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Final Poster for 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' is a Big Sloppy Photoshop Mess
by Ethan Anderton
May 8, 2012
Source: ComingSoon
Since there wasn't anything all that special about the character posters we highlighted a little while back promoting G.I. Joe: Retaliation, not much should've been expected from the rest of the poster campaign for the summer blockbuster. However, we thought a little more effort might be put into making one final theatrical poster rather than slapping images from a few of the aforementioned character banners and sloppily pasting them into Photoshop in a fashion that tries to emulate Drew Struzan's illustrated poster design. It is certainly not one of the better posters I've seen recently, but you can still check it out below.
Here's the final poster for Jon M. Chu's G.I. Joe Retaliation, released by ComingSoon:
G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation is being directed by Jon M. Chu (Step Up 2 & 3D, "The LXD", Justin Bieber: Never Say Never) from a script by Zombieland writers Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick. Channing Tatum returns as Duke, along with Ray Park as Snake Eyes and Lee Byung-hun as Storm Shadow. Other newcomers to the cast include Bruce Willis as General Joseph B. Colton, Adrianne Palicki as Lady Jaye, Ray Stevenson as Firefly, Joseph Mazzello as Mouse, Arnold Vosloo as Zartan, D.J. Cotrona as Flint, and RZA as the Blind Master. Paramount is planning to release G.I. Joe: Retaliation starting on June 29th, 2012 this summer.
21 Comments
1
Oh, gah!! What the hell has happened to Willis' head?
Candle_Wick on May 8, 2012
4
Damn Hes BIG ;D
Rock on May 8, 2012
5
Lame lol I like how the rock looks exactly like he did in the fast five poster and I wonder why Channing tatum didn't make it on the poster
Markj765 on May 8, 2012
6
actually it looks a lot better than half the avengers posters...
Jericho on May 8, 2012
7
Looks a bit like a comic book cover, but an artist could make it work where photoshop can't. I was listening to an interview with David Grove, who did the Outsiders poster, it was really interesting to hear about how he solved many of the problems created by these horrid photoshop mashups, using paint, in real life. Those crazy old fashioned men! hehe. You can listen to the podcast here: http://www.sidebarnation.com/my_weblog/2012/03/david-grove.html
Crapola on May 8, 2012
8
bruce willis said he doesnt like photoshoots, thats whey they have to photoshop him in every poster
wazzao on May 8, 2012
9
Highly doubt this is legit. This is garbage. The flames!
Your name on May 8, 2012
10
This poster reflects exactly how garbage I expect this completely unnecessary sequel to be
HazedMind on May 8, 2012
11
Agree. Lame, lame and a more lame..
Buzzfunk on May 8, 2012
12
Wow. That looks legitimately amateur. Wow.
George Caltsoudas on May 8, 2012
13
Doesn't look worse than most posters (e.g. The Avengers )
Ryderup on May 8, 2012
14
hahahah...riiiiighhtt
Buzzfunk on May 8, 2012
15
Bruce Willis suit and the womans tank-top both look like they are made of plastic. As a professional re-toucher, i declare that this is poor work indeed! AWFUL!
Ammon Anderson on May 8, 2012
16
I like it, it reminds me of the old comic book covers.
Patrick on May 8, 2012
17
Its not that bad.
mooreworthy on May 8, 2012
19
this can't be the final poster... Even the fire at the bottom is generic and a one color gradient background? they should just hire a marvel or IDW artist to make the poster so it looks as good as a comic cover
lando on May 8, 2012
20
Looks like a fan poster....from a fan who is mentally handicapped
Geoffrey Shauger on May 8, 2012
21
What's that shit?!
Jackal on May 9, 2012
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