>>11183547sure, let's ignore how contracts and licenses work, and the fact that Marvel's grudge with Fox was public, affecting what was being produced by toy companies and Marvel themselves (canceling and mocking fox licensed characters in their own comics, including villainizing the XMen) and how everything went back to normal when that grudge ended.
>>11183736>it was JLaw being a cunt as always.She signed a contract and agreed to have her likeness used in toys. Actors literally have no say when they sign movie deals for shit like XMen since the 90s. IF they're famous enough, they can get a partial or bigger royalty for every figure that is sold.
Saying "JLaw didn't like it, so they didn't use it" is just an excuse to not give Fox royalties. Again, this happened when Marvel Studios was doing everything in their power (like abusing their contract with Hasbro) to fuck over Fox. Bigger actors than her (Harrison Ford, Chris 2, Robert Downey Jr) have done way more humiliating shit, despite having waaaaay more pull. Their contracts basically make them high priced whores.
Here's part of Hasbro's contract with Marvel, that talks about how Marvel expects a BIGGER cut of royalties from "mega properties" (movies) by making an exception from the "minimum royalties"" from normal Marvel products Hasbro is producing. The bigger the movie, the more they expect to make.
Somehow Hasbro skipped all of Fox's movies (take note: all the fox movies got toylines until Marvel got mad at Fox) despite the importance of "mega properties" and supercedes all other rules in Hasbro's contract.
Magically, all the Fox movies Hasbro missed out on started getting movie toys when Disney bought Fox. If Fox had played ball by giving up Fantastic Four to Marvel when the FF license was expiring, Fox would have been enjoying the free money that comes from merch royalties and would probably still be its own entity.
