Barbie, The Crown and Love Actually memorabilia up for auction to benefit war-affected children

Hulk, barbie, Sex Education… Many memorabilia from these films and series are presented at the auction Spring Clean which takes place from April 25 to May 16, 2024. The profit from the items put up for sale will be donated to the association War Childwhich works to protect, educate and defend the rights of child victims of war around the world.

No less than 70 items can be purchased – musical instruments, clothing, posters… Many actors and other personalities from the world of cinema and music have delved into their closets and personal archives to make gift unique memories and support War Child.

Among the items up for auction is the original script for the 2003 romantic comedy Love Actually , starring Hugh Grant and Keira Knightley and directed by Richard Curtis. The scenario contains three new plots which had “finally deleted”explains Curtis and screenwriter Emma Freud, “jokes that didn’t work and childish swear words that adults forced us to delete”.

The wardrobe of The Crown on sale

The online auction also contains items signed by the actors of the film Saltburn (2023), which sparked a lot of discussion about several scenes deemed disturbing. The film team bounces back and offers for sale a bathtub stopper as well as a mini-bathtub.

The team of The Crown also plays the game and the majority of the series’ wardrobe is offered by Spring Clean. Clothes worn by actresses Emma Corrin, Imelda Staunton, Vanessa Kirby and Gillian Anderson can be purchased. Anderson, who plays the protagonist’s mother in Sex Education donated a jacket worn on the set of the series. The musicians also donated clothing including three T-shirts worn on stage and signed by the rock group Muse, as well as the coat worn by Neil Tennant on the cover of the album Loneliness from his band Pet Shop Boys.

Several musical instruments are available for auction, including a used drum head signed by Coldplay, a signed guitar owned by singer Ed Sheeran and a handmade guitar signed by numerous artists such as Noel Gallagher and Bob Geldof . We also find a work of art inspired by the title Running Up That Hilla song by Kate Bush which has seen renewed interest thanks to Stranger Things, signed by the interpreter. Music groups Take That and The Chemicals Brothers brought signed show posters and other prints.

A pressure cooker offered at auction

American actor John Lithgow donated clothes from the filming of the series The Old Man (2022), a signed copy of his memoir and original illustrations from the sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996). The most original lot offered for sale: a white casserole dish used and signed by the actor Stanley Tucci (The King’s Man, The devil wears Prada).

Other emblematic articles from the world of cinema are available: a poster barbie autographed by Margot Robbie, a book and an album of the film Maestro signed by Bradley Cooper, a figurine Hulk autographed by the actorAvengers Mark Ruffalo, a screenplayEva (1996) signed by actor Jonathan Pryce, a poster for the 1997 musical Spice World signed by Mel C as well as a poster of Secret Invasion (2023) signed by Olivia Colman.

This is not the first time that an auction has been organized by the world of cinema to help victims of war. Earlier this month, the sale Cinema for Gazaorganized by a collective of London filmmakers to raise funds for humanitarian aid in Palestine, raised more than 260,000 pounds.