Thursday, January 30th 2025
If you’re a fan of cinema and a fan of graphic design, this article is for you. Classic poster designs are like wine and when they’re really good, they get better and better as they age. And like the iconic pieces of pop culture and memorabilia that they are, some of them continue to inspire contemporary artists into using them as direct references when it’s time to create new pieces for modern tv shows and movies.
For this selection, we hand-picked some of our favorite classic movie posters going through multiple genres, and the (more) modern posters they have inspired. We selected some classic movie posters that have inspired modern reinterpretations, as artists often get inspiration from any place they can get it.
Ultimately, who do you choose: the classic or the remake?
"Babel / Savages"
"Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens / X-Men: Dark Phoenix"
"3 - Hot Pursuit < 1987 > / Disturbia < 2007 >"
"4 - Death Ship < 1980 > / Ghost Ship < 2002 >"
"5 - Straw Dogs < 1971 > / Cold Fish < 2010 >"
"7 - The Frighteners < 1996 > / The Pact < 2012 >"
"6 - Fatal Attraction < 1987 > / Serenity < 2019 >"
"8 - Black Swan < 2010 > / Ghostland < 2018 >"
"9 - No Country for Old Men < 2007 > / Fright Night < 2011 >"
"10 - The Night Eats the World < 2018 > / The Rental < 2020 >"
"11 - Fright Night < 1985 > / Return of the Living Dead Part II < 1988 >"
"12 - Casablanca < 1942 > / The Good German < 2006 >"
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All images attached to this article are not property of Lorem Ipsum and were crafted by the artists mentioned above.
