The leaks actually started way back. Remember those rumor lists from several months ago? I believe they mentioned stuff like Rodimus Prime, combining Dinobots, the last show Decepticon combiners, fan choice Optimus Primal, etc (though I'm not sure if the G1 fembots were rumored). At that point those toys were all in either the concepting or development stages, so someone got the goods way back.

 

This interview is proof enough that the movie leaks are not cancelled.

 

My thoughts too. The fact we're getting what look to be vastly improved new molds of some of the best designs (I need you, Leader Blackout!) makes me content. Though I think most of us still want Leader Bonecrusher -- such a cool aesthetic and design that got saddled with a dinky Deluxe mold  

 

The size of Blackout concerns me. It was not labeled if it was a Leader or a Voyager. Bonecrusher on the other hand. If it turned out that Brawl is a Voyager, they should fill in the gap of Ironhide or ROTF Starscream and put a Voyager Bonecrusher. But my thoughts were, depending on Brawl's size, I might as well dust off my 2007 Deluxe Bonecrusher. Because Movie toys shrink every line.

 

The weird thing is that the movie universe is one of the few attempts to keep sizes realistic in the actual films, but the toys are perhaps even worse offenders re: scale than CHUG or the current Aligned stuff.

 

I think we're overestimating the autonomy that "Hasbro Asia" has. Ultimately, Hasbro Asia is a branch, nothing more. Everyone that works at "Hasbro Asia" works for "Hasbro." It's not it's own separate company, it doesn't have it's own investors, factories, etc.

 

If I'm not mistaken, doesn't Hasbro Asia primarily cater to the Chinese market? Takara usually handles domestic marketing in Japan, but HA is areas like China, Korea, etc. Also the reason a lot of those Asian sellers list stuff that won't be in the US for a month on eBay.