Taking a cue from George Lucas and his Star Wars merchandising juggernaut, Peter Jackson and his merry cohorts are considering a number of products which they hope will be a hit with the wee tots:

1. A Denethor action-figure complete with lighter fluid, kindling, and matches. Light him up and watch as flesh of wax melts away to reveal a grisly skeleton!
2. Sauron action-figure. A big red eye with a "Magic 8-Ball" feature with six unique messages: "I hate you", "I kill you", "I brake for nobody", "I want my Ring", "Where the #$%!*!@ is my Ring?", and "Quit shaking my Eye".
3. Gandalf "Dress-up" doll. For the girls. Dress him gray. Dress him white. Gray, white, gray, white. Hours and hours of fun!
4. The Gooey Gollum Gob. Throw him against a wall or window, and watch him slowly slither and crawl down to the floor. Then throw the Master Samwise action-figure (sold separately) on top of him.
5. The Elrond action-figure. No moving parts except for the mouth, which you can use to crack sunflower seeds.
6. The Wormtongue action-figure. Fill him up with the fluid of your choice, and he can spit up to six feet! Voice-activated sniveling requires one AAA battery.