Star Wars could not have the identical cult like fan following that it used to have within the ’80s and ’90s (you possibly can thank the lackluster prequel and sequel movies for that), however there’s nonetheless a couple of die-hard followers available, and one simply put down a wild sum of money on some OG Star Wars memorabilia.
Based on Hypebeast, a wealthy Star Wars fan simply put down a cool $3.6 million on the unique Darth Vader lightsaber prop that was used to movie the traditional The Empire Strikes Again and Return Of The Jedi movies within the early ’80s. Whereas we perceive that this can be a piece of popular culture and cinematic historical past, placing down this sum of money on a “weapon” that may’t even lower by way of butter is bonkers to us, however hey, to every its personal, proper?
Initially believed to fetch not more than 1 or 2 million when famend memorabilia firm Propstore held the public sale, the lightsaber prop went on to shock everybody when 31 bids poured in and finally settled on a sale worth of greater than $3 million.
Per Hypebeast:
The lightsaber hilt, which was meticulously crafted from a Graflex digicam flash deal with, was wielded by actor David Prowse and stunt performer Bob Anderson in two of probably the most celebrated movies within the Star Wars saga. It performed a central position in a few of cinema’s most pivotal moments, together with Vader’s beautiful disclose to Luke Skywalker in Cloud Metropolis and his climactic duel with the Emperor within the second Dying Star’s throne room. The location of the public sale learn that the lightsaber was “wielded by each David Prowse and stunt performer Bob Anderson, that is the first dueling prop created for Vader’s character in each Empire and Jedi… It noticed intensive use throughout the filming of each motion pictures and is without doubt one of the most memorable movie props from the unique trilogy.”
It’s a must to marvel who ended up taking house this piece of film historical past and what they plan on doing with it. Are they going to be taking this to Comedian Con to indicate it off and impress the girlies, or will they merely put it in a show case to impress their friends? We now have various questions.
What do y’all take into consideration somebody placing down greater than $3 million on a lightsaber that may’t kill something? Tell us within the feedback part under.
