Why Lucas Banned Tonnika Sister Figures

[@qwaurk985]

They were fine. They went on to make a fortune with Tonnika trucks.

[@Sci-Fi-Mike]

Cute. I actually had a metal Tonka (sadly not Tonnika) dump truck that apparently a 4-year-old could sit on and ride (self-propelled). My mother would take away from me because I might scrape up the floor in the house...

[@themonkeyhand]

One of the sisters owns Ace Cider. They make a Space Ace cider that uses her SW pic on the bottleneck wrap.

[@LP-fy8wr]

There was a cool story about them in the book "Tales from Mos Eisley Cantina" Its a really good book. Its a bunch of short stories about the background characters in the Cantina and the events that led up to them being there at the moment the famous Luke and Obi Wan scene happens.

[@gspendlove]

I love that book. My favorite story in that one would have to be the one about Momaw Nadon. I'd imagine his cool, peaceful townhouse in Mos Eisley and his previous life living on a herdship above the forests of Ithor. But as much as I love that book, I don't love it as much as Tales from Jabba's Palace. That book is a freaking masterpiece. Tales of the Bounty Hunters is really good too.

[@georgetrapp6666]

All great books, yes. I enjoy the plot loophole twist, that the backstory is that the women we see aren't the true Brea and Senni Tonnika, they are two women posing as them, hence their lack of resemblance as identical twins! Many great short stories in all three books iron out a lot of such creases. My favorite short story is "Of The Day's Annoyances" the Tale of Bib Fortuna. Which may or may not have been browsed while writing Disney+'s "Book of Boba Fett".

[@sithcritic8906]

Junkman owes the sisters a share of his super chats for using their likeness in this video. 😂

[@georgetrapp6666]

Not to mention, in the Cantina booth behind Chewie in that video game.

[@necron99.aka-sammyboy92]

They had a great backstory in the STAR WARS novel: Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina

[@reymed1670]

Lol Lukas is a slick bastard get your money girl

[@stevegallo8483]

Figures of the Tonnika Sisters are in the same category as a new version of the Slave Leia (aka Hutt Slayer Leia). Figures that always top Hasbro's most wanted figure polls that will never get made.

[@RickInMaryland]

I never thought these women were prostitutes. I thought they were spies. I thought Lucasfilm did have to pay actors for their likeness. That explained why they used Darth Vader's helmet, a Stormtrooper helmet, or Yoda's puppet head on the 1995 VHS Box set, and not the principle three actors. This is especially strange considering how popular Harrison Ford was in the 90s.

[@ronaldnelson6692]

I always thought of them as smugglers like Han. Of course I was 9 when I first saw the movie in 1977.

[@joerussell9574]

Wow I never thought they were hookers....I would be interested in a 2 for 1 deal meeeoowww ;P!

[@white-dragon4424]

Lucas is extremely good at running a business and at being passive aggressive. He might act like a Vulcan, but he's got a really deep and hidden vindictive side, especially when it comes to money and getting his own way. You cross him on either of those two things and he'll snap you out of existence. It's happened to everyone who's crossed him, from Gary Kurtz and Dave Prowse, to his ex-wife. Supposedly, she had an agreement where she got a percentage of takings of the OT in their ORIGINAL form, if you get my meaning?

[@tperson8347]

I definitely wouldn't say vindictive, but I would say he has some sort of pathological demand avoidance where he may be willing to give out profits and bonuses (like with nearly every, if not all, Lucasfim employees), but once you ask to be cut in on a deal, he may become uncomfortable and start stiffarming. There was a situation where Lucasfilm employees kept asking him to sign SW merch and autographs over the years and he wouldn't do it. He absolutely refused. One day he told everybody he would sign autograghs and such, but NEVER again after this. It's like, "W-why??" I know he's got his reasons, but what the Hell?? What's it going to hurt? And to be fair, Gary Kurtz, Marcia Lucas, and David Prouse were personal reasons. They crossed the line first. I'm certainlty not defending or saying those were good ways of dealing with the issue, but it wasn't for nothing.

[@white-dragon4424]

@@tperson8347 Oh, I know it wasn't for nothing, far from it. But as he himself has said with his house colour metaphor, what he wants he gets, even if it means coming back later and changing it back to what he wants. Examples: Lucas' original name for the lightsabre was a "laser sword", but Alec Guinness thought lightsabre was a more classy name. Lucas being Lucas, he backed off. But come the PT and Alec Guinness was dead, they're called laser swords again! Originally, the Death Star in ANH was supposed to just sit there waiting to be attacked, but Lucas' then wife suggested that it should be orbiting the planet and for there to be a countdown, so Lucas changed it. What happens in ROTJ and his ex-wife hasn't got any say anymore? He has the second Death Star just sitting there waiting to be attacked! Everyone says that Greedo shooting at Han is a bad idea, because he was already saying that he wanted Han dead. What does Lucas do? He not only flatly refuses to change it, but he's even been photographed wearing a t-shirt saying that Han shot first! Professional cameraman, Gilbert Taylor, refused to let Lucas take control of the camera during filming, supposedly because everything Lucas wanted to do would've ruined shoots. That's the first and last time he ever worked for Lucas! The excuse for Kurtz leaving was because he let ESB go over budget. But Lucas' films without Kurtz have gone over budget. It's more like Kurtz refused to be a puppet producer by telling Kershner what to do for Lucas. Instead he worked with Kershner rather than against him and gave his backing to Kershner's creative decisions, and Lucas didn't like it. Bye, bye Kurtz! You can see a hint of his attitudes towards confronting people face to face when Sam Jackson asked to have a purple "laser sword". You can tell that he doesn't like the idea by his hesitancy, but Lucas being Lucas he backed off. I wonder if he'll ever arrange it with Disney to have the colour changed in the future, or maybe that was in the contract? It's not beyond possibility, because if he's so nit picking that he'll use CGI to put a rock in front of R2, then he'll do anything to get his own way!

[@tperson8347]

@@white-dragon4424 I agree on those the points, but with Marcia Lucas, one thing was that she cheated on him. I'm thinking there was something else about Gary Kurtz but I don't remember now. The laser sword thing is because he's becoming from a an older sci-fi background. He's old school. I hate saying old school, but you know .. :)

[@mistermoo7602]

Bingo. It was never about George's True Vision.

[@LuckyBastardProd]

@@white-dragon4424No one is aloud to touch the camera except for the camera operator, those are union rules. Lucas was from the indie scene so he was used to being able to move lights and things. Here in the states the Director of Photography can’t even touch the camera only Camera ops, thats why DoPs tend to also be camera operators. Goofy rules and why it’s best to be indie. I am glad Mr. Taylor wasn’t back as Peter Suschtzksky was better however, he shot Krull instead of Jedi.

[@literallyunderrated]

It’s a testament to the creativity and imagination of George Lucas that characters who briefly appear in one shot and have no lines are still talked about 45 years later. At least by people like us lol! Another great video Junkman!

[@nifftbatuff676]

Is a testament to the decline of George Lucas and Star Wars during the years.

[@NintendoSuperstar93]

I always pronounced the name as “Tohn ick uh”, so that’s a new way to say it I guess. Also, awesome to see gameplay of Super Star Wars in the video, some of the very first hardest video games I ever played as a kid. Super Empire Strikes Back was always my favorite though.

[@dantooine4279]

Yeah I think the 2 ways it is pronounced are fine - just think of Hahn solo or Princess Lee-aah !

[@georgetrapp6666]

​@@dantooine4279it's true, right? Lando always calls him Han(d?), addressed in the Solo movie as well. And General Jan Dodonna seems to be the only one who calls her Lee-ah, not Lay-ah!

[@carloscunningham319]

Goerge was being greedy, he wanted all the profits for himself

[@Kevin-hl6ym]

Reminds me when the rich locals wouldn't let him build his studio, he got fed up, and told them he was going to use it for mid and low income housing 😅😅😅

[@TheSickNeeds]

Sticking it to Lucas all of a sudden catapults you to being my favorite Star Wars character of all time!!!!!

[@tperson8347]

It looked like the twins in the background in the cantina when Chewbacca. Love those old SW games. I wish those actors could get their piece of the pie. She seemed like a nice lady. Love that her own son was buying SW cards. :) Thanks for the video

[@georgetrapp6666]

I'm sure that's why JM used the runthrough footage. Spotted them and did the DiCaprio 👈🏻 meme from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

[@anthawks9374]

Thank you MASTER JEDI.😊.

[@nifftbatuff676]

From the Tonnika sisters to Jar Jar, and beyond... how things can go to shit 😂😂😂

[@captlazer5509]

Lucas did make good on giving extra money even thou he was not contractully obligated, example Wolf Man Jack got checks even thou he was paid a flat fee for American Graffiti. But Wolf Man Jack didn't lawyer up.

[@jamescarter3196]

So you've got one example, and it sounds like you're trying to make it into a thing about 'he didn't lawyer up and so it means he's a good guy and got rewarded for it' but that's bullshit, and his likeness wasn't being used to help Lucas make ludicrous amounts of money on merchandising, so you don't really have a good point here. George Lucas isn't a humanitarian, he's just another businessman making money by taking advantage of lots of people and pretending he's doing something great for them.

[@captlazer5509]

@jamescarter3196 read the Wolfman Jack biography called "Have Mercy: Confessions Of The Original Rock N' Roll Animal. ".... a great read. Mentions a fair bit about American Graffiti. No, Lucas is not a perfect human. Yes, he is a businessman. Lucas, out of his own pocket, gave Wolfman Jack much more money than contracted. Wolfman Jack was about to go bankrupt in the early 1970's, Lucas saved him financially and also got his career back on track. Lucas said to him that American Graffiti would not be the same film without Wolfman. He was very thankful. Don't believe me? Read the book. Watch this video again, and Mark Hamill stated he got extra money from SW. Two confirmed examples. Now the twins admit that the douchie letter probably got them band from action figure immortality, then again threatening people out of the blue tends to piss them off.

[@eriksmith8982]

I love this video! You are the man!

[@tonyjackson4078]

Lucas was very particular about the merchandise. He basically didnt want anyone getting coin off his IP except him.

[@jime6688]

Well, if I remember right, in Tales of the Mos Eisley Cantina, whatever profession Brea and Semi Tonnika are in, this isn’t actually THEM. It’s a couple of identities assumed by spies or bounty hunters. Been too long since I read it, but they went to some extra work to make their story interesting.

[@ianbrewster8934]

That's fascinating never knew that

[@conniebenny]

Thanks for this video explaining things. Since Disney now owns Star Wars and Lucasfilm (God help us), and since Hasbro is perfectly well aware how much the fans want these figures, I am left scratching my head as to why Hasbro don't simply approach Disney and try to persuade them to offer Angela Staines a contract that gives her a little action from the toy sales. It wouldn't have to be much, and God knows Hasbro and Disney can fleece the hell out of us collectors when they do finally release this figure pair, so I refuse to believe there isn't enough profit in this to keep everyone happy... except possibly good old George, but since he was tricked into selling his soul to the devil, his veto on making the Tonnikas must presumably have disappeared when Iger scribbled his name on the dotted line.

[@ThatJohnKillion1970]

Most likely, if these figures are ever released, they'd go the Real Ghostbusters route and change it significantly.

[@Cre80s]

Exactly. They're frankly far too attractive and neat to be something as desperate as prostitutes in what effectively is a lawless frontier town. Pretty obvious everyone in the cantina are there to turn an easy buck outside the eyes of regulations, and they're far more likely (like you say) guns-for-hire or some other kind of sophisticated crime, just basically con-girls looking for their next victims. The idea of them actually fucking aliens in that shithole for petty cash is something only the most uncreative EU and neckbearded fans would fall back on.

[@DrFranklynAnderson]

Pretty sure I drank a craft beer once that had a space-themed name, and on the back it said it was inspired by the brewer’s wife who played one of the sisters. I’m guessing it’s not the one who wrote the letter? 🤷‍♀️

[@DrFranklynAnderson]

Found it! It _was_ her. Angela’s husband founded Ace hard cider, and they made SpACE Bloody Orange that had her picture on the neck of the bottle. They say she played Brea, Wookiepedia says she played Senni. I feel like I would have bought a bottle when I found it, but sadly didn’t there’s no review for it on my Untapped account. Sounds tasty, though!

[@KitBasher1]

Just another perfect argument for a 3-D printer and mold maker

[@Andulvar]

Issue I see with this though is that you could track where money is being sent so if they would get money then any time there was a re-release of the money she would get some of the royalties.

[@ThatJunkman]

You let run get it then all will get it. Lucas or now Disney ain’t having that

[@notanotherselfproclaimedrchgrl]

Let’s go Tonnika ’24

[@georgetrapp6666]

This, of course, is the kind of frustration that fires up the OCD for a full scene, and the creative juices for customizers like me. I braided almost a yard of three strands of embroidery floss, as dark of brown to almost black, soaked it in glue so it wouldn't fray when cut. Glued cut strands around the heads for tresses, the last strand became the start of the coil that came to a cone at the top. Made their faces and heights differ, as the two actresses aren't related, nor do they resemble actual twins, painted their nearly matching skintight jumpsuits one blue, one green. I've been on the internet, I have found a lot of parallel thinking, other frustrated customizers have done similarly (although a few have made them identical in face and stature!)

[@jonstephenson7309]

The Real Ghostbusters was based on a 1975 live action TV show featuring Larry Storch and Forrest Tucker from F-Troop. Just an FYI and not meant as a snide “Well Actually….”

[@rumblehat4357]

So they could have made one sister, and sold twice as many since they look so similar...

[@bj9zq]

They were sooooooo hot.

[@toddnolastname4485]

I would think it was how much they were demanding for using her likeness. And if they didn't get paid anything, the contract would be unenforceable in the US. I contract that states we get everything and give you exactly nothing is illegal. There has to be remuneration for a contract to be legal. And the pay you got yesterday doesn't count for the contract you sign tomorrow.

[@KJ-tz7vc]

We're getting them from Stan Solo.

[@ThatJunkman]

Not me. Unlike almost I don’t support a holes :)

[@humansvd3269]

Tonnika sisters looked hot.

[@davedavina5862]

Pam Rose was in both Star Wars and Space 1999. So if they realise her Space 1999 figure would GL get the royalty from it?

[@trailersic]

I guess he figures if he gives a kickback to this one person, many others will ask for the same and prefers to send the message just sign it, you won't get money either way, but your figure won't get made of you don't.

[@nigelcarren]

Hey Junkman, compliments of the season to you mate. I stopped received notifications from your channel months ago? Great to be back again... it's like finding an old pair of slippers! 🇬🇧🤣🇺🇲

[@ThatJunkman]

Two videos today, noon and 8. Screw that notification :) come and look daily :)

[@volkerc]

Ooops, they are getting made. Lol

[@michaelschroeck2254]

The game playing in the background!!! Oh man!!!!! I used to be a Nintendo die hard for three franchises found (then) only on Nintendo: Star Wars, Zelda and Mario. They dropper the ball on Star Wars.

[@mrstacyj9496]

interesting deep dive

[@JohnnyBeane]

Never knew this, thank you Junkman!

[@devoncutmore]

Great story 👏. I've never heard this before, very interesting 🤔 👍

[@ferocious4561]

Thanks for the interesting bit of toy history. So technically they can make figures of one of the sisters it seems. I don't think the other actress is wrong for not signing the contract. Now imagine if all the actors refused to sign away their likeness rights until they get a better deal. Would making 'promotional' material suddenly become uninteresting or would it still be a good money maker with the profit divided among more people?

[@georgetrapp6666]

Customizer 🤤💦 drool, here. Buy two, shave a bit of height off of the soles of one figure, paint the appropriate one the opposing uniform color. (If I hadn't scratchbuilt representations already, that is!)

[@jameslocke1416]

Just a quick note, when you say Kickback that implies bribery, not just payment. You might want to switch to saying Compensation or Payment in the future. 👍👍👍

[@martinrenner2992]

If they made official Tonnika figures, I would buy at least four: two to unpack, two to display MOC. Hell, probably four more just because we've been waiting so damn long. I'm sure I'm not the only one. Hasbro losing big $s on the Tonnikas.

[@SniffHeinkel]

David Prowse earned Lucas ire. He complained that Lucas used James Earl Jones as the voice of Darth Vader instead of him, and then he blabbed about Vader being Luke's father two years before The Empire Strikes Back was released in theaters.

[@ThatJunkman]

Well he made a guess about the Vader Luke thing. It was before it was even an idea. Maybe Lucas liked the idea. But the real reason licas didn’t like him is cause he would make racist jokes

[@SniffHeinkel]

@@ThatJunkman That I didn't know.

[@tomcruisenukedmyaccount5388]

@@ThatJunkman That's interesting. Then he made The Phantom Menace. I just realized Vader would have taken out Luke in Empire if he didn't accept his offer. We go from that to them being pretty cozy in Return. Return needs that cool alternate intro with Luke in the cave for a few reasons, but Lucas never put it back in. Did he understand his movies??? I have a theory Coppola and maybe De Palma (who worked on the first crawl) helped Lucas with the writing for the 77 movie. The American Graffiti writers did ghost writing for it and wrote Temple of Doom (the actual best IJ) with Spielberg and Lucas (though also Howard the Duck). I need to research them again. Lucas took credit for Alan Dean Foster's (awesome) novelization, something which people overlook.

[@_The_Worst_]

It's an honor to have a Star Wars action figure...🤘🏼💯✔️ So keep your mouth🤐shut and don't write bogus hateful letters...😒

[@evilchaosboy]

Pfft! They would sell-out before they even hit the shelves... _guaranteed!!_

[@GratefulPrimate]

Woah this is a Star Wars toy story I've actually never heard before. Thank you

[@TheNativeEngine]

I just thought they were just traders relaxing over drinks.

[@MrTuco40]

Lucas dated the sister who died.

[@JohnAGalvanArt]

Zsnes in 2023? I'm having nostalgic flashbacks. Great video, I never knew this, this is really cool

[@toofusnook]

Alec Guinness negotiated a cut of toy merchandising in his contract.

[@mrcydonia]

I guess people's Cantina dioramas will always be incomplete.

[@smokeyandbanditscorgiguide7927]

The sisters are on a Hawaiian shirt I bought at Disney, it’s made up of moments from the cantina.

[@ronaldnelson6692]

Wonder how Disney now owning Lucasfilm effects the ability to make those action figures.

[@ThatJunkman]

i think her husband sending a letter just made people think it could bring a headache and even open the door for all background actors and anyone to get a cut so its easier to stay away

[@fionanatalieholden5965]

We need the Tonika figures! GET IT SORTED!!!!!!!!!

[@therealzeel3081]

Didn't Stan Solo make knock offs......I mean action figures of them?

[@ThatJunkman]

I don’t known. I don’t pay attention to assholes

[@GaryAa56]

The greed played a big factor.

[@stephensmith3708]

To me, Chantta, tell Lucas to GFY!

[@1980Triumph]

1:22

[@storytimewiththecrimsondm1318]

C: zsnes for the win brah

[@jamesmurray8558]

That's what I thought they were.❤😂....

[@Elemental_Entity]

Holy shhhhzzz Junkman, forgot all about these two and never realized, they have no action figure lol.

[@fusionspace175]

It is actually pronounced "Tonka Truck" sisters.

[@kenkenny6196]

If these figures or at least 1 figure is maid it would be worth THOUSANDS of $$$$ this video also just increased the value greatly I am a collector of many thing for the last 40 years I know what I know!!!!

[@FFFFPPPP]

Then you don’t know much. These figs would be pegwarmers and only bought by completists or those filling out a cantina.

[@kenkenny6196]

@@FFFFPPPP False. The fact that people want something for 40+ years that does NOT exist YET makes them already very valuable. Do you live in the USA or somewhere else with your logic? Especially if they only make a limited edition of these figures. Wow feel like I am talking to a newbie.

[@georgetrapp6666]

​@@FFFFPPPPpegwarmers are super beneficial to customizers. I can't show you how many disassembled Yarna figures I have, and how much I have utilized from each, and crossed toy lines with! A physique and uniform like the Tonnikas would go a long way with me, a simple head-swap, a few costume details sanded off, or sculpted on, and I'm off and running!

[@georgetrapp6666]

​@@kenkenny6196Ease off on the USA-bashing, we aren't _all_ idiots.

[@bryancooper5495]

So her husband fucked up her chance of having her own action figure

[@seiboldtadelbertsmiter3735]

Lucas being a greedy jerk wow I'm totally not surprised.

[@aviansavage6338]

I would have bought their figure. Maybe a customizer will make them.

[@3Storms]

They didn't use the likenesses of those two models.They used the likenesses of the two Lucasfilm-owned characters that the two models portrayed. That's the legal difference.

[@Zombie_Trooper]

Bingo. That's precisely what a lot of people outside the industry don't get. That's why likeness rights are such complicated issues because there's a fine line between the actors image and the characters image.

[@jamescarter3196]

Yeah, well somehow they weren't able to make action figures of 'the characters' because those characters were played by real people who weren't wearing a mask, and one of those real people didn't want her likeness made into an action figure, so it wasn't, and that kinda un-does what your'e trying to say here. The characters rely on the appearance of the individuals and THAT'S the legal difference.

[@knightwolfpro4494]

First off I think the actors should get something for signing away their likeness rights. Sometimes companies can find a backdoor way of releasing them without it though. A few years ago when Super7 took over MOTUC, they released movie versions of He-Man and Skeletor which Mattel said they couldn't do because of likeness rights, but what super7 did was base it on the concept art and not the "final" designs to get around it.

[@Kevin-hl6ym]

Im split on Lucas -- he has been very open to fan projects so long as they dont make money -- cross him business though...buckle up 😅

[@3Storms]

It's actually normal for studios to respond badly to an actor asking for more money. The guy who played "Tank" in the first Matrix movie got shit-listed for life in Hollywood for daring to ask for the same royalties agreement literally everyone else in the movie got. Thet denied it to him by claiming he wasn't a member of the actor's union so they weren't obligated to, and when he joined they still refused, then blackballed him right out of the business.

[@dantooine4279]

Figures in the thumbnail look awesome! Where they from??

[@ThatJunkman]

Google image search :)

[@MAGICMONKEY52]

Wouldn't they be 'peg warmers' even if they were able to made?

[@MrAvenger1975]

Very likely. I certainly have less than zero interest in them.

[@humansvd3269]

I don't care, I want them. They're hawt.

[@Hurricanelive]

I would have sued for damages, get a settlement and enjoy the victory over Lucas. It's sad, because all these people didn't have a clue, to syndication and merchandise rights and they do deserve something. And no, not living on in the fandom mind counts. The majority of them actually deserved more, they just got scammed by very greedy individuals. The business end doesn't like negotiating and renegotiating, because it would set precedent. They don't want to open flood gate litigation. And that's a big problem with AI now, you could literally do one road runner beep or star in a single crappy film, and the studio can do whatever they want with your likeness for 90 years or more. Even the likeness of the long deceased who have no say in how they would be used, their families could very well sell them out, even against once living will/wishes. Put yourself in her shoes, in her husband's shoes protecting her and doing what is right. You'd be lying to yourself that you wouldn't exhaust all means of litigation. Or you just wouldn't care about anything if someone stole your invention or your likeness, so good on you if you don't care, enough of those people around a dime a dozen. Now a days all that legal stuff is usually accounted for, and workers do get paid, even paid above and beyond unless they are doing work as a favor. Back then a studio could possibly sell your contract to whomever they wanted or trade you like on a sports team, swap you. Best you might hope for is to be released.

[@tomcruisenukedmyaccount5388]

We need a BoShek streaming series. We also need a figure of the recently discovered Han Solo girl in Mos Eisley. (See EC Henry's awesome channel.) (OMG. There is a black series of the ion cannon girl.) They wouldn't need to make them exact. I think it's more of Lucas's ridiculousness. I wish people would stop supporting him. We still haven't got official good, unruined versions of the OT and notice we rarely (ever?) see the Lucas era aliens in Disney Star Wars. (I haven't watched much of it.) (There is the Rebels character.) They used some of his ideas in the sequels everyone hates, maybe more than we know. (The Sith spirits are implied in RothS and he created Rey, broken Luke, and kind of Kylo Ren.) Who knows what's in the contract. He wanted to go full microbes with the Force. Thankfully, Abrams did the opposite.

[@michaeldumas9203]

The Han Solo girl in the cantina is not recently discovered, she’s been known about for decades…… Ketchup mustard…..

[@michaeldumas9203]

They were mentioned in the Sole movie. I like this video. This is the kind of informative videos that make your channel worthwhile.

[@tomcruisenukedmyaccount5388]

@@michaeldumas9203 I'm sure some knew about her a long time ago, though this one is on the street. She looks like Han Solo's little sister (another spacer I guess) and is in a couple shots. EC Henry's channel is great. It looks like they don't have a figure of the "Enemy fighters coming your way" rebel guy in the Yavin control room lol. They could make a lame set of it. (The Twi'leks show up sometimes in Disney.)

[@ThatJunkman]

Jason Lee as BoShek

[@tomcruisenukedmyaccount5388]

@@ThatJunkman I always wondered what Ben (his birth name in my, prequel free Star Wars universe) says to him and what is going on and if one of them knows Chewy and how Ben knows Wookie. Maybe he is the worst smuggler in the galaxy and Ben recognized his name, so he went to Chewy. "The Adventures of BoShek, coming to Disney plus." Or maybe there is some kind of secret rebel network BoShek and Chewy are part of and Ben called them. That's why Han is there. It's not a coincidence or the Force (implied later). 🤔🤔🤔🤔 Maybe BoShek is an old friend of Ben who knows Han and Chewy or Ben senses he should go to Chewy and uses Force language comprehension. It seems Wookies are common in the 77 movie galaxy.

[@Sci-Fi-Mike]

So many people want to complete the Cantina with the Tonnika sisters. It's sad that LucasFilm couldn't come to more decent terms with them. While they aren't on my immediate list, I feel for collectors who want the full Cantina scene.

[@50TBRD]

Why would anyone sign that contract after the fact without compensation?

[@captlazer5509]

Making the characters more popular with merch, they could have made money on the back end like conventions.

[@50TBRD]

That's the "exposure" argument that people use when all they care about is getting something free from an artist.

[@captlazer5509]

@50TBRD so if there is a crowd seen at a baseball stadium in a movie, everybody gets a royalty check? Do extras walking the streets get an annual check? Nope. They could have played off their 15 minutes of fame by other means, which is what I'm saying. They are not victims.

[@50TBRD]

Extras in most cases don't have the personality/uniqueness that was built into Star Wars and cultivated with merchandise in the fandom. Angela Staines' case is unique since her modeling contract excluded her likeness and Hasbro/Kenner/Whoever tried to backend that.

[@captlazer5509]

@50TBRD I know some folks who were extras in a movie, they got a one time check, done. Enjoyed the experience and no crying. Does the twins deserve more because SW was so successful? Or they were models? If they have a contract that says so. If an extra in just any movie demanded a royalty fee, then they would be replaced quickly. They took the job.

[@jonnw]

Are those the sisters in the background at 5:25 ?

[@nerdcraftercoley7305]

TBH I can live without these figures.

[@anonymousanonymous5327]

Why not go against Lucas? They didn't have a contract to use her likeness and there was no benefit to her for having one his pockets are bulging with money he could have struck an amicable deal

[@clutch2827]

Leave it up to greed.

[@richard9931dx]

Well Hasbro finally made the sisters but if you want to get them you had to back th Cantina Haslab. I got mine coming.

[@EdmondDantes224]

What's wrong with your Super Star Wars gameplay footage? Did the recording software just not do the game justice?

[@crosisofborg5524]

Come on star wars fans, they were on screen for a few seconds. Why do you want an action figure of them? Let them and their greed fade out of memory.

[@acrodave9287]

The thing about them being 'Prostitutes' never made any sense in the first place. So self employed, voluntary sex workers aren't allowed in a universe in which enforced Slavery is common? Seems it was more likely a case of clumsy miscommunication between lawyers, I doubt Lucas had anything to do with it directly although that doesn't get him off the hook, he's the Boss, what happened to 'the Buck Stops Here'? Remember when Mad Magazine got a Cease and Desist order from Lucasfilm lawyers accusing them of 'breach of copyright' for their parody of 'Empire' and Bill Gaines sent them a photo copy of a letter from George Lucas personally praising the parody? Sometimes the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. Perhaps Lucas has one thing in common with his Emperor character; he employs idiots and doesn't keep an eye on them. 😂

[@georgetrapp6666]

Right? Oola gets a figure, yet her screen time is cut short minutes later, by her murder. Yet, there is a Caucasian-looking woman slave dancer with ombre hair (rumored in backstory or retrofitted to be Mara Jade in disguise) who gets no action figure, or fictional nomenclature. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Kind of unfair, here, too.

[@acrodave9287]

@@georgetrapp6666 Oola got two figures, one a premium in the POTF2 line and another in a more recent Jabba the Hutt set. I'd like to see a Hot Toys Oola, there isn't enough Oola love in the world in my opinion.

[@necron99.aka-sammyboy92]

Honey catches more flies than vinegar! - " hey Lucas, Tomka sister here. do u think we could talk about business for a few minutes one day please? I would like to discuss signing off my likeness etc etc.". Instead of: getting a letter from an attorney! Lol There is no such thing as a " nice" letter from a lawyer. Its gun's blazing from the get go!

[@georgetrapp6666]

So close! Chewie almost beat that boss monster, the one from the dejarik chessboard.

[@machineman6498]

$tar Wars….

[@atari2602]

There just isn't a lot of money in Tonnika sisters merch. The figures would be the ultimate peg-warmers; snapped up by hardcore collectors while ignored by everyone else. Add in the potential legal headache and it's no wonder Lucasfilm isn't interested in revisiting this.

[@CowleyStudentJ]

Those companies make more than enough money to pay people for their likeness. It's a shame that they did this to so many people when all they had to do was pay them.

[@arricammarques1955]

I felt the twins were 'working girls' in the movie even as a lad. I was right!

[@gunsrtheanswer]

I'd only want these figures if they were life-size. And fully functional, if you know what I mean....heh, heh.

[@spankynater4242]

In other words, you'd only like them if they were peg warmers.

[@anonymousanonymous5327]

I bet porn hub don't pay royalties for the likeness of the sisters in the film I just watched

[@ciscodeer9094]

the actors get all pissy that they don't get any royalties they should be happy they are getting paid.

[@JustMe-tm5dc]

Every time you say Tonnika you owe her money. Got it

[@necron99.aka-sammyboy92]

Is this Russ talking? Or Junkman with strep?

[@ThatJunkman]

It’s me. As me. With my voice

[@wordlesslfiddling]

Even as a hardcore star wars nerd i have no idea who these characters are and would have no intention of getting their figures but it is a bit of a shame that even after all these years there been no attempt to renegotiate a contract with her especially since she seems open to the idea of a figure being made of her

[@crosisofborg5524]

Greed is disgusting