Showing posts with label Johnny English. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Johnny English. Show all posts

Friday, June 22, 2012

Johnny English costumes and Reborn props on display...

James Bond is not the only international spy to be exported from the U.K., although Rowan Atkinson's 'Johnny English' is much more farce than thriller.

Original props from Johhny English Reborn on display
Johnny English Reborn movie props
Johnny English Reborn movie props
Johnny English Reborn MI-7 ID prop
Johnny English Reborn key prop
Johnny English Reborn movie props
First debuting on the big screen in 2003, a the accidental MI-7 secret agent returned for a sequel in Johnny English Reborn in 2011.

Johnny English Reborn movie poster
Johnny English Reborn movie poster
These props featured in the second cinematic installment were photographed on display at Universal Studios Hollywood on April 26, 2012.

Johnny English Reborn lipstick gun prop
Johnny English Reborn lipstick gun prop
Johnny English Reborn lipstick gun prop
Included in the exhibit is Johnny's MI-7 I.D. card, the key to Vortex's (a clandestine cabal of assassins) secret weapon, plus more besides. My favorite prop is the cool lipstick gun used by a mind-controlled Johnny in an attempt to kill the Chinese Premier.
Original costumes worn by Rowan Atkinson 
and John Malkovich in Johnny English
Johnny English movie costumes
Johnny English movie costume
John Malkovich Johnny English movie costume
On a return visit to the London Film Museum on May 15, 2012, I also had the good fortune to see these suits designed by Jill Taylor and worn by Rowan Atkinson as the titular 'Johnny English' and John Malkovich as 'Pascal Sauvage' (which I'd previously seen behind a display case on a prior visit).

Original newspaper prop from Johnny English
Johnny English newspaper prop
They also had this newspaper prop on display from the first spy spoof film, which I believe is on sale from Propstore.com.

If you're a Rowan Atkinson fan, be sure to also check out this Mr. Bean movie costume and car on display.

Johnny English movie poster
Johnny English movie poster

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

John Malkovich and Rowan Atkinson costumes from Johnny English...

In 2003's Johnny English, Rowan Atkinson parodied the world of 'James Bond' in a spy spoof with him as the titular hapless British hero.

Suits worn by John Malkovich and Rowan Atkinson
in Johnny English on display
Johnny English movie costumesJohnny English movie suits
These original costumes from the movie were photographed on display at the London Film Museum on January 25, 2011. On the left is the suit worn by John Malkovich as 'Pascal Sauvage, the Greedy Frenchman', and on the right is Rowan Atkinson's 'Sushi suit', from a scene when he is fed sushi by Natalie Imbruglia in the movie.

Jill Taylor was responsible for Costume Design on the comedy and you can also see more of her work in films like The Full Monty and Sliding Doors.

Johnny English movie poster
Johnny English movie poster
If you're a fan of the real 007 movies, check out these cool props from the James Bond movies.