- Title: James Bond suit, 'Cast Away' Wilson for sale in mega film prop auction
- Date: 28th September 2021
- Summary: HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 22, 2021) (REUTERS) SELECTION OF COSTUMES AND PROPS FROM FILMS TO BE AUCTIONED BY PROP HOUSE SUIT WORN BY SEAN CONNERY PLAYING JAMES BOND IN "YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE" (1967) AND GRYFFINDOR HOUSE ROBE WORN BY A HOGWARTS STUDENT IN "HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2" (2011) GRYFFINDOR HOUSE ROBE WORN BY A HOGWARTS STUDENT IN "HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2" (2011) DETAIL OF GRYFFINDOR CREST ON ROBE HERO V-2 STYLE PROTON PACK FROM "GHOSTBUSTERS" (2016) DETAIL ON HERO V-2 STYLE PROTON PACK SHOWING DIGITAL PANEL AND LIGHTS COSTUMES FROM "ELF" (2003) WORN BY BUDDY (LEFT, PLAYED BY WILL FERREL) AND PAPA ELF DETAIL ON BUDDY THE ELF COSTUME (SOUNDBITE) (English) HEAD OF CONSIGNMENTS AT PROP STORE, TIM LAWES, SAYING: "So this is our prop store exhibition, it's for our big live London auction, which is taking place on November the 9th, 10th, and 11th. It's all online, able to bid online telephone bidding. Unfortunately, because of COVID, we're unable to have people in the room to bid, but there's plenty of connectivity." SELECTION OF COSTUMES AND PROPS TO BE AUCTIONED COSTUME WORN BY GWYNETH PALTROW IN "SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE" (1998" AS VIOLA DE LESSEPS) PLINTH READING "SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE VIOLA DE LESSUPS COSTUME" SPIDER-MAN (PLAYED BY TOBEY MAGUIRE) PRODUCTION MADE COSTUME FROM "SPIDER-MAN 3" (2007) BATMAN'S (PLAYED BY VAL KILMER) SONAR BATSUIT DISPLAY FROM "BATMAN FOREVER" (1995) DETAIL ON BATSUIT SPIDER-MAN COSTUME ORIGINAL SCREEN-MATCHED LARGE-SCALE EAGLE TRANSPORTER FILMING MINIATURE FROM "SPACE: 1999" (TV SERIES, 1975-1977) AND MARTY MCFLY'S (PLAYED BY MICHAEL J. FOX) AUTOGRAPHED LENTICULAR MATTEL HOVERBOARD FROM "BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II" (1989) (SOUNDBITE) (English) HEAD OF CONSIGNMENTS AT PROP STORE, TIM LAWES, SAYING: "This is the hoverboard from "Back to the Future Part Two" and "Back to the Future Part Three", famously used by Michael J. Fox, of course. And this one is a little bit more interesting in that it's been autographed by the Michael J. Fox and also Tom Wilson, who played Biff Tannen. This is a lightweight version. So this would have been carried by Michael J. Fox to save a bit of elbow grease." HOVERBOARD FROM "BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II" VARIOUS OF EAGLE TRANSPORTER FILMING MINIATURE FROM "SPACE: 1999" SELECTION OF ITEMS TO BE AUCTIONED BY PROP STORE ACHILLES' (PLAYED BY BRAD PITT) HERO SWORD FROM "TROY" (2004) VARIOUS OF ARENA HELMET AND MASK WORN BY RUSSELL CROWE AS MAXIMUS IN "GLADIATOR" (2000) MICHAEL MYERS' (PLAYED BY BRAD LOREE" MASK FROM "HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION" (2002) VARIOUS OF STAFF MEMBER, SARAH, AT PROP STORE MODELLING FREDDY KREUGER'S (PLAYED BY ROBERT ENGLUND) RAZOR FINGER GLOVE FROM "A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS" (1987) (SOUNDBITE) (English) HEAD OF CONSIGNMENTS AT PROP STORE, TIM LAWES, SAYING: "People buy this stuff to preserve it. You know, that's basically what we're about, is the preservation of movie history and most of the people that buy from us, these things were going to display cabinets, be it in somebody's house, in a boardroom or in a museum. So these things are very much cherished and looked after." FULL-SIZE 2-800 ENDOSKELETON FROM "TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY" (1991) AND LIGHT-UP R2-M80/KR2-M80/R2-F1P REMOTE CONTROL DROID FROM "STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY" (2016) AND "SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY" (2018) LIGHT-UP R2-M80/KR2-M80/R2-F1P REMOTE CONTROL DROID FROM "STAR WARS: ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY" (2016) AND "SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY" (2018) DETAIL ON DROID FULL-SIZE 2-800 ENDOSKELETON FROM "TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY" (1991) DETAIL ON FACE OF "TERMINATOR" 2-800 ENDOSKELETON (SOUNDBITE) (English) HEAD OF CONSIGNMENTS AT PROP STORE, TIM LAWES, SAYING: "I think for most people it's probably nostalgia. I think it, the higher value items tend to be filmed from the 70s and 80s. And these are being purchased by people who now have a bit of money. And they're recapturing that little moment of their childhood - perhaps watching a film for the first time on VHS or DVD or watching it around Christmas on television with their family. I think that's really the majority of the marketplace." DISPLAY CABINET OF ITEMS TO BE AUCTIONED BY PROP HOUSE ACTION FIGURE OF C-3PO PALITOY "5,000,000TH" FROM "STAR WARS: EP V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK" (1980) LIGHT-UP ILM X-WING FILMING MINIATURE FROM "STAR WARS: EP VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI" (1983) DETAIL ON X-WING MINIATURE VARIOUS OF STORMTROOPER HELMET FROM "STAR WARS: EP VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI" (1983) (SOUNDBITE) (English) HEAD OF CONSIGNMENTS AT PROP STORE, TIM LAWES, SAYING: "I think what, the piece I think is made most people smile is the "Wilson" from "Cast Away" that actually screen matches. So you can there are little details on "Wilson" there that you can see on screen. So freeze-frame that high-def video and you can match up every little detail on "Wilson"." SCREEN-MATCHED "WILSON" BELONGING TO CHUCK NOLAND (PLAYED BY TOM HANKS) IN "CAST AWAY" (1982) VARIOUS OF HAND-PAINTED COSTUME DESIGN FOR WONDER WOMAN'S (PLAYED BY GAL GADOT) SCHLOSS PARTY DRESS BY LINDY HEMMING, FROM "WONDER WOMAN" (2017) (SOUNDBITE) (English) HEAD OF CONSIGNMENTS AT PROP STORE, TIM LAWES, SAYING: "Well, I think COVID is interesting in our business, we haven't really seen a fall-off in interest. I think it's probably increased. You've probably got more people watching movies at home. They've got spare time. They've also got some spare money. They're not having holidays. They're not travelling to work. So we've seen a steady increase in interest and in prices. So other than the fact that we can't have people in our auction room this year, which is really sad. Other than that, I think it's as normal people are used to zoom calls. We can do appraisals and viewings by zoom and also bidding is completely online and by phone. So, no change for us, really." VARIOUS OF ARTIST'S PROOF "SHIELD" SCULPTURE BY ARTIST SCHOONY, FOR WHICH THE AUCTION PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE NSPCC SELECTION OF PROPS AND ITEMS TO BE AUCTIONED BY PROP STORE SIGN READING (English): "Prop Store, Ultimate Collectibles, London - Los Angeles"
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- Keywords: Cast Away Elf Film Ghostbusters Halloween Harry Potter James Bond Shakespeare in Love Star Wars Troy auction props
- Location: HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe
- Reuters ID: LVA001EWMVVQ1
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- Story Text: From Marty McFly's hoverboard in "Back to the Future Part II" to a Stormtrooper Helmet worn in "Return of the Jedi", a huge selection of movie memorabilia worth $7.5 million will be auctioned in London in November.
More than 1,000 lots, made up of costumes, props, and other items are expected to fetch more than 5.5 million pounds ($7.52 million) at the Nov 9-11 auction by film and television memorabilia company Prop Store.
They include a full-size T-800 Endoskeleton from "Terminator 2: Judgment Day", estimated at 60,000 - 80,000 pounds, Sean Connery's James Bond suit from "You Only Live Twice", with a price tag of 50,000 - 70,000 pounds, and Brad Pitt's 8,000 - 12,000 Achilles' sword from "Troy".
Leading the lots is a light-up ILM X-wing filming miniature from "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi", with a price estimate of 200,000 - 300,000 pounds. A Stormtrooper helmet from the same movie has a 100,000 - 150,000 pounds price tag.
"People buy this stuff to preserve it," Tim Lawes, head of consignments at Prop Store, told Reuters.
"Basically what we're about is the preservation of movie history and (for) most of the people that buy from us, these things will go into display cabinets, be it in somebody's house, in a boardroom or in a museum. So these things are very much cherished and looked after."
Movie fans can also buy a 60,000 - 80,000 pounds lenticular Mattel hoverboard signed by "Back to the Future" star Michael J. Fox as well as a screen-matched 'Wilson', the ball serving as Chuck Noland's personified companion in the Tom Hanks film "Cast Away". It has a price tag of 40,000 - 60,000 pounds.
There are also costumes from "Elf", "Spider-Man", "Blade Runner" and "Shakespeare in Love".
"I think for most people (the appeal is) probably nostalgia. The higher value items tend to be filmed from the 70s and 80s and these are being purchased by people who now have a bit of money," Lawes said.
"They're recapturing that little moment of their childhood - perhaps watching a film for the first time on VHS or DVD or watching it around Christmas on television with their family ... That's really the majority of the marketplace."
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