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"Mattel is due to release a special collectible doll based on the character Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games, it has been announced.  The film adaptation of The Hunger Games, based on the best-selling Suzanne Collins novel, stars Jennifer Lawrence, Lenny Kravitz, Elizabeth Banks, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth and Woody Harrelson. It tells the story of a dystopian future in which young people must fight each other to the death on live television.  The film, which analysts have predicted to make over $100 million its first weekend, has already broken records by earning over $68 million (\u00C2\u00A343 million) on its opening day.  Entertainment Weekly reports that the Katnis doll will be targeted towards adult collectors.  Mattel made similar dolls last year, based on characters from the Twilight franchise.  The Katniss Everdeen doll will be available will be available later in the year on BarbieCollector.com and in select retail outlets.  Watch a clip from The Hunger Games below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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