Doll Makers Gear Up For 007 Anniversary
Barbie, Connery, Brosnan Dolls Part Of Bond Celebration
POSTED: 12:28 p.m. EDT October 22, 2002
Barbie is becoming a "Bond Girl" and she'll have a choice of pairing up with the likes of Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan or even Ken as Agent 007.
Toy makers Mattel and Sideshow Toy are both celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first James Bond film "Dr. No" with commemorative dolls.
According to the Internet Movie Database, Mattel's upcoming "Bond Girl" Barbie will be wearing a golden lace gown with a cell phone strapped to her thigh, while Ken will wear 007's trademark tuxedo and carry a briefcase.
Sideshow Toy, on the other hand, is recreating the actual actors themselves in 12-inch form. Already in stores are Connery as Bond and Joseph Wiseman as the title character from "Dr. No." The Pierce Brosnan version of the character from the upcoming Bond film "Die Another Day," will be released next month in conjunction with the film's Nov. 22 release.
Sideshow's versions will include 007's weapons, gadgets, tiny vodka bottles and martini glasses. Remember now, Bond prefers his drinks "shaken, not stirred."
The company will also be releasing dolls of George Lazenby, Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton as Bond -- along with their respective nemesis' Ernst Blofeld (Telly Savalas), Scaramanga (Christopher Lee) and Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi).
Not to be outdone by Barbie, Sideshow has some of the original "Bond Girls" are in the works, too, including Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore from "Goldfinger."
Toy makers Mattel and Sideshow Toy are both celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first James Bond film "Dr. No" with commemorative dolls.
According to the Internet Movie Database, Mattel's upcoming "Bond Girl" Barbie will be wearing a golden lace gown with a cell phone strapped to her thigh, while Ken will wear 007's trademark tuxedo and carry a briefcase.
Sideshow Toy, on the other hand, is recreating the actual actors themselves in 12-inch form. Already in stores are Connery as Bond and Joseph Wiseman as the title character from "Dr. No." The Pierce Brosnan version of the character from the upcoming Bond film "Die Another Day," will be released next month in conjunction with the film's Nov. 22 release.
Sideshow's versions will include 007's weapons, gadgets, tiny vodka bottles and martini glasses. Remember now, Bond prefers his drinks "shaken, not stirred."
The company will also be releasing dolls of George Lazenby, Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton as Bond -- along with their respective nemesis' Ernst Blofeld (Telly Savalas), Scaramanga (Christopher Lee) and Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi).
Not to be outdone by Barbie, Sideshow has some of the original "Bond Girls" are in the works, too, including Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore from "Goldfinger."
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