Steven Spielberg has three Oscars, an AFI Life Achievement Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but he’s about to receive an honor he’s never had before: his own action figure. Mattel will offer a figurine of the legendary director at San Diego Comic Con this year.
IGN has news that Mattel will offer the first ever Steven Spielberg action figure to SDCC as part of its 30th anniversary offerings Jurassic Park. Part of Mattel’s Hammond Collection line of collectibles, the figurine faithfully captures the image of Spielberg wearing circa 1993 sunglasses, complete with jeans, a baseball cap and an Andy Warhol-inspired dinosaur T-shirt. The set will also include a director’s chair, a movie camera, and a posable Dilophosaurus, the venomous dinosaur that ended Dennis Nedry forever (Wayne Knight) in film. The set will be packaged in a special box that serves as a functional clapperboard.
About Upcoming Recruitment Mattel Vice President and Global Head of Action Figures PJ Lewis says: “To celebrate the 30th anniversary, we wanted to honor the visionary who brought Jurassic Park to the big screen. Spielberg is a legend and we’ve never seen a figurine of him before and he’s as much of a legacy as the dinosaurs and characters in the movie. The team created the first-ever Steven Spielberg action figure based on photos from the shoot. Jurassic ParkThe kit will retail for $30 and be available at the Mattel SDCC booth; a limited number will also be available on their website.
Lights, camera, figurines!
Spielberg may join longtime friend George Lucaswho had several star Wars action figures made in his likeness - one based on his blue-skinned cameo in Revenge of the Sith, one as rebel pilot “Yorg Sakul”, and two “disguised” as stormtroopers. Unfortunately, other “Movie Brats” members such as Francis Ford Coppola, Brian DePalmaAnd Martin Scorsese, have not yet decorated the aisle with figurines. However, if you’re looking to pick up a more contemporary director’s action figure, plastic images can be found. John Favreau as the MCU character Happy Hogan.
Spielberg won’t be the only employee at Mattel. Jurassic Park proposal to the SDCC; they enlisted their Hot Wheels brand to produce the iconic red and gray Jurassic Jeep with a lounging Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) from behind to recreate the scene where Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and Robert Muldoon (Bob Peck) outrun the Tyrannosaurus Rex in the car, bringing the wounded Malcolm to safety. The die-cast metal car will be packaged in a special diorama box and will retail for $30.
A Steven Spielberg action figure from Mattel’s Hammond Collection will be available at booth #2945 at San Diego Comic Con from July 20-23; it will also be available on their website from July 21st. Stay tuned to Collider and watch the Collider interview with the real Spielberg below.
Source: Collider
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