Los Angeles (AFP)
Fans who can't wait any longer for the next Indiana Jones in theaters can wait while treating themselves to his famous hat, which will be auctioned next month in Hollywood.
The headgear, custom-made for Harrison Ford, who wore it in 1984 in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," goes on sale June 29, with an estimated price of between $ 150,000 and $ 250,000.
The hat had been ordered by the production to the prestigious London hatter Herbert Johnson a year before the start of the shooting, specifies the director of the sales house Prop Store, Brandon Alinger.
“They didn't just walk into the store and grab a hat from a shelf. They combined the features of certain hats to make what has become the Indiana Jones hat, arguably today the one of the most recognizable of all films, ”he says.
Harrison Ford, 78, must return to his role as an adventurous archaeologist next summer for the last episode of the saga.
In total, more than 1,200 iconic Hollywood pieces will go on sale in June and July, including the screenplay by Carrie Fisher, the actress who played Princess Leïa, for "The Empire Strikes Back" and the sword wielded by Tom Cruise in "The Last Samurai".
The golf cart driven by Brad Pitt in "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood" will rub shoulders with the magic wand and glasses used by Daniel Radcliffe in the last two episodes of Harry Potter, donated by Warner Bros. studios and whose product of the sale will go to charity.
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According to Alinger, movie relics are more and more fashionable and their value is increasing for collectors.
"Pieces like the Stormtrooper helmets that have been sold in the past, we see that they have gone up in price in recent sales, as more and more people realize that they can be collected or invested" in Star Wars costumes, he said.
Last year, a Darth Vader outfit used to promote George Lucas' legendary film sold for $ 287,500.
An R2-SHP "remote control droid", from the latest "Star Wars" movie, could reach $ 120,000 at the sale organized by Prop Store.
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