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Escapade make another GUINNESS WORLD RECORD™!
Another Guinness World Record smashed! We managed to do it again and raise several hundred pounds for Help For Heroes, this time with London's finest budding academics. Read more...
“The Amazing Spider-Man” box office takings on course to eclipse “The Avengers”
2012 among other, and slightly more important, things is the year of the blockbuster superhero film. With The Avenger’s already amassing a bank bailing $1.4bn on their way to becoming the third highest grossing film in the history of cinema (Number 1, Avatar, Number 2, Titanic). The reboot of the Spider-Man franchise whilst, guaranteed to have an audience, was not expected to get near these figures. However, ahead of the films main release in the US and the UK on July 3rd early indicators are suggesting that the spidey franchise... Read more...
New Official Spider-Man Costumes Released In Time For The Amazing Spider-Man Film
We are very excited about the release of the latest instalment in the Spider-Man saga at Escapade and we have a fantastic new range of Spider-Man fancy dress costumes to celebrate Mark Webb’s re-imagining of one of our favourite comic book superheroes. The Amazing-Spider-Man sees actor Andrew Garfield fill Tobey MaGuire’s boots in the title role as the Spider-Man film series gets a reboot. Garfield will be playing Peter Parker and the plot of the film revolves around his experiences in high school as he tries to win the heart... Read more...
Pics begin to emerge of new Spiderman movie
Read entertainment news as you browse for superhero fancy dress with Escapade Fans are no doubt getting excited about the forthcoming new Spiderman movie after pictures were released from the film set. Rhys Ifans has been spotted wearing a navy mac and a blue mask, presumably to hide his alter ego of The Lizard from onlookers, while Andrew Garfield was also seen dressed in geeky schoolboy attire as a young Peter Parker. Meanwhile, comic book enthusiasts may be pleased to know that Stan Lee - the creator of Spidey -... Read more...
Britney Spears' youngest is a fan of children's fancy dress
Britney Spears' youngest child Jayden James has been outed as a big fan of children's fancy dress. The four-year-old was spotted out and about in Los Angeles sporting a super-cute superhero costume on a trip to get a frozen yoghurt from Menchies. His mum waited in the car to avoid a paparazzi frenzy while the little boy and his nanny popped into the shop. However, he ended up turning plenty of heads as a result of his <a Read more...
Andrew Garfield: I love my Spiderman fancy dress
Actor Andrew Garfield has revealed he loves the superhero fancy dress he will be wearing for the forthcoming Spiderman movie. The 27-year-old takes over from Tobey Maguire to play geeky Peter Parker in the prequel to the first three films and he told People he is a fan of the revamped outfit. Commenting on putting it on for the first time, he said: "It was humbling and strange and I was really moved by it … It was just a strange, surreal moment." Garfield also said he is very impressed... Read more...
First photos released of new Spiderman fancy dress
Comic book fans are sure to be delighted to note that the first photographs of Spiderman's new superhero fancy dress have now been released. Actor Andrew Garfield is to take over from Tobey Maguire as the webslinger in the new movie and the producers have come up with some subtle changes to his costume. Rick Marshall from MTV had a careful look and noticed that Spidey seems to have some new web-shooters on his wrists, as well as longer gloves that have more silver. The symbol on the <a Read more...
Superhero fancy dress among costumes for New Year's Day swim
Your New Year's Day celebrations may have involved superhero fancy dress, but the chances are they didn't feature taking a dip in freezing cold water. However, around 200 people saw in 2011 with a swim in costume at the annual New Year's Day swim in Whitley Bay, getting in to the icy waters off the Tyneside coast to participate. They waded in off the Northern Promenade and squealed as they felt the temperature, but gamely carried on before getting out and quickly donning fluffy towels. One man may have benefited... Read more...
Film fancy dress to go under the hammer in Hollywood
Avid collectors of film fancy dress may want to make their way to Hollywood quickly in order to catch an important auction. According to ContactMusic.com, Johnny Depp's Edward Scissorhands outfit and the Spiderman fancy dress sported by Brandon Routh are among the items to go under the hammer on December 17th and 18th 2010. However, an original poster from The Invisible Man is expected to raise the most cash, with a potential price of $300,000 Read more...
Brad Pitt: My kids would love me in Spiderman fancy dress
Brad Pitt has revealed that his kids would love to get him in superhero fancy dress to play Spiderman. Speaking to People at the premiere of his new animated movie Megamind, the actor said his little ones loved the webbed wonder. "Spiderman is big in our family. The kids think he's the coolest. If there was one superhero they would want me to play, that would be the one," he revealed. Unfortunately for Pitt, Andrew Garfield recently inherited <a Read more...
Fun fancy dress event ends in brawl at dog tracks
A fun fancy dress event resulted in a brawl this week after groups of revellers began trading insults at a greyhound racing track. Lots of people had gone along to Shelbourne Park in Dublin to watch the dogs race, with many sporting costumes to add some liveliness to the evening, the Journal.ie reports. However, the night got a little bit too lively when those on opposite stands started insulting each other and before long, they had crossed the stadium to go and have a scrap. An eyewitness told journalists he... Read more...
Halloween fancy dress ‘is great to take part in together’
Halloween fancy dress can be something for the whole family to look forward to as the cold nights draw in, one expert has said. Camilla Chafer, acting editor of TheSchoolRun.com, said it’s good to have something to look forward to with your kids during the often dreary autumn term, especially when it’s too soon to think about Christmas. “Halloween can be tremendously fun and it certainly doesn't have to be macabre. It's a great time for children to go wild with dressing up as their favourite characters or themes,” she Read more...