Hugh Laurie and Raffey Cassidy's Tomorrowland film costumes on display...

To celebrate Hugh Laurie's birthday we're flashing back to 2015 and the Disney sci-fi movie Tomorrowland, in which he played the villainous 'Governor Nix'. In the film Britt Robertson's tech-savvy teen 'Casey Newton' finds a lapel pin with a 'T' on it and finds herself temporarily transported to a seemingly futuristic alternate world of robots, jetpacks, sleek buildings and advanced technology. Tracking the origins of the pin she's aided by a robot girl named 'Athena' and George Clooney's reclusive inventor 'Frank Walker', as they take on Audio-Animatronic assassins in their quest to reach Tomorrowland and save our world from an apocalypse.

Governor Nix costume worn by Hugh Laurie

in Tomorrowland

In the movie Hugh Laurie plays the leader of Tomorrowland, 'David Nix', who tried to recruit the world's best dreamers and thinkers, like a young Frank at the 1964 New York World's Fair, to join the visionary ranks of Tomorrowland. However this vision gets warped by the apocalyptic prophecy of a future-telling tachyon machine.

These screen-worn costumes were photographed on display at Disney's D23 Expo on August 23, 2019, part of the Walt Disney Archives Heroes & Villains: The Art of the Disney Costume exhibit.

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Jeffrey Kurland was Costume Designer on this film directed by Brad Bird, and you can see more of Tomorrowland's costumes on display at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre during the movie's theatrical release.

You can also see more of his design work with these Dunkirk movie costumes and these Inception film costumes.

Athena costume worn by Raffey Camomile Cassidy

in Tomorrowland

In the feature film, Raffey Camomile Cassidy plays a young Audio-Animatronic robot girl (based on a form of robotics animation created by Walt Disney Imagineering for attractions at the theme parks) that goes out into the world and recruits suitable candidates for Tomorrowland.

In you look closely you'll see the print on her shiny retro blue dress from the 1964 New York World's Fair is actually a pattern of overlapping math equations, which is a pretty clever design element.

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Screen-used Tomorrowland film props and citizen costumes on display...

Disney's latest live-action movie Tomorrowland may not have excited the box office, but Brad Bird's sci-fi adventure certainly captured my imagination (and many other fans I'm sure). Here are more screen-used costumes and props that help create the fantastical world where geniuses and inventors tried to create a utopian society.

Futuristic citizen costumes from Tomorrowland

This futuristic fashion was created by Costume Designer Jeffrey Kurland and was photographed on display at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on May 26, 2015.

If you like this apparel worn by the citizens of the scientific wonderland, be sure to also check out these other original movie costumes from Tomorrowland.

Tomorrowland movie poster

Also part of the exhibit alongside the costumes was a wonderful array of props featured in the movie, some crucial to the storyline of the film.

Hall of Invention props from Tomorrowland

I believe this first batch of props were featured when a young 'Frank Walker' (Thomas Robinson) goes to the 1964 New York World Fair to show off his jetpack invention.

Casey Newton film props from Tomorrowland

This next collection of screen-used props are primarily used by Britt Robertson as the film's inquisitive, genius heroine, 'Casey Newton', including her Florida driver's license, chewing gum, backpack, notebooks and even school books from her class. In addition there's also the countdown clock and memory viewing device belonging to adult Frank Walker (George Clooney).

Heroes and villains rayguns and weapon props from Tomorrowland

Next up are a selection of weapon props from the movie used by various Audio-Animatronic robots in the film, whether it be the creepy smiling fake Secret Service Agent 'Dave Clark' (Matthew MacCaull), the comic book shop workers 'Hugo' (Keegan-Michael Key) and 'Ursula' (Kathryn Hahn), or the young 'Athena' (Raffey Cassidy).

I love the retro ray gun feel of the majority of the weapons, they remind me of old Flash Gordon serial designs or the like.

Frank Walker movie props from Tomorrowland

This other collection are primarily from grown-up Frank's house, including his ice-making fire extinguisher, the protective goggles he wears to teleport, detonators he uses to destroy the robots causing him and Casey, plus a tuning fork which can make a human pass out with one touch.

Thinking Machine prop from the Eiffel Tower in Tomorrowland

Last, but by no means least, is a clockwork steampunk-esque device which Casey, Frank and Athena find when they discover a hidden rocket ship under the Eiffel Tower in Paris, presumably built by the founders of Ultra Plus, a group of geniuses including Gustav Eiffel, Jules Verne, Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison, who were dedicated to finding other dreamers and inventors to help shape a better future, which led tot he creation of the other-dimensional Tomorrowland.

I make no apology for the sheer number of images here, as it was a great showcase of the costumes and props in the science fiction film.

If you like these fantastical items, be sure to also check out these John Carter movie props, Pirates of the Caribbean 4 props and Alice in Wonderland film props from previous El Capitan Theatre exhibits.

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