If true, such a project would need PLENTY of time in development, and I'm happy for them to use all the time they think it takes to do it right.

A JJP HP game would have to be a mega-grand fan service fest with gratuitous flourishes everywhere, like maybe having some stuff in the pin that was only in the books. Think of ALL that film content though... is that Keefer cracking his knuckles? Oh dear.

As the only top 10 film franchise without a pin, it's the biggest of the biggest missing pinball licenses for a number of reasons. A well executed JJP HP game could be the TAF of the 2020s and be made for years.

I agree, you don't hear pining for Potter at pin events. For sure, a GnR game hits the current pin demo very squarely and a potential JJP GnR game will likely be fantastic and very well received.

However if I'm running a pin company I also want to have product for those who want a game their kids will be into, and kids can be pretty effective sales facilitators. I'm not a HP fan but the commercial and cultural juggernaut that is HP is tough to deny, and those that grew up with it will have expendable income in the coming years. Who knows, they may want to relive their crazy bar-hopping pin playing days of the late 2010s with a theme they love.

There's probably a point somewhere theme-wise at which I'd struggle, but to me, in most cases a good pin is a good pin regardless of the theme.

I've never seen any of the Pirates movies and am neutral about IMDN music, but I struggled choosing between the two pins because they're both fantastic games.

I'm also pretty neutral about Wonka and Toy Story as themes, but look who's involved with producing them. Chances are good that either or both of them are going to be really, really good pins.