The Dark Knight prop ends up with Johnny Depp: Aaron Eckhart reveals all

Johnny Depp Has Two-Face’s Coin From The Dark Knight

Here’s a fun tidbit for your next trivia night: What happened to Two-Face‘s coin?

Actors will occasionally be gifted with, or purchase, props and costumes from the movies they are in once production is complete. Sam Jackson notoriously lobbied for the lightsaber he used in the Star Wars prequels. Aaron Eckhart apparently didn’t feel quite as sentimental about Two-Face’s coin from Christopher Nolan‘s The Dark Knight. The actor played Harvey Dent for the majority of the film, but became the villain Two-Face in the third act. When we spoke with him on the Keepin’ It Reel podcast recently, he told us the story of how he discovered what had become of his coin.

“I did a movie called The Rum Diary in Puerto Rico and Johnny Depp and I were somewhere on the set one day and Johnny said to me, ‘Aaron, what happened to the coin [from The Dark Knight], the coin that Two-Face flipped?’ And I said, ‘Oh, I gave it back and Warner Bros. has it.’ And he goes, ‘Oh, yeah, no, they don’t. I bought it.’ He said, ‘My Kid saw The Dark Knight and loved Two-Face so much that I bought him the coin.’ It never occurred to me grab the coin, but I’m glad it’s in good hands.”

Not sure how accurate that is but a cool story none the less.

5 reasons to go to C2E2 in 2013

1: Guests

This year include Laurie Holden and Chad Coleman from The Walking Dead on AMC. These two guests will be, like others, giving autograph opportunities and panel chats at the event.

Mira Furlan from lost and Babylon 5 and the wonderful Bruce Boxleitner from B5 and Tron will also be appearing.

Ron Perlman from Hellboy will be in attendance and Jason David Frank, tv’s the green power ranger!

Sam Huntington from Being human appears in less hairy form and Peter Davison from Dr Who will be drawing the crowds even without the TARDIS in attendance.

2: Hunger games display of costumes

From Blacksparrow auctions this partial collection of items to be sold later this year in New York will be available for photos and inspection. Also company boss Fong Sam will be in attendance who has alot of knowledge on collectibles and movie items.

3: Merchandise. 

T-shirts, autographs, toys, costumes, models, clothing and so much more under one roof for your delectation. Bring your credit card. You know you will see something and need it!

4: Fellow fans.

Chances to meet greet and play with fellow cos players and other like minded individuals. Plenty of people going to the dating room where you may find a future husband or wife. Chicagoans come together and forget the real world for 24hrs or more….at least until the end of the event.

5: Panels and screenings

Kevin Smith sold out seemingly overnight BUT plenty of other exclusive stuff including hit moves like Man of Steel and tv shows.

If your coming this year ill be at the event covering for the press the prop side of things! Come say hi.

Excelsior!

Big changes coming to ThePropstop starting next week and moving forward…..

So I’ve been talking to a lot of people these last few months and Im proud to announce some big moves going forward and also the reasons behind them.

First up our logo change. Just like Doctor Who I feel the time is right for another change there…and why not. Moving forward though this logo will not only be on Facebook and this our main site but also all COA’s originating from myself and letterheads and eBay.

Next up eBay  I have deliberately tried to keep merchandising off the site for fear of….well…as it proves no reason. People still daily approach me about buying things on the site that I’ve never even owned. It just makes sense as a brand to bring all things together. Im genuinely proud of it and thus eBay auctions will be under “Prop stop” in some form or another. 

Number three is very exciting. The RPF has asked me to contribute articles about props and collecting on a monthly basis so right now I plan to contribute 1-2 articles exclusively a month that will then be pasted here after two weeks. This is too one increase readership but also to get the screen used section of the RPF a little more energized  This Im really excited about…bringing even more of an audience to our little corner of the net. We have over 500 articles on the site and some useful information that first time or long time collectors can read. 

Articles on C2E2, VIP auctions and Premiere props  All have promised me in some form or another exclusive interviews. SO…balls in your courts guys. Lets do it.

Podcast. Working on it folks. Also you tube footage of conventions, props and auctions. Yep….I heard you.

More of the same. We are a non profit site but yet we are cranking out material for you all. Why? Because I’m genuinely proud of all the readers, articles, pictures and comments I have received and I want to do more. Other sites have come and gone….we don’t intend to do that to you. 

So there you have it. Our blueprint for the future continues to grow and we are genuinely happy to invite new and old readers to visit with us. Thank you as always and spread the word.

Excelsior!

 

Anatomy of a Klingon: One of the items in the Screenused March 2013 auction

Whilst viewing the auction I found this item again, originally from Christies 2006 which I just had to draw attention to. The following 3 pictures tell a true history of this beautiful item.

Pablo is Pablo Soriano here. He played a Klingon in Voyager’s Prophecy! Sadly no idea on De Mille. Doug Wilson was a background Klingon on Voyager. Ossmann is not mentioned and Gruz covered above.

So next we have a Paramount original Services label that I haven’t seen before. Then Michael Papajohn who played a Klingon in Enterprises “Judgement”….boy this costume has been split up and around! Theres something under that we can’t see too. Then an original 1980′s Paramount tag saying this is Klingon 12! gruz in the last pic has been covered. Regular trek stuntman Brian J Williams doubled Data MANY times but in DS9 he played Robert O’Reilly’s character Gowron! So this was also in part a GOWRON!!!!!

Bill Craker top left I have no information on, possibly an extra. Bill Blair in red top right is actually one of the more rubber soaked actors who has played a multitude of aliens in the show. See here. This is actually the full costume here in Deep Space Nine’s THE HOUSE OF QUARK episode. I believe this is the full one as auctioned.

Jerome Butler on top of that tag played General Korok in Voyager’s UNIMATRIX ZERO. This was a two part episode. The tunic pictured is different so just this part was used in the episode.

Ken Gruz played a Klingon in Voyager. I believe this is that tunic.

Scott Leva played a Klingon transporter officer in Star Trek 6. Again his name is featured.

Arent these pictures of the inside of this Klingon AMAZING! I’ve never seen such a tagged item in the Trek universe and there are tags upon tags…indeed one of the items above has 4 tags ontop of each other. The history there waiting to be peeled!!!! Lets take a look and see exactly who these people are and what they were in. (For ease I have posted that information under each photo.)

Here is the costume as it stands in the auction. The cloaks were made for Star Trek 3 and are beautiful!

So there you have it. Bit more researched than the SU version of the auction. A possible tunic worn by Gowron. Missing no longer folks!

PremiereProps Hollywood Auction Extravaganza IX auction results & review

Hello there folks. After a mammoth 17 hour viewing of about 90% of the Premiere Props auction I needed the Sunday off and I have to say feel much better and rested. I hope the same can be said of the PP staff members who were at the auction all day, especially Robert Flores the auctioneer whose throat must have needed medication for speaking the whole event!

So as I wrote last week about some of my favorite pieces lets see what sold for the most!

258Michael Jackson Swarovski Personally Owned Crystal Glove

• One of the true crowning collectibles of all collectibles, this is an actual glove worn and owned by Michael Jackson. It is a signature white classic
• SOLD $40,000

62The Big Lebowski The Dude Jeff Bridges Hero Bathrobe And Undergarments

• Truly one of the most iconic bathrobes in movie history! A collectable above all collectibles! This is the hero screen worn bathroom, (as well as t-s
• SOLD $18,500

Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 3,000.00 – 4,600.00

117Django Unchained Jamie Foxx Hero Black Powder Gun

• Quentin Tarantino fulfilled a life-long dream to direct a western with his box office smash hit and critically acclaimed, if not highly controversial
• SOLD $13,000

Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 20,000.00 – 30,000.00

97The Godfather Accordion

A true iconic one-of-a-kind treasure from the one and only “The Godfather” (1972). This is the actual accordion played in the famous Fred…

SOLD $9,000

Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 20,000.00 – 30,000.00

83Outland/ Aliens Spacesuit/Helmet/Oxygen Pack Costume

Writer-director, Peter Hyams, described his acclaimed cult classic “Outland” (1981), as “High Noon in space”, with Sean Connery …

SOLD $8500

Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 10,000.00 – 12,000.00

119Resident Evil: Extinction Alice Live Fire Pistols

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• A truly rare and amazing collectable! These are the actual pair of matching live fire hero pistols used by Alice (Milla Jovovich) throughout “Resident
• SOLD $7600

Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 7,000.00 – 12,000.00

258AMichael Jackson Personally Worn Beaded Jacket

SOLD $7,000

So there you have it. Certainly the Dude costume was pretty expensive but still cheaper than other items that have sold from the movie worn by Bridges.The interesting thing is that the items were originally sold after the movie for hundreds of dollars….not thousands and so perhaps are amongst the highest profit movie props ever sold at auction on the original price!

So what other items sold for an amount more than expected. Firstly the Ted drug lot with the replica bear ended up going for a huge $3500, even though it was clearly marked in the catalog as being replica Ted. I was very surprised considering the items sold for about 1/3 that on eBay from VIP auctions last year.

I guess it just tickled someones wallet the right way!

The two resident evil rubber gun lots went for $1800 a piece, a far cry from the craziness of a few years ago when they would have gone for double that when the movie came out.

The Castaway sweater went for a fair $1700 for this iconic piece of wardrobe.

The beautifully framed Johnny Depp dead mans chest ring sold for $1500.

My favorite item was the LAST STAND costume worn by Police officer Arnold S. in the movie that failed at the box office. It has a delightful Tony Nowak leather coat with it and I was sad to be outbid by a European bidder at 4:30 in the morning for it. It sold for $1400 an excellent price.

I also liked this hero lead actor costume from WARM BODIES that only sold for $1100. Another great price for something on the movie poster!

The Rooster Cogburn hat was another wonderful piece with too high a reserve which failed to sell. The wonderful pictures and hat block with it were a true bonus. Would have loved this at the right price!

Here is one of the pictures with the auction unseen before of Jeff being measured for this very hat! Just a stunning item!

So there you have it. Certainly a fun event marred only by the excessive length and some reserves that seemed excessive.

We will be covering this in our next topic later this week covering come of the concerns that customers have had, and following up with PP Owner Dan Levine and his plans to fix some of the difficulties that have affected the auctions whilst not having an impact on the eBay side of things which is running like a well oiled machine in comparison.

See you then!