No.............Joey

I believe Stern will since there is not enough source marerial from the first of the new movies to make a new pin.

To me this makes perfect sense. I guess Disney might have some say so over the pin and restrict Stern to Episodes 7-9. If not I would certainly be more likely to buy the pin if it was the original Episodes 4-6.

From what I hear there might be a huge release of the despecialized version of episodes 4-6 on Blu-Ray. I will be buying them if they come out and that might be more reason for a pin based on these. I can't stand the way Lucas ruined the original movies. Thank god there are torrents available with the original content, but the quality is not up to what I really want.

I believe Stern would do much better business with a classic Star Wars pin than basing it on the new movies. Their consumer base is most definitely of the age that grew up with the original movies as evidenced by the popularity of Ghostbusters.

I just realized that there might be a rights problem after you said this. Disney doesn't own five of the original trilogy and prequels till 2020. So basing a pinball machine on the first three movies might be a problem. I know there is merchandise tied in with the originals so it might be a matter of using footage and/or sound from the originals.

Just get this...!!!.............Joey

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Someone needs to give the original trilogy a proper pinball machine. The Data East machine has ok art but could be so much better.

The first of the new movies was pretty darn good though, so either way is ok. Still having an original now and another after the final episode would be even better!

I've been wondering this exact question myself . There are rumours going around that Stern may release a Star wars pin ( possibly this year ) . While they are just that - rumours - if they release it and include all characters across all movies released so far ie. Episodes 1 - 7 then as soon as Episode 8 is released the pin will feel outdated . I think it would make perfect sense to do an original trilogy pin now based on Episodes 4 - 6 then maybe release a complete Star Wars pin after Episode 9 .

Or this.

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It has already been done during the SEGA years. I don't really car for the pin. http://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=4054

Hope so. Makes total sense to do a run early with the original and another pin later with the new movies once more come out. Custom artwork well done will be a hit. It will satisfy old 44 year old farts like myself.

Hope Stern starts listening more like they did on GB. For now let's waste some time and focus on Aerosmith next, so the workers on the line can get caught up on pins previously put out.

This theme could be a total hit or miss depending on how they do the art. I like comic style but not to be redundant of the actual Marvel comics I say hand drawn movie art, not photoshop cuts all over. It's a Disney license now so I'm sure they will have a huge impact on what can be used, which has a lot of downfall, but hope for the best.

No.

It makes absolutely zero sense for the licensor (Disney) to agree to that when they have a whole new series of films to flog - though I'm not really hip on whom owns what at this point.

I don't think Stern would bother either. With the new cash cows out there grazing, they get the old school (Luke, Leia, Solo, and all the robots and puppets) and the new characters as well.

I'd say pretty unlikely in either case.

Didnt we learn from the SMVE that Disney only wants the "newer" version to promote their current brand and not old school?

McFarlane Spiderman? No
Romita Spiderman? No
Jack Kirby Spiderman? No

Current anorexic Spiderman? Yes.

I highly doubt it will be a "New Hope".

I would have said probably not, but look at ghostbusters, so you never know..

Yes. But

1. GB is not Disney

2. Completely different characters. Not sure if Melissa McCarthy would sell well - too Rosie O Donnell-esque. Maybe an extra large topper?

Given Stern's almost flawless record of doing themes in which I have zero interest, I'd say no.

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