Wednesday, January 24, 2007

For the '24' Fans who have everything:

A Jack doll.

Taken from The Green Bay Press Gazette:




Fans of Fox's "24" this summer finally will be able to see what ever-on-the-run Jack Bauer looks like standing still. Star Kiefer Sutherland will make his debut as a high-end adult action figure.

Two months ago, toymaker Todd McFarlane, CEO of McFarlane Toys, spent two hours scanning every facial expression of the actor, who returned in the series' sixth season last Sunday.

"Kiefer understands the process of being poked and prodded," McFarlane says. "He understands you have to do certain things to get your job done, even if it means having some ancillary product out there."

Last Christmas, McFarlane's introductory line of six character figures from ABC's "Lost" arrived in specialty toy stores. But McFarlane says "24" fans should not expect to pair their Jack figure up alongside likenesses of Jack's CTU colleague Chloe, daughter Kim or President Palmer anytime soon.

" '24' is going to be a bit different from 'Lost,' because 'Lost' has that ensemble group," McFarlane says. "When you think about '24,' you think Kiefer. He's the easy guy to do first.

"Jack Bauer is our Batman. At some point, fans will tell us if they want Robin and Joker, or just more Batman (Jack) in different poses."

The initial Bauer figure finds him in a bulletproof vest with his gun raised, "looking for danger," McFarlane says. He estimates it will sell for $10 to $12.

Future figures will find Bauer "pouncing, diving and running." The second likeness — Jack kicking down a door — is scheduled for release in December.

With the first group of "Lost" characters selling well (particularly the Jack, Locke and Shannon figures and the Hatch collector set), Wave 2 will be released this spring. It includes Sawyer, Mr. Eko, Sun and Jin.

Then, arriving for Christmas, will be Sayid, Desmond, a tied-up Henry Gale and Claire with baby Aaron. A collector piece in December will feature a re-creation of the pilot episode's plane crash.

McFarlane also is in discussions about creating a line of figures based on NBC's breakout hit "Heroes," so fans can — tweaking an expression from the adventure series — buy the cheerleader, save the world.

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