I need to start by admitting that I had no idea just how many movies came out in a year when I came up with the idea for this article. I knew it was a lot, but there’s a difference between knowing something like that abstractly and seeing a list like this one. I’m going to have to stick to the 2015 movies I think are most likely to have figures, and avoid the ones that should have figures but won’t. It doesn’t matter how much I want an action figure of Joaquin Phoenix’s sideburns from Inherent Vice.

I’m in a perpetual state of surprise that Taken isn’t trying to capitalize on merchandising more. The sequels seem to be trying to make money on the reputation of the first movie, rather than make movies that would sell on their own. Which is why I’m shocked I wasn’t able to find any Taken action figures. I expect Hot Toys or Sideshow Collectibles to make a 1:4 or 1:6 scale figure of Liam Neeson’s character, although Taken 3 is out and it hasn’t been announced. For a franchise that’s clearly in it for the money, the lack of figures seems like a missed opportunity.

Neill Blompkamp’s had figures made of his previous two films — District 9 and Elysium — so I expect Chappie will get some too. It looks like it’ll be a good movie, and like all of Blompkamp’s strange characters Chappie is visually striking, but you won’t catch me buying the figures. The robot looks great, but the people look extraordinarily ordinary.

The movie I’m looking forward to most kicks off blockbuster season on May 1st. Avengers: Age of Ultron should offer up some great figures. We’ve already seen previews of a few offerings from Hot Toys, including an amazing Hulkbuster armor. I’m predicting a repackage of the 3 and ¾ inch Scarlett Witch, Ultron, Quicksilver, and Vision (which will finally be affordable instead of the Marvel Universe figures that goes for $210 on Amazon). I also bet there’ll be a Baron Von Strucker, a smaller Hulkbuster Armor, as well as some surprises and repackages of the Avengers we’ve gotten before. I’d put money on getting most of these as six-inch figures as well.

Jurassic World, which Jason Diamond rightly pointed out would be much better as “Burt Macklin Fights Dinosaurs,” will definitely have a figure line. Chris Pratt went on the Today Show and told them the figure nailed his likeness, so we have those figures to look forward to.

Terminator: Genysis action figures are a lock, as Chronicle Legacy has announced a series to come out in summer 2015. They certainly can’t be worse than the figures released with Terminator Salvation, and the movie has to be better too.

I’m not looking forward to the movie or the figures, but Ant-Man will certainly have some. I’ve been in Internet Fights about Ant-Man before, and I’m sure I will be again. He’s a terrible choice for a feature-length film, and the preview took itself way too seriously. There’ll certainly be 3 and ¾ inch, 6 inch, and ¼ scale figures for it though.

In an effort to keep their license, 20th Century Fox is releasing another Fantastic Four. Like I said about Terminator: Genysis, it can’t be worse than the last one they released. It will be interesting to see what happens with the figures. Disney/Marvel wants the licenses back, and one of the ways they can get them back is by not promoting Fox’s Fantastic Four. It seems like that’s what they were doing by not making many figures for X-Men: Days of Future Past, but they likely could have sold a lot of figures. It’ll be interesting to see if they go for the immediate reward of figure money or try for the long-term game of getting the rights back. Of course, if they do that and Fantastic Four is a great movie, they’ll have left the money on the table for nothing, although I don’t think that will be the case.

I expect some small lines or high-scale figure releases to go with Victor Frankenstein and the reboot of Friday the 13th out in October and November respectively. We’ve had a ton of Frankenstein’s Monster and Jason Voorhees figures in the past, but I for one would be happier with more.

Finally, the one I’m waiting most for: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which won’t be out until December 18th. It’s impossible to tell what they’re going to be, but I’d guess we’ll get a figure of everyone we’ve seen in the preview and plus the aged original cast. I doubt they’ll announce much until much closer to the release date. Hasbro has already said they won’t have Star Wars figures at Toy Fair 2015. Much like the dancing Groot wasn’t announced until after Guardians of the Galaxy to preserve the surprise, The Force Awakens will likely play it close to the vest to keep us speculating. I’m extremely excited for all of it.

That’s what I’m predicting in terms of movie themed figures for the next year. If I’m right about half of it, this should be a great year for collecting.

A Call to Action (Figures) is a weekly column published every Wednesday, chronicling my rants and raves about all things action figure. Next week I’ll be talking figures that haven’t been made but need to be.

What do you think? What figures are you most looking forward to? Are there any movies that will have figures that I missed? Let me know in the comments!