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Originally Posted by BWfan86

Why do we think that his is the only portrait not approved?

I'm speculating, but it may just be that they didn't secure Garfield's likeness rights. My assumption had been that Marvel secured rights for the actors who came back for No Way Home, but this suggests they may not have. There are other examples in older franchises where actors don't participate in merchandising, like Yvonne Craig's estate for Batman '66's Batgirl, and Crispin Glover and Lea Thompson for Back to the Future.

If the question then is why didn't Garfield approve, or why didn't Bandai move forward, it may be about the licensing cost. There's a Hot Toys figure coming, and they haven't backtracked yet, but maybe it's easier for them to cover the cost.