First off, hello, everyone.
I've been skulking around these boards for years. You guys have been invaluable in answering so many of my questions even from behind the scenes, so my belated thanks for that. Also, let me admit up front that I'm a self-proclaimed blabbermouth. I overexplain everything, so my apologies in advance for the ridiculous post that follows. If you want to skip right to the last paragraph, that's where the actual question will be! :lol
Okay, so over the past few months I've been lurking around eBay in hopes of picking up some stuff related to the film Real Steel. I was kinda hoping something screen used would pop up eventually, but all that I was able to find were a couple of promotional items, mostly your typical run of the mill stuff like t-shirts, posters, stickers, cups, ect. Of the items I've seen, all of them have appeared multiple times at auction and from various sellers over the past month or two. All items that I've inspected myself contain a Dreamworks Pictures copyright somewhere on the piece. All except for one... (see attached)
Now, normally, I would never bother to inquire, but something seems a bit odd about this towel. Perhaps I'm just pipe dreaming here, but something tells me this may be an unused prop from the film. For those who've seen the movie, I'm fairly certain this towel is identicle in size, shape, color, and graphics to the towel that Zeus' trainer throws at Max in the stadium.
The seller claims it came from the Premiere in LA. Which I believe to be true as the auction also came with his press pass. I can't imagine why they would have these towels at an event for attendees to take, but who knows. Maybe he wasn't supposed to take them? Fact is, I have yet to see another seller offer these, and have obtained no further confirmation of their existence on the internet. All other promos, including the initial viral packs sent to press, have been accounted for and documented through various sources online.
Of course none of this really means anything. I'm just posting the tale in hopes someone else out there can either confilm or deny my suspicions. I'm quite sure it will turn out to be just a common promotional items, and that's fine. The seller didn't misrepresent it as anything but a promo and I didn't pay very much money for it, so either way I'm happy. If it turns out to actually be leftovers from the shoot, then that's just a HUGE bonus for me! No matter what it was intended, it's still just cotton and polyester in the end and I'm very pleased with it, regardless. And so...
I was wondering if anyone could give me some suggestions for cool display options? Promo or not, I think it would be cool to treat this as something viralish. More like a BTTF hoverboard or USA today paper rather than a "Real Steel" movie item. I've considered maybe some kind of shadow box display with some mock tickets and maybe a program to a "WRB" boxing match, but I'm not really sure. I figured you guys might have some better ideas.
I appreciate it.
I've been skulking around these boards for years. You guys have been invaluable in answering so many of my questions even from behind the scenes, so my belated thanks for that. Also, let me admit up front that I'm a self-proclaimed blabbermouth. I overexplain everything, so my apologies in advance for the ridiculous post that follows. If you want to skip right to the last paragraph, that's where the actual question will be! :lol
Okay, so over the past few months I've been lurking around eBay in hopes of picking up some stuff related to the film Real Steel. I was kinda hoping something screen used would pop up eventually, but all that I was able to find were a couple of promotional items, mostly your typical run of the mill stuff like t-shirts, posters, stickers, cups, ect. Of the items I've seen, all of them have appeared multiple times at auction and from various sellers over the past month or two. All items that I've inspected myself contain a Dreamworks Pictures copyright somewhere on the piece. All except for one... (see attached)
Now, normally, I would never bother to inquire, but something seems a bit odd about this towel. Perhaps I'm just pipe dreaming here, but something tells me this may be an unused prop from the film. For those who've seen the movie, I'm fairly certain this towel is identicle in size, shape, color, and graphics to the towel that Zeus' trainer throws at Max in the stadium.
The seller claims it came from the Premiere in LA. Which I believe to be true as the auction also came with his press pass. I can't imagine why they would have these towels at an event for attendees to take, but who knows. Maybe he wasn't supposed to take them? Fact is, I have yet to see another seller offer these, and have obtained no further confirmation of their existence on the internet. All other promos, including the initial viral packs sent to press, have been accounted for and documented through various sources online.
Of course none of this really means anything. I'm just posting the tale in hopes someone else out there can either confilm or deny my suspicions. I'm quite sure it will turn out to be just a common promotional items, and that's fine. The seller didn't misrepresent it as anything but a promo and I didn't pay very much money for it, so either way I'm happy. If it turns out to actually be leftovers from the shoot, then that's just a HUGE bonus for me! No matter what it was intended, it's still just cotton and polyester in the end and I'm very pleased with it, regardless. And so...
I was wondering if anyone could give me some suggestions for cool display options? Promo or not, I think it would be cool to treat this as something viralish. More like a BTTF hoverboard or USA today paper rather than a "Real Steel" movie item. I've considered maybe some kind of shadow box display with some mock tickets and maybe a program to a "WRB" boxing match, but I'm not really sure. I figured you guys might have some better ideas.
I appreciate it.
