A BULLWHIP, fedora and a jacket used by Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones and Han Solo are set to net a fortune at auction. Han’s jacket from Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes Back could fetch £1million. They are among famous film props being displayed at London’s BFI Imax before the sale on September 20. Other blockbuster film memorabilia include Tom Hanks’ cap from Forrest Gump and Marty McFly's hoverboard from Back To The Future Part II. Also among the 600 lots to be auctioned by Prop Store will be a Stormtrooper helmet from the first Star Wars episode, A New Hope, which is expected to fetch up to £60,000. A similar helmet from the most recent film The Last Jedi could raise up to £50,000. The costume worn by Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands will also go under the hammer, where it will likely fetch up to £80,000. A lightsaber wielded by Hayden Christensen's Anakin Skywalker in The Revenge Of The Sith is likely to draw bids of up to £100,000. … [Read more...] about Han Solo’s jacket from Star Wars set to fetch £1million in film memorabilia auction
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Harrison Ford’s Han Solo jacket to go under the hammer
Lifestyle / Entertainment / Film by Press Association 01/08/2018, 12:03 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail Send us a story Sign up to our Daily newsletter The jacket worn by Harrison Ford in his role as Han Solo in the Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back is expected to fetch up to £1 million when it goes under the hammer. It will be part of an auction of rare blockbuster film memorabilia, which also includes the farewell note Rose wrote for her cruel fiance in Titanic, and Marty McFly’s hoverboard from Back To The Future Part II. Also among the 600 lots to be auctioned by Prop Store on September 20 will be a Stormtrooper helmet from the first Star Wars film, A New Hope, which is expected to fetch up to £60,000, as well as as similar helmet from the most recent film The Last Jedi, which could raise up to £50,000. Proceeds from the hammer price of that prop will be donated to the NSPCC. A lightsaber wielded by Hayden Christensen’s Anakin … [Read more...] about Harrison Ford’s Han Solo jacket to go under the hammer
Unseen Carrie Fisher footage will bring Princess Leia back in ninth Star Wars film
She was one of the most well-loved characters of the Star Wars films, and arguably its best-loved actress. So when Carrie Fisher died suddenly in 2016, the film world was beset by grief – and a question mark hung over the future of the Star Wars franchise. Now director JJ Abrams has confirmed that previously unseen footage of Fisher will be used to bring Leia Organa, the commanding leader of the Rebel Alliance, back to round off the Skywalker saga in the forthcoming ninth Star Wars film. “We desperately loved Carrie Fisher,” Abrams said in a statement on the Star Wars website. “Finding a truly satisfying conclusion to the Skywalker saga without her eluded us. We were never going to recast, or use a CG character. “With the support and blessing from her daughter, Billie, we have found a way to honour Carrie’s legacy and role as Leia in Episode IX by using unseen footage we shot together in Episode VII.” The news came as part of an … [Read more...] about Unseen Carrie Fisher footage will bring Princess Leia back in ninth Star Wars film
13 things we know already about Star Wars: The Force Awakens
After months of hype and build-up, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is almost here. Hollywood is gearing up for one of the biggest movie premieres in its history when the hugely anticipated seventh entry in the blockbusting franchise is screened tonight.Original stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford are on board as Luke Skywalker, General Leia - she’s no longer Princess Leia - and Han Solo, respectively.The film also welcomes back Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, Kenny Baker as R2-D2 and Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca.Flying in the face of this information age, director and co-writer JJ Abrams has given very few plot details away.But it is refreshing to watch trailer after trailer and remain pretty much in the dark.Here are 13 things we do know so far. Minor spoilers follow...1. The new generationActors Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn), and Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron) are the new kids on the block.2. Boo, hiss! for the villainsAdam Driver (Kylo Ren), Andy Serkis (Supreme Lord … [Read more...] about 13 things we know already about Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The original Lando Calrissian will return in Star Wars Episode IX
The latest film in the Star Wars franchise may have had Han Solo's name in the title, but it was the charming smuggler Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover) who stole the show. Now the character is reportedly set to return in next year's Star Wars Episode IX, played by Billy Dee Williams, the actor who originally appeared as Lando when the character made his first outing in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980). According to the Hollywood Reporter, rumours began spreading that the 81-year-old would return to the franchise after he cancelled plans for a convention appearance, citing a clash with a a film project. Sources have "confirmed" to the magazine that Williams will be returning to a galaxy far, far away. After playing Lando in 1983's Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Williams also voiced the character for several Star Wars video games and the animated TV series Star Wars: Rebels. Williams's most recent film was 2017's The Lego Batman Movie, where … [Read more...] about The original Lando Calrissian will return in Star Wars Episode IX