With Toy Fair 2016 just around the corner, Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner spoke with CNBC regarding the future of Hasbro. Mr. Goldner elaborated on key points which were heard during the past couple of weeks.
He mentioned that several movies based on Hasbro properties are in development and one of them being Transformers. He also mentioned that a strategic team is expanding the Transformers franchise in China with the help of several partners.
Furthermore he mentioned that Transformers: Earth Wars will have announments coming in this week.
Finally, he addressed the recent rumors of Hasbro-Mattel Merger as “just rumors”.
You can check out the video at CNBC courtesy of 2005 Boards member AzT. Don’t forget to visit TFW2005 and its sister sites as we bring you the best coverage of New York Toy Fair 2016.
jestermon
Not to the people that matter the ones that fund the movies.
Are they actually calling it an empire?
Wh33l JcK
Come on Inhumanoids movie!
MartyFeeb
I liked it. Hard rock soundtrack, cute nod to the board game, decent acting, Liam Neeson, interesting aliens, inclusion of injured vet, believable (or at least enjoyable?) premise…
Some of youse guys are way too critical about BS when TF was a horrific train wreck by comparison!
Autobot Burnout
Funny how Transformers, for how big it is apparently, is not represented in the toy shelf behind him.
Because the fact Battleship rightfuly flopped for being a terrible, pointless movie, GI JOE is pretty much dead in the water last I heard, and literally everything that's supposedly been in development otherwise has been in development for years at this point?
When the only thing you can say for certain that's in development is the one everybody already knew was happening, that's kind of bad.
Because the evidence this expansion hasn't been ongoing since the middle of 2008 what with those Asia-only releases of the G1 redecoed Energon combiners (who later got released with no changes as the ROTF combiners in the western markets), as well as the GDO figures that barely got picked up for US release two years later that otherwise would have also been Asia only, totally doesn't make this sound like restating the obvious at all.
Part of me weeps that the Game of War ripoff with some of the worst rush-jobs of CGI mockups I've ever seen is actually part of this franchise, and of such importance the CEO actually acknowledges it.
What a standard, expected answer that leaves things entirely where they were as if the question wasn't asked to begin with.
BigRed
Cliques are sadly human nature. They exist from the beginning of time when Oogabooga didn't want to talk with Boogaboo because he was friends with folks from another cave.
But to bring up a completely unrelated argument in a completely unrelated thread from something that happened in another site takes a lack of social awareness and maturity larger than the one that leads people to get into cliques.
RKillian
Sounds like if the wiki clique's skin gets any thinner, the next cross glance will leave an awful mess to clean up.
BigRed
You sound like a mature fellow that doesn't let petty arguments get to you.
Roufuss
As long as folks keep buying, they'll keep cost cutting.
autobot prowl
Ain't that the truth!
Hockeymask
No No No! Don't say that! You'll be attacked by the staff at TF Wiki and their supporters for being G1 (GEEEEWUNNNN!) bias if you speak out against the new empire, even if you are a BW or Armada fan. Any complaints about the newer inferior toys will be met with constant reminders about how 30 year old toys don't stand up well today.
neospark1
The Hasbro Empire keeps getting bigger and yet Transformer toys get smaller, are made of cheaper quality plastic, have less paint apps all around, the removal of any and all screws to hold the toys together using friction joints, clipped on parts everywhere, and the newest and best cheapness ever … outside clip on wheels.
edgs2099
Yeah, and I'm sure he wouldn't be creeped out al all by any of us here.
Autovolt 127
Glory to the Hasbro Empire!
signals3
Golder gives me the creeps.
dCon
I'm glad Mattel isn't merging with Hasbro. Thankkkkk godddd
Collectibot
wildfly
Meanwhile, in 2012.
LegoLover58
"Just Rumors"
Right…
Purple Heart
Yay! Earth Wars comes out this weekend!
SilverOptimus
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News Credit: AzT of 2005 Boards.