4 8 15 16 23 42...and 6 Inches?: An Island of "Lost" Toys

It seems like the island is getting a little smaller...

Just a day after Touchstone Television, the studio behind ABC's hit drama Lost, announced that they had signed a deal with French videogame maker Ubisoft to release a Lost videogame in December 2007, Variety is today reporting that the studio has partnered with toy manufacturer McFarlane Toys to create an action figure line based on characters on Lost.

First to be released will be six-inch articulated versions of Jack (Matthew Fox), Kate (Evangeline Lilly), Hurley (Jorge Garcia), Locke (Terry O'Quinn), Charlie (Dominic Monaghan), and (huh?) Shannon (Maggie Grace); their release will be tied in to Lost's third season premiere this fall. (Future offerings will include Sawyer, Eko, and Jin.) Each action figure will include a full-scale prop that is connected to their character: Kate's will include the model airplane, while Hurley will have a lottery ticket with those mysterious numbers. (Um, they do know that he doesn't actually have the lottery ticket on the island, right? Just checking.)

Additionally, McFarlane Toys will also sell deluxe boxed sets that recreate key Lost moments and locations, such as the beach or the hatch: Locke is shown discovering the hatch, Jack waking up after the crash of Flight 815, and Hurley creating his golf course. (Heh? That's really the best character moment they could think up for Hurley? Why not stuffing his face with peanut butter then?)

No word on when we can expect a Zeke/Sea Captain action figure... or the deluxe Dharma Initiative headquarters.

UPDATE: Special thanks to Televisionary reader Bart, who sent in the below sneak peek of the Charlie action figure from McFarlane Toys.