

 

In some kind of cruel irony, I got Hawkeye and Beast, probably the two I want least of the whole set ;_;

Where from?

[BrickBob Studpants]

5 hours ago, JeanGreyForever said:

I'm not sure if Deadpool 3 would be family friendly enough to get any sets but it would be a wonderful way to get the Hugh Jackman version of Wolverine as well as Elektra.

It’s already been confirmed that Deadpool 3 will get an R-rating, just like the first two. So yeah, veeeeeeery family-friendly

6 hours ago, Lego Nostalgia said:

@Falconfan1414 do you have any info on if we could get Deadpool 3 sets and if not do you think it's likely we'll get any because I'm just hoping they make some

Next to impossible. Why would they produce sets for a movie the kids aren’t allowed to see? TLG releasing sets would likely give parents the wrong impression that the movie is suitable for kids, which it obviously won’t be  I know there were toylines for R-rated movies in the 80s, but those days are over and I can’t imagine TLG wanting to be a part of that

The best you can hope for are loose tie-in sets, and even that’s a stretch.

[PGBQW]

7 hours ago, GonzoTheGreat said:

The suit is a completely different color.

It is? I remember her wearing the green suit. Oh, well, my bad.

I just googled the suits and look pretty much the same to me, but fair enough I guess.

7 hours ago, GonzoTheGreat said:

If that’s what you think does the trick then don’t buy another set ever again and just make customs okay? 

I don't know who shat in your cereal this morning, but I don't understand why you feel the need to be so passive agressive about this.

7 hours ago, GonzoTheGreat said:

I don’t want spider vehicles but if I suggest a set with Reed and Xavier that’s too generic. Weird

That's not what I'm saying? What kind of argument is that? 

"oh, you don't care about multiverse of madness, so that means you love spdier-vehicles".

What is this? Twitter?

Edited August 14, 2023 by PGBQW

[kevkipo]

So the code thing from Brickfan doesn't work for at least the European boxes?

[PGBQW]

51 minutes ago, kevkipo said:

So the code thing from Brickfan doesn't work for at least the European boxes?

As I understand it, it doesnt work at all, it seems to be just the production date.

[psqidexslizer]

8 hours ago, JeanGreyForever said:

Xavier at least we should hopefully get in one of the upcoming X-Men sets. Although I don't think he's in the new show, they might make an exception for him and still include him. Since the MoM version of Xavier came from the 90s show, at least that could get you an accurate version of him.

Not for nothing, but I don’t see why anyone is all that excited for Xavier. I like him as a character. But he’s typically just a bald guy in a generic suit with a wheelchair. Incredibly easy to make using existing parts, which is probably what Lego will do when they go to make him anyways.

[JeanGreyForever]

5 minutes ago, psqidexslizer said:

Not for nothing, but I don’t see why anyone is all that excited for Xavier. I like him as a character. But he’s typically just a bald guy in a generic suit with a wheelchair. Incredibly easy to make using existing parts, which is probably what Lego will do when they go to make him anyways.

In the animated series he wears a green suit and has a yellow hoverchair. Which I believe was also how he looked in Multiverse of Madness. You're right that his standard look from the movies is easily made with any black suit and a wheelchair.

[psqidexslizer]

1 hour ago, JeanGreyForever said:

In the animated series he wears a green suit and has a yellow hoverchair. Which I believe was also how he looked in Multiverse of Madness. You're right that his standard look from the movies is easily made with any black suit and a wheelchair.

Sure, but there’s no guarantee that Lego would bother creating a new print for a character who, in most media, just wears a generic suit. Just looking at how they handled Obadiah Stane and Max Shreck, I think it’s fair to say Lego would be more than happy to just stick the 2012 Bruce Wayne head on a generic suit and call it a day.