This is an original The Mask "Loki Mask" 1:1
scale prototype prop replica, produced by Icons Authentic Replicas in 1997, for
prototype submittal to Newline Cinema, molded directly off of a screen-used
original created for use in film production.
This is the first 1:1 scale, licensed authentic
replica of the Loki Mask seen in Jim Carrey's blockbuster film, The Mask, ever
produced.
If you've ever seen The Mask Loki masks sold on eBay,
the odds are they are 3rd, 4th and 5th generation copies of what you see here.
This is an authentic first generation replica cast
from a mold taken directly from one of the Hero prop masks used by production
in the making of The Mask. Notice the incredible quality and detail of this
casting. Nothing is lost from the original.
Look at the sunken Loki mask
emblem at the middle crown area of it. What you must know is the original screen-used masks were created with a sunken "L", and after dailies were seen (shots from the previous days filming), Chuck Russell, the Director, decided he couldn't see the "L" clear enough. So propmakers made a separate coin with a raised "L" and this was added to the masks. These were cast separately and then glued over the sunken "L" on the already cast and painted masks.
This prototype was molded and casted from that original mask with sunken "L".
Also, compare the quality of this
replica's paint job. This is the precise paint finish as is seen on the
original. There is no excessive amount of shiny clear coat but a very nice and
professional matte finish. The quality of this replica is so exact in
comparison to the original Hero prop, New Line Cinema, the studio that produced
and distributed The Mask, could not tell the difference between the screen-used
version and one of these licensed recreations.
Though 5,000 of this edition were intended to be made,
less than 50 were shipped worldwide. Icons was provided with an original Hero
mask for molding for a very short time before the screen-used prop was
displayed at a Planet Hollywood location.
This unique and recognizable Hollywood artifact
version of the licensed Loki Mask prototype is displayed in a rare Mask
“hanging display” lucite-mount Plexiglas case which allows it to be viewed from
various angles. The replica can be hung on a wall or sit on display on a
bookshelf, fireplace mantle, or entertainment center. The custom fabricated
all-metal un-numbered plaque depicts the New Line Cinema logo, the official
movie logo for The Mask and an official Icons logo.
This is a one of a kind early prototype which is
different from the final version released as the licensed edition by Icons
Authentic Replicas seen just under. Those, like the later screen-used masks, have the coin with the raised "L" added to the nose piece.
