Now, after seeing some of them used in scenes involving Maleficent, the good fairy turned bad played by Angelina Jolie, Princess Aurora and her evil father, King Stefan, the company is hoping to see the latest chapter in its own fairytale story continue with a boost in demand for its vintage stock thanks to the movie role.
Previous Hollywood customers for Scaramanga include the Lord of the Rings blockbuster The Hobbit - they supplied the antique brass padlocks in Bilbo’s house - and Tim Burton's Dark Shadows - Scaramanga supplied trunks for Liverpool Docks scenes.
Future big screen productions scheduled to include items supplied by them include the Joe Wright movie Pan. Scaramanga also supplies props for a string of TV shows, including Hollyoaks, Holby City and 60 Minute Makeover.
Last weekend was almost a double-feature for Scaramanga as it also supplied one of its iconic handmade leather messenger bags to the Tom Cruise sci-fi movie Edge of Tomorrow, which opened then too. Although it was bought for him to use on-screen, the bag sadly ended up on the cutting room floor, perhaps because a large one was ordered and they are quite big!
Speaking about the latest movie appearance for its vintage items, Scaramanga owner Carl Morenikeji said: “Seeing our chests and boxes used in Maleficent was another dream come true for me.
“Our story – of helping people rediscover the traditionally-handmade leather satchel after discovering craftsmen still making them – is a fairytale in itself and we’re looking forward to making more customers’ dreams come true by supplying them with vintage items like those we supplied to the movie as the originals have already been sold by Disney.”
Movie and vintage fans can see the current range on Scaramanga’s website at scaramangashop.co.uk They can also walk around its Cupar and St Andrews stores in Google Street View® thanks to the Google Maps Business View® tours of them shot last year. To visit Cupar they should go to http://goo.gl/maps/GwxS5 and for St Andrews http://goo.gl/maps/sJY9l.
Web users taking the Cupar tour will also come across characters from Bond movies as a tribute to the firm’s connection with the film franchise through its name – that of the villain in The Man With The Golden Gun.
Only three weeks ago Scaramanga’s business fairytale gained a new chapter when the award-winning business opened a shop in Edinburgh together with another vintage retailer, to add to its stores in Cupar and St Andrews and online shop.
- See more at: http://www.fifebusinessjournal.co.uk/news/retail/articles/2014/06/06/500255-fife-vintage-firm-feeling-maleficent-over-latest-fairytale-movie-role/#sthash.TFBityWR.dpuf