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Originally Posted by Dark Hayabusa

Actually that brings up a question. Would you need the likeness rights from Karl Urban to make a figure. I mean, you never see his whole face (as it should be) or would the chin be enough to warrent a royalty payment?

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.