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American Lady has gone goth. The Mattel-owned toy firm has debuted a brand new limited-edition Wednesday Addams collector doll impressed by the hit Netflix collection and its star, Jenna Ortega.
Out there for preorder for $295 at American Lady and Amazon, the 18-inch Wednesday doll options the moody teen’s iconic pigtail braids with bangs and wears her signature black velvet gown, black mary jane footwear and black nail polish. She comes with a Factor figurine, two baggage of piranhas (good for exacting revenge on unsuspecting bullies) and a pretend obsidian “W/M” necklace gifted from her mom, Morticia Addams.
Like the remainder of American Lady’s 18-inch dolls, Wednesday has eyes that open and shut, a movable vinyl head and limbs and a gentle cotton physique. It comes an unique collectors field with a numbered certificates of authenticity (solely 6,000 will probably be accessible) and orders start delivery on or by Aug. 21.
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Directed by Tim Burton and produced by Amazon MGM Studios, Wednesday season two premieres on Netflix on Aug. 6 with the primary 4 episodes, adopted by half two with the remaining 4 on Sept. 3. Already renewed for a 3rd season, the brand new installment sees Wednesday returning to Nevermore Academy, “the primary time you’ve ever willingly returned to a faculty,” quips Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones) on the trip there.
Season two additionally stars returning actors Emma Myers, Isaac Ordonez, Luis Guzmán, Hunter Doohan, Georgie Farmer, Oliver Watson, Moosa Mostofa, Pleasure Sunday and Victor Dorobantu. Newcomers embody Steve Buscemi, Haley Joel Osment and Billie Piper. Watch the official trailer for the brand new season under.
Of their first-ever joint interview, Burton and Ortega defined what drew them to Wednesday.
“I’ve by no means accomplished tv, so it was the thought of exploring one thing on an extended time-frame, and he or she’s an attention-grabbing character. As a lot as a middle-aged man might really feel like a teenage Wednesday Addams, I really feel these issues. And he or she’s a personality that’s all about being refined as a result of she doesn’t actually have an enormous vary of feelings,” Burton informed The Hollywood Reporter.
Ortega added, “She’s additionally one of many few protagonists who is ready to get away with that, apart from villains — who have a tendency to not have emotional progress or depth. … I’ll say perhaps I really feel much more connected to her now.”
It’s not the primary time that Mattel has crossed into Addams household territory. The El Segundo-based firm additionally launched Monster Excessive dolls final 12 months impressed by Wednesday and her werewolf BFF, Enid Sinclair, and a Fisher-Value Little Folks figurine set.
See extra photographs of American Lady’s charmingly ghoulish creation under and store the limited-edition Wednesday Addams 18-inch doll on-line earlier than it sells out at americangirl.com and amazon.com.
American Lady Wednesday Addams doll.
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