Toyfare Magazine - McFarlane Does Kid Rock

Bawitaba! Detroit’s favorite Devil without a Cause, is set to become Todd McFarlane’s newest rock n’ roll action figure.

“[Kid Rock] stands for something to a certain crowd,” McFarlane told MTV regarding the decision to immortalize Kid Rock in plastic form. “They sort of rally behind him.”

The figure will come with his trademark pimp-daddy style of clothing – red and black fedoras, jeans, white tank top, and his “Good Ol’ Boy” belt buckle. While the inclusion of his pimp coat is still being ironed out, Kid Rock will also be packaged with what’s been termed a “peep-show girlie booth” to continue in the vein of Kid Rock’s pimp-and-stripper-related theme. Rock himself expressed interest in a removable hand with extended middle finger, despite the problems it may cause with retailers.“Maybe we’ll have to put a sticker over it that says, ‘Kiddies, don’t look behind this,’” McFarlane suggested.But Kid Rock is not McFarlane Toys’ only upcoming venture into the music world.Although still unconfirmed, other rockers who may see themselves as McFarlane creations in the near future include legendary Doors frontman Jim Morrison, metal gods Metallica and AC/DC, the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia and MTV faves Limp Bizkit. “Those are still in negotiations,” according to McFarlane Toys Public Relations Manager Ken Reinstein.

Who says rock is dead?

Christina Brzustoski

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Despite a host of music projects under consideration, McFarlane Toys hasn’t turned away from the world of film. McFarlane is currently working to get approval from various parties to make a slew of new movie-related products.

Adventure film buffs will appreciate McFarlane’s plans to produce not only the swashbuckling archeologist-hero Indiana Jones, but also Mel Gibson’s William Wallace (from Braveheart) and Gladiator’s Russell Crowe as the sword-wielding Roman soldier Maximus.

The pea soup-spewing Regan from The Exorcist and city-ravaging monster stars Godzilla and King Kong are also planned for the future.

And let’s not forget the psychotic lead characters from such landmark films as Taxi Driver and Pulp Fiction. We could soon see not only Robert De Niro’s Travis “You talkin’ to me?” Bickle but also those Tarantino hit-men and hamburger philosophers Jules and Vincent.

Here’s hoping that a royale with cheese is packaged with each Pulp figure.

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