C-3PO costume from Star Wars: The Force Awakens on display...

In 2015's Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, Anthony Daniels reprised his role as the fussy and worry-prone golden protocol droid, 'C-3PO'. The constant companion of astromech droid, 'R2-D2', 'Threepio' returned in this movie sequel set thirty years after Return of the Jedi sporting a red arm. Director J. J. Abrams apparently wanted the arm color change to hint at C-3PO's unseen history and experiences between films.

C-3PO costume worn by Anthony Daniels

in Star Wars: The Force Awakens

This iconic screen-worn costume was photographed on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 13, 2025.

Star Wars sequel trilogy movie helmets and props

There were also a number of other screen-used props on display from a galaxy far, far away, including 'Finn's' handprint bloodied First Order Stormtrooper helmet, 'Darth Vader's' melted helmet and bird-like Porgs from The Last Jedi.

Star Wars fans can also enjoy this other screen-used movie costumes and props from the sequel trilogy on display during their theatrical releases.

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Amphibian Man movie costume from The Shape of Water on display...

In 2017's dark romantic period fantasy, The Shape of Water, Sally Hawkins plays a mute janitor at a high-security laboratory in Baltimore, Maryland in 1962, who falls in love with a captive humanoid Amphibian Man (played by Doug Jones). The cleaner bonds with the creature after visiting him secretly and decides to help him escape before the military can vivisect him to examine his respiratory system.

Amphibian Man costume worn by Doug Jones

in The Shape of Water

This screen-used costume was captured on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Picture on October 13, 2025.

Shane Mahan, Mike Hill and Kazu Hiro were responsible for creature concept and makeup of the Amphibian Man and the look is heavily inspired by the classic monster film Creature from the Black Lagoon. The suit is fabricated by Legacy Effects from silicone, cast urethane resin, fiberglass, paint and acrylic.

Fans of Guillermo del Toro's movie can also enjoy these other screen-worn costumes from The Shape of Water designed by Costume Designer Luis Sequeira. 

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Laurence Fishburne's Morpheus movie costume from The Matrix Reloaded on display...

Following the box office success of 1999's science fiction action hit, The Matrix, freedom fighters 'Neo' (Keanu Reeves), 'Trinity' (Carrie-Anne Moss) and 'Morpheus' (Laurence Fishburne) returned for the 2003 sequel, The Matrix Reloaded. The second installment in the film franchise from The Wachowskis saw Morpheus, named after the god of dreams in Greek mythology, and his crew continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army and try to discover the secrets of The Matrix simulated reality and help save the human race from extinction.

Morpheus costume worn by Laurence Fishburne

in The Matrix Reloaded

This iconic screen-used costume was photographed on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 13, 2025.

Kym Barrett is Costume Designer on this sci-fi sequel and she called the embossed coat pattern "Fantasy Croc" and the suit, tie and coat outfit is made from leather, wool, cottoned patent leather. The custom mirrored sunglasses were designed by Richard Walker.

Fans of The Matrix film franchise can also check out these screen-used models and props on display, whilst for more of Kym Barrett's costume designs be sure to enjoy a closer look at these Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings film costumes and these Aquaman movie costumes.

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Dan Shor's Ram movie costume from Tron on display...

This week I saw the new Tron: Ares movie on the big screen and wished I could have also seen some of the new costumes and props from the movie in person. Fortunately my Tron cravings were satisfied the week before with this costume from the original 1982 Disney sci-fi film on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. In the film computer programmer and video game developer, 'Kevin Flynn' (played by Jeff Bridges), is abducted into the digital world of the Grid and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is a the help of a heroic security program named 'Tron' (Bruce Boxleitner). Another ally of Flynn's within the mainframe is the captured program 'Ram' played by Dan Shor.

Ram costume worn by Dan Shor

in Tron

For the now beloved cult classic, writer-director Steven Lisberger collaborated with Oscar-nominated Costume Designers Elois Jenssen and Rosanna Norton to create futuristic-looking outfits (by Eighties standards) made from simple materials to convey life inside a computer world.

Ram's white and black costume is made from hockey pads and a fabric bodysuit with gaffer tape and screen-printed electronic circuitry details. For the 1982 movie, a backlit animation process helped create the illusion of outfits with embedded high tech glowing circuitry.

This screen-used costume was photographed on display at L.A.'s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 13, 2025.

Fans of Disney's science fiction film franchise can see more costumes from the 1982 Tron movie, plus Tron: Legacy film costumes on display at previous cinema exhibits and expos.

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Frank movie costume from Donnie Darko on display...

With Halloween just over a week away I couldn't help but share a look at another cool costume on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, James Duval's 'Frank' costume from the 2001 psychological sci-fi thriller, Donnie Darko. In the film Jake Gyllenhaal plays troubled teenager 'Donnie Darko' who narrowly escapes a freak accident and starts hallucinating a menacing man in a large bunny suit named Frank, that only he can see, who encourages him to commit crimes.

Frank costume worn by James Duval

in Donnie Darko

This screen-used costume from writer-director Richard Kelly's movie was photographed on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on October 13, 2025.

This bunny costume is made from synthetic fur, rubber and paint and the suit was fabricated by Costume Designer April Ferry and Dale R. Brady and Rob Burman were responsible for the creepy mask.

Meanwhile fans of Jake Gyllenhaal and his films may also like to check out his Prince of Persia movie costumes on display.

Being only 5'4" myself, I'm not sure I'd want to be the only person to see a guy in a giant bunny suit that follows me everywhere I go.

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Halle Berry's Storm movie costume from X-Men on display...

Last Monday I finally made it to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles and was thrilled by all the screen-used costumes, props, set pieces and more on display there. Being an avid Marvel Comics reader since the 1980s, if I had to say what my favourite discovery there was, the thing that really got my nerdy fanboy heart pounding, it would be Halle Berry's weather-controlling 'Ororo Monroe' aka 'Storm' costume from 2000's X-Men movie. The film really was the start of the modern superhero movie era and saw the telepathic 'Professor Charles Xavier' and his band of former students and super-powered teachers at the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters take on 'Magneto', the Master of Magnetism, and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants on the big screen for the first time.

Storm costume worn by Halle Berry

in X-Men

This iconic screen-worn costume was photographed on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 13, 2025.

Louise Mingenbach is Costume Designer on Bryan Singer's film and the superhero outfit is made from vinyl, metal and lamé.

Fans of the X-Men film franchise can also enjoy these X-Men: Apocalypse movie costumes, these X-Men: Dark Phoenix movie costumes and these Deadpool 2 film costumes on display.

You can also check out Louise Mingenbach's designed Superman Returns costume worn by Brandon Routh on display.

If you get a chance, do yourself a favour and go and see Storm's costume up close and in person, it just hits differently.

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