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Batman & Robin, known for its close attention to anatomical detail, is set to go up for auction.Heritage Auctions described the Batsuit, set at a starting bid of $40,000 (£33,300), as “constructed of cast foam latex, vinyl, resin components, leather, and other mixed media elements all expertly painted, finished and assembled on a life-size pose-able mannequin with a hyper-realistic George Clooney head with prosthetic grade false eyes”.The auctioneers’ executive vice president Joe Maddalena also called the costume “easily the most famous and infamous Batman costume ever designed”, presumably in reference to its detailed nipples, which have provoked light-hearted derision since its release.“With Val Kilmer’s suit in Batman Forever, the nipples were one of those things that I added. It wasn’t fetish to me, it was more informed by Roman armor, like Centurions,” said Jose Fernandez, who provided the additional detail on the costume.“In the comic books the characters always looked like they were naked with spray paint on them – it was all about anatomy, and I like to push anatomy.

A pair of ruby slippers Judy Garland wrote during the filming of 1939’s The Wizard of Oz were auctioned off and fetched $28 million.

itsy bitsy metal bikini from “Return of the Jedi,” is up for grabs at an upcoming auction, but it’s another “Star Wars” item going under the hammer that could command an out-of-this-world price. An on-screen model of a Y-wing starfighter, one of the ships that helps destroy the Death Star in the original “Star Wars” movie, could fetch $1 million, according to Heritage Auctions, which will kick off the two-day sale July 25.The 27.5” x 14.5” x 4.5″ resin and metal l Y-wing starfighter has a starting bid of $300,000, according to Heritage Executive Vice President Joe Maddalena, who noted an original, 20-inch model of an X-wing starfighter also used in the flick sold for $3.1 million at auction last year.The offering is “so important,” because “this is a real effect,” he said.

Diego Ramos Bechara editor Film enthusiasts, rejoice! Heritage’s July Entertainment Auction is jumping to hyperspace, offering spaceships, costumes and artwork from Star Wars, Star Trek and other iconic science fiction flicks. Some highlights include the prop Y-wing helmed by Gold Leader, who aided young Luke Skywalker in taking down the Death Star in “Star Wars: A New Hope,” Leia’s metal bikini worn in Jabba’s ship in “Return of the Jedi,” a painting of the USS Enterprise by creator Greg Jein, a “Blade Runner” (1982) poster, Thor’s hammer used in “Thor: The Dark World” and a “Mandalorian” helmet.

Zack Sharf George Clooney’s Batman costume from Joel Schumacher’s 1997 “Batman & Robin” might be the most ridiculed costume in superhero movie history thanks to its pronounced plastic nipples, and now the suit can be yours thanks to Heritage Auctions. Clooney’s infamous Batman nipple suit is up for auction with an opening bid set at $40,000.

Back To The Future VHS tape has sold for $75,000 (£61,000) at an auction in the US.The event organised by Texas-based Heritage Auctions, was thought to be the first of its kind and saw 260 sealed VHS tapes up for auction. Most of those on sale were first-edition copies of films from the 1970s and 1980s.The Back To The Future tape generated a record setting price – something that could have been helped further by the fact that Thomas F Wilson, the actor who portrayed Biff Tannen in the trilogy, was the previous owner of the VHS copy.It included a signed note from Wilson that read: “This is a VHS tape of the first release of Back To The Future, sent to me by the studio at that time.