Photo Flash: First Look - Mattel's HUNGER GAMES 'Katniss Everdeen' Doll

The Mattel toy company is turning The Hunger Games‘ Katniss Everdeen into a Barbie doll! The doll retails for $29.95 and is currently on backorder. The expected availability date is August 1, 2012. The doll is designed by Bill Greening and was made available online today, April 9.

According to the web site's description, "Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the evil Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. A twisted punishment for a past uprising and an ongoing government intimidation tactic, The Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which "Tributes" must fight with one another until one survivor remains.

Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she's ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

Hunger Games Katniss doll wears a hooded jacket, top, and military-style pants inspired by the costume Katniss wore in the film. Included are bow, arrows, and quiver. Completing her look is the iconic mockingjay pin."

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