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Entertainment & Memorabilia, including Vintage Posters
James Bond & Royal Interest: The Marc Wolff Collection: ‘Happy and Glorious’: Arrival of the Queen, London 2012 Summer Olympics -
Original Production Script, Arrival of the Queen by Frank Cottrell Boyce, London 2012 Ceremonies, Revised Draft – Approved [by the Palace], dated 20th March, marked to front page ‘Strictly Confidential’, 6-pages on stapled white sheets with printed ownership of Mark Wolff to each page, includes, . . . ‘INT. Buckingham Palace . . . ‘Bond leads the Queen down a corridor accompanied by an entourage of business-like corgis’ . . . , 21 x 30cm: together with,
Happy and Glorious: Arrival of the Queen: Original Production Storyboards by Brendan Houghton, depicted each illustrated scene for the arrival of Her Majesty the Queen the late Queen Elizabeth II, at the Olympic Stadium via helicopter accompanied by Daniel Craig as James Bond, spiral bound, 130-illustrated pages, many full-page and captioned beneath, to include . . . ‘Pilot thumbs up ok to make jump’ . . . , ‘Daniel opens sliding door’ . . ., ‘Daniel thumbs up to Queen’ . . . 23 x 30cm; together with,
‘Journey along the Thames’, Original Production Storyboards for the opening film sequence, 28-sheets loosely inserted, each scene illustrated, numbered, and captioned, depicted the flight of the helicopter, an AgustaWestland AW139, along the River Thames and through London’s Tower Bridge, 21.5 x 30cm: together with,
Helicopter Sequence [AgustaWestland AW139], Original Production Script Breakdown Sheets, 7-pages, with Marc Wolff’s handwritten ink annotations and a few sketches on reverse pages, detailed lists of shots include . . . ‘POV down on Churchill and crowd’ . . ., ‘from London Bridge to fly low alongside HMS. Belfast' . . ., 'up through/over Tower Bridge’ . . .’, 30 x 21cm; together with,
Marc Wolff’s AgustaWestland suede black cap, with the company name and logo embroidered in white to front, and ‘Finmeccanica’ embroidered in white to back, velcro fastening, label reads ‘Style No. 4200, 100% cotton and suede, one size’.
Sebastien Coe presented the idea to the Queen’s Deputy Private Secretary when director, Danny Boyle, first pitched the 'Happy and Glorious' film sequence to him. Both were surprised to hear that not only would the Queen be happy to play herself, but also wanted a speaking part, and in the throne room at Buckingham Palace she acknowledged Daniel Craig with the words, ‘Good Evening, Mr. Bond’. The Queen's arrival at the stadium, produced by the BBC, was a climactic moment, and marked the official start of the Games. (5)
Provenance: The Collection of Marc Wolff, Award winning Aerial Unit Director/Stunt Pilot.
During the 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony, Mark Wolff flew the helicopter for the section, ‘Journey along The Thames’, the pre-recorded sequence known as ‘Happy and Glorious’, and piloted the helicopter the late Queen Elzabeth II appeared to parachute from above the Olympic Stadium.
In 1990, Marc was the first person to fly a hot air balloon in Red Square, Moscow for Disney’s film, The Time Keeper, and his Awards include, The BSC Award for 'Technical Excellence and Contribution to the Art of Aerial Cinematography', The International Moving Image Society Award for 'Services to the International Film Industry ‘, and the1993 Award for Best Stunt for his work as aerial coordinator and stunt pilot in the film Cliffhanger, when his team transferred stunt man, Simon Crane, from the back of a DC9 airliner to the door of a Lockheed Jetstar business jet. The stunt performed near Durango, Colorado in November 1992 was a year in planning and cost one million dollars to rehearse and shoot.
Marc Wolff has worked with Directors including, Stephen Spielberg, Ridley Scott, George Lucas, Stanley Kubrick, Mike Nichols, Kenneth Branagh, Danny Boyle, Ron Howard, Brian De Palma, J.J. Abrams, Oliver Stone, Steven Soderbergh, Wolfgang Petersen, Sam Mendes, Taylor Hackford, Mike Leigh, Michael Apted, Alejandro Inarritu, Mike Newell, Bryan Singer, Roger Spottiswoode, Tony Scott, Robert Zemeckis, Doug Liman, Christopher McQuarrie, Jan De Bont, Zack Snyder, Edward Zwick, Justin Lin, Jon Favreau, Matthew Vaughn, Guy Richie, David Yates, Dexter Fletcher and Martin Campbell, to name a few.
Sold for £950
James Bond & Royal Interest: The Marc Wolff Collection: ‘Happy and Glorious’: Arrival of the Queen, London 2012 Summer Olympics -
Original Production Script, Arrival of the Queen by Frank Cottrell Boyce, London 2012 Ceremonies, Revised Draft – Approved [by the Palace], dated 20th March, marked to front page ‘Strictly Confidential’, 6-pages on stapled white sheets with printed ownership of Mark Wolff to each page, includes, . . . ‘INT. Buckingham Palace . . . ‘Bond leads the Queen down a corridor accompanied by an entourage of business-like corgis’ . . . , 21 x 30cm: together with,
Happy and Glorious: Arrival of the Queen: Original Production Storyboards by Brendan Houghton, depicted each illustrated scene for the arrival of Her Majesty the Queen the late Queen Elizabeth II, at the Olympic Stadium via helicopter accompanied by Daniel Craig as James Bond, spiral bound, 130-illustrated pages, many full-page and captioned beneath, to include . . . ‘Pilot thumbs up ok to make jump’ . . . , ‘Daniel opens sliding door’ . . ., ‘Daniel thumbs up to Queen’ . . . 23 x 30cm; together with,
‘Journey along the Thames’, Original Production Storyboards for the opening film sequence, 28-sheets loosely inserted, each scene illustrated, numbered, and captioned, depicted the flight of the helicopter, an AgustaWestland AW139, along the River Thames and through London’s Tower Bridge, 21.5 x 30cm: together with,
Helicopter Sequence [AgustaWestland AW139], Original Production Script Breakdown Sheets, 7-pages, with Marc Wolff’s handwritten ink annotations and a few sketches on reverse pages, detailed lists of shots include . . . ‘POV down on Churchill and crowd’ . . ., ‘from London Bridge to fly low alongside HMS. Belfast' . . ., 'up through/over Tower Bridge’ . . .’, 30 x 21cm; together with,
Marc Wolff’s AgustaWestland suede black cap, with the company name and logo embroidered in white to front, and ‘Finmeccanica’ embroidered in white to back, velcro fastening, label reads ‘Style No. 4200, 100% cotton and suede, one size’.
Sebastien Coe presented the idea to the Queen’s Deputy Private Secretary when director, Danny Boyle, first pitched the 'Happy and Glorious' film sequence to him. Both were surprised to hear that not only would the Queen be happy to play herself, but also wanted a speaking part, and in the throne room at Buckingham Palace she acknowledged Daniel Craig with the words, ‘Good Evening, Mr. Bond’. The Queen's arrival at the stadium, produced by the BBC, was a climactic moment, and marked the official start of the Games. (5)
Provenance: The Collection of Marc Wolff, Award winning Aerial Unit Director/Stunt Pilot.
During the 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony, Mark Wolff flew the helicopter for the section, ‘Journey along The Thames’, the pre-recorded sequence known as ‘Happy and Glorious’, and piloted the helicopter the late Queen Elzabeth II appeared to parachute from above the Olympic Stadium.
In 1990, Marc was the first person to fly a hot air balloon in Red Square, Moscow for Disney’s film, The Time Keeper, and his Awards include, The BSC Award for 'Technical Excellence and Contribution to the Art of Aerial Cinematography', The International Moving Image Society Award for 'Services to the International Film Industry ‘, and the1993 Award for Best Stunt for his work as aerial coordinator and stunt pilot in the film Cliffhanger, when his team transferred stunt man, Simon Crane, from the back of a DC9 airliner to the door of a Lockheed Jetstar business jet. The stunt performed near Durango, Colorado in November 1992 was a year in planning and cost one million dollars to rehearse and shoot.
Marc Wolff has worked with Directors including, Stephen Spielberg, Ridley Scott, George Lucas, Stanley Kubrick, Mike Nichols, Kenneth Branagh, Danny Boyle, Ron Howard, Brian De Palma, J.J. Abrams, Oliver Stone, Steven Soderbergh, Wolfgang Petersen, Sam Mendes, Taylor Hackford, Mike Leigh, Michael Apted, Alejandro Inarritu, Mike Newell, Bryan Singer, Roger Spottiswoode, Tony Scott, Robert Zemeckis, Doug Liman, Christopher McQuarrie, Jan De Bont, Zack Snyder, Edward Zwick, Justin Lin, Jon Favreau, Matthew Vaughn, Guy Richie, David Yates, Dexter Fletcher and Martin Campbell, to name a few.
