{"id":2002341,"date":"2025-09-06T17:56:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T17:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2002341"},"modified":"2025-09-06T17:56:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T17:56:11","slug":"darth-vaders-lightsaber-sold-at-auction-for-record-3-6m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/darth-vaders-lightsaber-sold-at-auction-for-record-3-6m\/","title":{"rendered":"Darth Vader&#8217;s lightsaber sold at auction for record $3.6M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F09%2Fscreen-matched-lightsaber-prop-used-109270669.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If you want the force, it\u2019s going to cost you. <\/p>\n<p>A \u201cStar Wars\u201d groupie made history plunking down $3.6 million this week on a single piece of Hollywood sci-fi history: the original lightsaber wielded by late actor David Prowse during the filming of the sequels \u201cThe Empire Strikes Back\u201d and \u201cReturn of the Jedi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is the very same lightsaber seen in the iconic \u201cNo, I am your father\u201d scene from \u201cEmpire,\u201d where Luke Skywalker learns he\u2019s Vader\u2019s spawn.<\/p>\n<p>No word on the name of the fan who now owns <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/16\/entertainment\/darth-vaders-lightsaber-from-original-star-wars-trilogy-to-be-auctioned-off-for-up-to-3-million\/\">the screen-matched dueling lightsaber<\/a>, which was one of hundreds of items to hit the auction block this week at movie memorabilia and collectibles company Propstore in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The lightsaber was used in two \u201cStar Wars\u201d films. <span class=\"credit\">Propstore\/INSTARimages<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The winning bid marks the most anyone has ever paid for a \u201cStar Wars\u201d prop.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>While James Earl Jones provided the voice for Darth Vader, Prowse was the actor behind the mask. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The prop was used during one of the franchise\u2019s most pivotal scenes. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The lightsaber, which has chips and cracks from its use on set, also saw action in certain scenes by stunt performer Bob Anderson.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The name of the lightsaber\u2019s new owner has not been released. <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Pen News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want the force, it\u2019s going to cost you. 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