Assuming this Hasbro rep is accurate
He's Sam Smith, the new product design manager for the Star Wars stuff so he's well aware of what they have planned for TFF. I guess he could be lying/misleading the collector base for some dumb reason but it's unlikely.
I said this in another thread but Jayson (Yakface.com) has dug up a TON of stuff coming this Fall (check out the
Yakface product list). He's dug up a TON of product numbers/UPCs for upcoming 3.75" TVC, 6" Black Series, and 5" Galaxy of Adventures and basically nothing to indicate a 3.75" 5POA.
There is still a possibility we could get 3.75" 5POA in another way (2-packs or box sets or something) but all signs point to no basic carded figure line for 5POA for TROS which, like Rob said, is pretty disappointing after all these years.
Unless TVC has been so successful that they're just planning on a huge TVC roll out for Episode 9, this actually does seem a little bit like the beginning of the end.
Again (#brokenrecord) check the Yakface list - TFF will bring a few waves of mostly Ep9/Mando figures with some other stuff sprinkled in (mainly OT repacks to help bring down the development cost of all those new figures)
630509862191/224046549 VC??? “London” (E9)
630509862153/337149421 VC??? “Cairo Axer” (E9)
630509862207/377288150 VC??? “Berlin Leader” (E9)
630509862160/511782577 VC??? “Sith Rocket Trooper” (E9)
630509871544/685958077 VC??? Poe Dameron (X-Wing Pilot)
630509862177/961059080 VC??? Luke Skywalker (E4)
630509842421/378783282 VC??? Luke Skywalker (Yavin)
630509873401/687352658 VC??? Sith Trooper (E9)
630509873418/477018710 VC??? Shadow Trooper
630509873425/807464476 VC??? Princess Leia Ceremony
630509873395/552271124 VC??? Jawa
VC??? The Mandalorian
VC??? Clone Trooper
VC??? Clone Trooper
VC??? Droid
VC??? Yoda