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Originally Posted by Jmacq1

Yeah, I'm 99.9 percent certain there's no XFC line whatsoever, and here's why:

1. The movie comes out in-between Thor and Cap, yet we haven't even gotten so much as a single hint that there's any kind of tie-in line. No prototypes, no retailer listings, nada....

2. The movie's production schedule has been REALLY rushed. Hasbro likely didn't even have time to have toys go through the full production cycle as I don't think they even finished filming until a couple months ago.

3. It's already a "crowded" summer for Hasbro, with Thor, Captain America, and Transformers 3 all hitting shelves in addition to their ongoing lines. I don't see toy aisles sustaining shelf space for another movie line in addition to those (plus Green Lantern from Mattel which looks to be getting a pretty big push).

As for other stuff at NYTF:

No Marvel Legends at Toy Fair. They're not coming back until 2012, so I suspect we won't get our first preview until SDCC. Besides, SDCC has traditionally been the place for Marvel Legends revelations. However, we might see some 6" scale figures as exclusives/tie-ins to the Cap and Thor movies, plus possibly some additional TRU two-packs and/or further assortments of the "Iron Man Legends" line. There's a slim chance that they might show off one or two ML prototypes at TF, but I'm not counting on it.

Probably only one or two new waves of Marvel Universe, as once again, SDCC is usually where they show the most stuff for comic-based properties.

We'll likely see the "official" unveiling of wave 2 of the Thor line, and wave 3 of the Cap line. Maybe an additional wave for each beyond that, too. Plus vehicles/playsets/etc... for both lines.

Transformers 3 will be their biggest "push" for the year, and will be their "surprise" (not exactly) at Toy Fair.

The usual smorgasbord of Star Wars stuff (both Clone Wars and Vintage).

A smattering of G.I. Joe stuff (probably the two recently-announced waves and that's it, as the G.I. Joe convention is only a month and a half after Toy Fair).

I agree on most of that, but sometimes Hasbro knows how to keep things close to their chest as well. I was refering mostly to marvel though, as Habro tends to give a good focus across all their brands at Toy Fair for a good retailer push, even if it's only a few each. Now again, I don't expect an XFC offering, but it could be in the cards for something they'll mention to get retailers to want it. With so many big budget films coming at once to push all these lines, and the limited amount planned for thor, it would make sense to keep the dollar signs flashing in retailers eyes to want to carry it all since they like big budget films to push lines. It's one of those we'll have to wait and see. Though, for all we know that may be the main reason behind some of the MU box sets coming that seem so X-Men or Mutant heavy.