Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins’ first NFT collection sold out in minutes at OpenSea

Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins first NFT the art collection, titled “The Eternal Collection”, has sold out in under seven minutes on NFT marketplace OpenSea.

The collection is a series of over 1,000 original artworks inspired by the actor’s decades-long career in Hollywood, with visual nods to his appearances in films such as Silence of the Lambs, where he won an Oscar for his performance as Hannibal Lecter, and the TV series Westworld .

The plays, with names such as “The Eternal”, “The Jester” and “The Lover”, are said to conceptualize “an interpretation of the vast character archetypes Sir Anthony Hopkins has portrayed” in his career according to the project’s marketing.

The collection originates from a collaboration with Orange comet Inc., an LA-based NFT and Web3-focused design agency, whose co-founders include Hollywood producer Dave Broome, ex-NFL player Kurt Warner and musicians Gloria and Emilio Estefan.

However, the launch was plagued by some technical issues, and was delayed by over 45 minutes due to issues related to “high demand”.

In addition to owning a piece of digital artwork, buyers will also have the chance to collect some real-world perks, including a one-on-one brunch with Hopkins, autographed physical prints of the artwork, and audio clips of Hopkins discussing meanings behind the various archetypes.

Orange Comet did not immediately respond Decryptits request for comment.

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This is not the first time Hopkins has turned his attention to the art world.

The actor, who claims to have only started painting in the late 1940s, had his first exhibition in 2015 at the independent art gallery Harte International Galleries in Hawaii.

Since then, the actor has had exhibitions in London, New York, Edinburgh and Las Vegas, with these mainly featuring semi-abstract portraits and landscapes allegedly influenced by the French cubist Francis Picabia and the English painter Lucian Freud.

While this is the actor’s first art collection utilizing blockchain technology, it is not his first foray into the world of NFTs.

The actor starred in the 2021 thriller film Zero Contact, directed by Rick Dugdalethat was released via the NFT platform Vuee to mixed reviews.

This may not be the last time we see Hopkins turn his attention to the NFT space either.

“Walking into the NFT space is like being on the moon, in awe of the limitless dimensions of technology and art,” so in a Twitter post.

However, not all celebrity-backed NFT collections have been successful in holding their value.

An NFT piece launched by musician Grimes for $7,500 as part of a $5.8 million collection in February 2021, resold for just $1200 in November 2021.

The floor price for the collections is currently at 0.819 ETH at OpenSeawith 14% of the collection listed for resale.