Our good friends over at Paramount Australia and Way to Blue Australia have sent us three new character posters for the forthcoming remake Footloose.
As the posters remind us, it’s time to cut loose.
Made for the modern audience, the cast rocking the Ray Bans, dancing to hip hop, kicking it in converse and those red boots have taken this film to a whole new place. Julianne Hough plays Ariel and Kenny Wormald, Ren is dubbed to be the next Kevin Bacon. Haven’t heard of many of the actors? That’s because this film represents many dancers come actors to replicate and enhance the classic that is Footloose.
Another day, another batch of posters from Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. This time out, it is Benedict Cumberbatch and Mark Strong who get encoded.
Using the same digital coding imagery as the first poster of Gary Oldman, and the subsequent batch with Colin Firth and Tom Hardy, these are still incredibly cool posters. The film is based on the John Le Carre novel of the same name, last filmed in 1979 as a TV mini-series with Alec Guinness. Set during the height of this Cold War, Gary Oldman will take on the role of George Smiley, who comes out of semi-retirement to hunt down a Russian agent.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is released on 17 November 2011 in Australia from Universal.
Universal has released two new posters from the forthcoming thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, this time featuring Tom Hardy and Colin Firth.
Using the same digital coding imagery as the first poster of Gary Oldman, these are incredibly cool posters. The film is based on the John Le Carre novel of the same name, last filmed in 1979 as a TV mini-series with Alec Guinness. Set during the height of this Cold War, Gary Oldman will take on the role of George Smiley, who comes out of semi-retirement to hunt down a Russian agent.
And just to put the three of them together, here’s the original Gary Oldman poster:
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is released on 17 November 2011 in Australia from Universal.
We normally don’t post “fan” artwork on here, but we have to admit that this is pretty cool. Scott Hopko of Hopko Designs sent us over this artwork for Cowboys and Aliens that he has mocked up. Jon Favreau is currently using it as his Twitter avatar, so we like to think it has “official approval” of sorts.
The artwork perfectly captures the cool retro vibe of the film, and is a throwback to the 1950s sci-fi/Westerns that the film is clearly inspired by. The film itself has been receiving a critical panning, but we loved it. It is nice to see that others have been similarly inspired to create such groovy artwork as a result.
You can find more of Hopko’s movie posters over at his Facebook page, and their design work at his website. There’s some more cool art for classic and contemporary films.
Cowboys and Aliens is released on 18 August 2011 in Australia from Paramount.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes took us by surprise with its brilliance earlier in the month, and its success in the US and Australian box offices has been a comforting sign of good taste everywhere. It’s release this week in the UK has prompted the release of two timely posters, via Empire Online, that give a kind of Banksy vibe to the promotion.
With the trouble on the streets across Britain at the moment, we’re not entirely sure that these are appropriate, but as the troubles are (hopefully) subsiding, perhaps these will encourage people to embrace the collective experience of the cinema.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes was released in Australia on 4 August 2011 from Fox.
Another month has passed, so it’s time for a poster round-up! If you are looking for the previous entries of this exciting new column, you won’t find them. That’s because it’s an exciting new column! Each month we take a look at the most recent quirky posters from around the world, and offer up our witty opinions on them. It’s the validation that studios everywhere have been craving, and the Google bait that we know we need.
Green With Envy Vs. The Fuzzy Pack
Almost quietly slipping in under the radar was the viral campaign for The Muppets, cleverly marketed as a new romantic comedy starring Jason Segal and Amy Adams. Complete with a faux trailer that also debuted this month, this was for all intents and purposes a perfect campaign for a rom-com – except that it wasn’t. Our favourite fuzzy friends appear when least expected, just as they do in a similar trailer parodying The Hangover: Part II. Disney have released two posters to go along with their viral masterpiece.
Who doesn’t like Muppets? It’s a no-brainer that this is going to have a massive cult audience, and with the huge list of cameos set to make appearances, how could it possibly go wrong? Despite being the first theatrical outing for the Fuzzy Pack since 1999’s Muppets From Space, Muppets have long had a great tradition of parodying the entertainment industry, and the Green with Envy poster and trailer is a pitch-perfect campaign to take unsuspecting Saturday-night punters into the crazy world of the Muppets. The Fuzzy Pack trailer (and poster) is not quite as good, but it certain lampoons the zeitgeist.
Mother’s Day Vs. Father’s Day
Just when you thought that every possible occasion had been plundered by the horror boffins, we have our mums and dads to watch out for now. Mother’s Day is a remake of the 1980s Troma film, largely banned around the world for themes of sadism, rape and violence. Not sure how this is going to work in these more sanitised times, but the presence of Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II through Saw IV) behind the camera is sure to attract genre fans. Father’s Day is Troma’s own response to the remake of their 1980s film.
Richard says:
There’s really no competition here. Where the Mother’s Day poster is a carbon copy of pretty much every Photoshopped horror movie poster since the mid-1990s, Father’s Day is a piece of art. This isn’t the only poster for Father’s Day either, with at least two other alternates being just as groovy as this one. However, hands-down this evokes the best of b-movie classics and exploitation gems all the way up to Machete. As a bonus I’ve included the original 1980 poster to the right, complete with the tagline “I’m so proud of my boys – they never forget their mama”. Oh how times have changed!
Friends with Benefits: Subtle Vs. Not-So-Subtle
After star-making turns in The Social Network and Black Swan respectively, Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis are following in the footsteps of Kunis’ co-star Natalie Portman (No Strings Attached) and heading straight for a romantic comedy about a pair of friends who run into trouble when they add sex to the relationship. Despite the sexy subject matter, the US poster (right) errs on the coy side, while the Australian/international poster (left) is as subtle as a sledgehammer.
Richard says:
Still not sure whether the idea of J.T. and Meg Griffin sharing the screen excites or fills me with childlike dread, but only one of these posters appears to be aimed at bringing sexy back. This begs a further question: if J.T. brought sexy back, where was it and what were we doing before he rescued it from a faraway land? Regardless of whether you are looking at the poster that has a confused-looking Timberlake, or the one that implies he will be inserting his finger repeatedly into Mila’s affirming hand, we know one thing for sure: they will get together at the end of the movie.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: 2009 Vs. 2011
The most completely unnecessary sequel is tempered by the fact that David Fincher (The Social Network) is behind the lens on this one, and a very slick trailer was also released this week. The original poster for for the Swedish version of the film reflected the original title of Stieg Larsson’s book “Men Who Hate Women”. There is, of course, a third type of poster, the highly stylised version of the original film as released international. However, these two posters below seemed to be most analogous: both posters feature Blomkvist and Salander staring into camera, although the new Fincher poster features a slightly less clothed Lisbeth.
Richard says:
Really? Daniel Craig has his arms around a naked Rooney Mara and he still can’t crack a smile? Clearly it’s warmer wherever they are too, because the original cast are fully clad AND have a roaring fireplace. This has been one of the best-selling novels around the world for the past few years, and the highly successful Swedish trilogy of films has found its way to film fans around the world. Fincher’s reputation is key here, and the poster for the new film is clearly aimed at making it look sexy for US audiences: as sexy as a story that contains anal rape and torture can be. On a side note, neither actually has a dragon tattoo. Either way, we trust Fincher implicitly and this is one to watch out for early next year in Australia.
Hoyts Distribution have sent us a copy of the latest teaser poster for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, the penultimate chapter in the Twilight series. It may not be much of an image, but for fans clamouring to see every scrap of new information sends the Twi-hards into a spin.
The poster, which can be enlarged by clicking the image to the right (or below), is a minimalist effort when compared to some of the overly photoshopped efforts. Indeed, neither of the two major draw-cards of the franchise (Robert Pattinson or Kristen Stewart) are even name-checked on the one-sheet. How’s that for iconic?
In a shameless attempt at boosting our stats, a larger version of the one-sheet can be found below:
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 is released in Australia on 17 November 2011 from Hoyts Distribution.
As the release of Transformers: Dark of the Moon draws closer, the number of clips that Paramount are released continues to increase. The two latest offerings from the film are a short clip from the forthcoming film, and the second is a featurette on the state-of-the-art 3D camerawork used in the production in a conversation with James Cameron and Michael Bay.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon follows on from 2009′ss Razzie Award winningTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and is based on the 1980s animated series of the same name.
In the clip ‘Duchess’, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) and his Megan Fox replacement Carly (Rose Huntington-Whiteley) are introduced to the slick Dylan (Patrick Dempsey), setting up something of a potential love triangle. It also gives us our first taste of the Maxim-winning models acting…er…talents.
This second feature will be of particular interest to people who are interested in all things geeky, but the winning combination of Avatar helmer James Cameron and Transformers series director Michael Bay certainly provides an insight into how two titans of the industry see the future of the format. The featurette, entitled 3D: A Transforming Visual Art gives you some indication of how these two guys view the format. Regardless of whether you are interested in the film or not, this is a must-watch interview, even if there is a little bit of mutual ego-fluffing happening. A classic moment is Michael Bay describing himself as “a director with a little dream of doing a 3D movie”. ‘Nuff said.
With a new trailer exploding across the interwebs as we typed this, the good people at Paramount Australia have sent over a look at three new character banners for the forthcoming Michael Bay film: Bumblebee, Optimus Prime and Shockwave.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (yes, they are still going with that title) follows on from 2009’ss Razzie Award winning Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and is based on the 1980s animated series of the same name.
You know the score: the battle between the Autobots and the Deceptacons continues, and Shia LaBeouf returns as Sam Witwicky. Sadly for the fanboys around the world, Megan Fox has dropped out of this film. For lovers of fine acting, this shouldn’t prove to be a problem.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon hits Australian cinemas on 30 June 2011 from Paramount.
