ya i know . i'd so love to se an auto card or two. i really wish they gave good licences to better companies
Well, it's not necessarily a matter of giving them anything, they want people to pay for the privilege of making cards for a movie. There are several things a company might require before the pick up a license:
- Access to images in time to make cards
- Availability of actors for autographs
- Willingness to provide costume/prop material
- Time in an already busy schedule to do the work
Rittenhouse has done very few movie sets (ST: Nemesis, James Bond Die Another Day, both from licenses they already held) and have indicated in the past that TV series are just more comfortable to work with because you don't have the time issues you get with movies and release dates.
Inkworks had a pretty full end-of-year with LOST in November and Alias originally in December. Things were tight enough that they pushed Alias back to January. One would think another set probably was not possible.
Artbox barely got GoF out before the movie and missed the opening with Doom. Three other sets did not appear at all for various reasons: Frankenstein and 2 Zorro sets. Again, they probably had their hands full with other releases.
I'd honestly guess that it was a combination of timing with other releases and the studio's willingness to provide necessary guarantees for their end. But one never knows...
Ed
