Playmates losing TMNT license December 31, 2026

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Originally Posted by KaraiLover09

I wonder if they're still doing 2026 to release a few more waves of Mutant Mayhem whenever they release the second movie? It would be weird if some other company took over for Mutant Mayhem figures for the sequel.

They have the license until the end of the year, it's clear they won't be making figures for the 2027 sequel. Whether they continue the MM line this year or not it's up to them and sales, as well as anything they do. I would think they'd try to do as many rereleases as they can since it's relatively cheap, and people would buy them, and of course they're going to release stuff they had already been working for a while the money is already spent. Unless sales are bad they'll try to maximize their last year in the market with the IP.

It happens plenty of times when a new company takes over for a sequel series or movie. Jurassic World was Hasbro (who had the license because they bought Kenner) and Jurassic World 2 was Mattel. Mattel actually did a great job better than Hasbro did for JW1. It just sucks rereleases are only "inspired by" and not the actual molds of the original toylines because it's a different company.