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Originally Posted by trebleshot

It depends on what kind of contract Urban signed when he agreed to do the movie. Some actors have a clause in it that gives him or her final approval over any merchandise made with his/her likeness on it (even if it's only part of his/her face). Other contracts leave it solely to the discretion of the movie studio.

And then there's George Lucas, who owns all the merchandising rights to all Star Wars films through Lucasfilm, Ltd. He also doesn't need any permission from Ford, Hamill or Fisher to make figures with their likenesses on them.

Thanks for the info. Although it may be a moot point as I've read Dredd's box office -especially in America- has been less than great. So any chance of a sequel is going down the toilet