![]() ![]() ![]() He was paid his highest figure for painting this image about (£2000-£3000) and this was a good investment for the Studio as the previous Hildebrandt commission was not commercial enough for the planned toy and product marketing. Chantrell was employed to enhance the star appeal and the merchandising opportunities for Fox and George Lucas. Subsequent printings carried the news of the Oscars success so this is the one that the collectors want. This particular poster was printed for the first release of the film in before it won any Oscars. George Lucas commissioned leading UK artist Chantrell to create this design, which also ran as the US style 'C' design. The first Last Jedi posters evokes the Lightsaber effect from the iconic Tom Jung New Hope poster, while the brutal use of red harkens to the unused Revenge of the Jedi one.This is the super rare pre-oscars version of the sought after UK quad with artwork by Tom Chantrell. There were a bunch of questionably Photoshopped Rogue One posters during its campaign, but this IMAX one stands out for its symmetry (a rarity in SW posters overall). The main poster for The Force Awakens, ushering in the modern Star Wars era. Poster given out to attendees of Disney’s D23 fan expo in 2015, with art by Struzan. Poster for animated spin-off The Clone Wars (2008). Return of the Jedi Special Edition poster.įirst teaser poster for The Phantom Menace (1999), one of the more eye-grabbing pieces from the middle Star Wars franchise age. The Empire Strikes Back Special Edition poster. Struzan, who made a name for himself as the #1 Indiana Jones poster artist, continued his collaboration with Lucas here. Lucas spent millions re-working and editing the original trilogy and released them one month after the other in early 1997, billing them as the Special Editions. The second Ewok spin-off was 1985’s The Battle for Endor, a direct sequel to Caravan. It was released in theaters internationally as Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure. The Ewok Adventure was a made-for-TV movie from 1984. Kazuhiko Sano drew the main “collage” poster for Return of the Jedi (1983).īefore George Lucas’ change of heart, Return was going to be called Revenge of the Jedi up until close to the movie’s release. Tom Jung returned to draw the final Empire poster. Ominous teaser poster for The Empire Strikes Back (1980).ĭrawn by Roger Kastel, the main Empire poster emphasized Han and Leia’s briefly doomed romance. Poland is no stranger to promoting international movies as mind-searing nightmarish visions, though this New Hope poster is pretty benign on that scale.Ī Russian Star Wars poster from 1990, the year the movie was finally released there. The final major New Hope poster, featuring an early contribution from Drew Struzan, an artist who would become synonymous with Lucasfilm in later decades. The second New Hope poster rivals the first in terms of recognizability. ![]() Star Wars solidified blockbusters as the new Hollywood standard and also popularized iterative poster marketing, where different versions are revealed throughout the ad campaign to maintain consumer interest. The most iconic and re-printed image from Star Wars merchandising, featuring Tom Jung’s artwork. ![]() Drawn by Howard Chaykin and distributed in 1976 at conventions and comic book stores to hype up A New Hope‘s theatrical release for the following year. ![]()
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