Questions tagged [poster-design]
For questions about the content or design of cinematic movie poster ads, or other artwork based on such posters.
9
questions
4
votes
1
answer
322
views
What were the job parameters for the original Revenge of the Jedi poster?
The first posters released for Revenge of the Jedi are fairly famous, mostly for not matching the title of the final film.
However, from the first time I saw it, what struck me was that, regardless ...
- 98.6k
8
votes
0
answers
991
views
Was changing the movie poster for Return of the Jedi to have a green lightsaber ever considered?
It is well known that the original plan for Luke's lightsaber in Return of the Jedi was for it to blue, like the blades used by Luke and Ben in the first two movies. However, this changed in post-...
- 98.6k
9
votes
1
answer
898
views
Did the Justice League poster intentionally use the same style as a graphic novel collection?
Eaglemoss have released The DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection where the combined spines of the hardback comics show the following image:
I noticed that the new Justice League poster shows our heroes ...
- 11.3k
22
votes
2
answers
4k
views
In the Drew Struzan 'Attack of the Clones' artwork, why is Darth Tyranus missing?
Artist Drew Struzan painted three works for the DVD covers for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.
They each seem to follow quite a ...
- 702k
11
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Who is this lizard-man on the Return of the Jedi poster?
This poster by Tibor Helényi (made to advertise the opening of Return of the Jedi in Hungary in 1984) is pretty respectful of the original and drawn by someone who appears to have seen the film, or at ...
- 702k
22
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Who are these characters on this unofficial New Hope poster?
This 1990 Russian(?) version of the poster for Star Wars: A New Hope is somewhat different from Western versions.
Assuming Darth Vader is the one in the middle, who are the characters along the left ...
- 702k
68
votes
2
answers
14k
views
Who is this character on the Star Wars: A New Hope poster?
This 1990 Russian reworking of the Star Wars: A New Hope poster is a little different from the Western versions.
I'm assuming the object at the top is the Death Star but who's the handsome devil at ...
- 702k
4
votes
1
answer
787
views
Why do Kylo Ren's lightsaber and Rey's staff overlap in the official movies poster?
Their weapons overlap as seen below:
Is there any particular significance to this? It really confused me when I saw it initially, as I assumed she had a red lightsaber.
None of the other movies has ...
- 81.7k
5
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Who is the god on the Immortals poster?
In Immortals, one of the gods has this amazing helmet:
During the film, they never refer to him by name. Which god is this?
user1027