It's not on the design sheet, so I assume not. We might not have included it, but Marvel might not have approved it.
Not sure the gif was necessary. If you don't like what I have to say, that's fine, but don't enlist Edward Norton in your argument! He's one of my favorite actors, and I take his disgust seriously. And I didn't say "better," I said "adequate." The line has obviously evolved to include both sculpted and non-sculpted Minimates. Heck, according to this year's MMMV awards show, Abomination is one of the top two figures most in need of an update, and I'm pretty sure that's because he doesn't look right next to any new, bigger Hulk. People want him bulked-up.
If you like basic Minimates, we've made a lot of them,and we still make them -- Thane should be right up your alley -- and we already have two basic Thanoses (Thani?). So now we're getting a new one that is different from the others, rather than exactly the same. I'm sure there are those who would rather we made a new skinny one than made a bulked-up one, but I'm sure you could QC a skinny one from the parts you're getting.
Im all for getting the bulky ones I enjoy them. Its kind of sad putting say for instance the first the first version of Rhinio against say for instance the newer Spideys. It just looks off hahaha!