‘Wilson’ Volleyball From Cast Away Movie Sells for £75,000 At Auction
The memorabilia auction is expected to raise over £10 million. Also on the block: Superman’s costume and Darth Vader’s gloves from Star Wars: A New Hope.
One of the Wilson volleyball props used in the 2000 movie Cast Away at the headquarters of Prop Store near Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, UK. It sold for £75,000 at an auction in Piccadilly, London.
Photographer: Conrad Quilty-Harper/BloombergA volleyball prop from the 2000 movie Cast Away has sold at auction for £75,000 ($83,828) at one of the world’s largest auctions of film, TV and music memorabilia.
The full sale at the Propstore entertainment memorabilia auction is expected to raise over £10 million in London Nov. 3-6. Also on the block: Superman’s costume worn by Christopher Reeve in the Superman franchise between 1978 and 1987, the Holy Bible from The Shawshank Redemption, and Darth Vader’s gloves from Star Wars: A New Hope.