New York artist Peter Stultsasks recently came out with a unique art print series called “What If,” where he turns latest superhero movies into classic retro posters from a different era. Not only that, he uses actors and actresses from those particular eras onto the movie posters giving it a unique perspective.
The idea behind this series is to give viewers an idea what it would be like if a recent superhero movie that we know today came out in a completely different era like the 50’s.
With gorgeous detailed designs, here are 15 of Stult’s best comic book movie poster redesigns.
15. BATMAN V SUPERMAN
This poster is redesigned to look like it released in the ‘40s and features actors from that era such as Robert Lowery as Batman and Kirk Alyn as Superman. The poster even mentions other cast members of those films, like Noell Neill as Lois Lane and Lyle Talbot as Jim Gordon.
14. CAPTAIN AMERICA
This poster features Sam J. Jones as Captain America and Michael Biehn taking on the role of Bucky. Also, the poster has great sensibility and style that compliments the classic films of an era.
13. CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
This poster is set in an era that looks like the mid-to-early ‘90s. Here Sam J. Jones has recast again as Captain America and Tom Berenger as Iron Man. Also, recast is Michelle Pfeiffer as Black widow.
12. A DAME TO KILL FOR
This poster is based on the Sin City movie and is set in the late ‘50s or early ‘60s, with stars like Kirk Douglas and Lauren Bacall who were famous in that era.
The idea of seeing a movie like this in the 50’s is truly appealing.
11. THE DARK KNIGHT
This poster is an interpretation of an ‘80s era The Dark Knight with Alec Baldwin cast as the Caped Crusader and director Michael Mann. Brad Dourif is recast as the Joker in this amazing poster that nails the tone of a gritty Batman crime drama.
10. DEADPOOL
Bruce Campbell is recast as Deadpool in this redesigned movie poster from the 70’s or 80’s.The proposed cast is also spectacular with Cynthia Rothrock as Angel Dust and Dolph Lundgren as Colossus.
9. DOCTOR STRANGE
David Bowie is recast as Dr. Strange in this trippy looking poster from the 70’s and proposes that the film is directed by Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky.
8. LOGAN
The poster for Logan makes it look like it was released in the mid-to-late ‘70s with director Jack Smight and starring film legend Robert Mitchum. This hypothetical version of Logan looks to be a beast by itself and draws inspiration from westerns with its simple colors and vast landscape of the film poster.
7. MAN OF STEEL
Charlton Heston recast to play Superman with Orson Welles cast as Jor-El is pure genius. The addition of future President Ronald Reagan as the evil General Zod is a nice touch to the classically redone poster.
6. SPIDER-MAN
Spider-Man: Homecoming is set in the ‘80s, and recasts Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd who were stars of Back to the Future films. The brilliant, dull blue shades and the action popping off the page adds a nice touch.
5. SUICIDE SQUAD
This reinterpretation looks interesting thanks to some great recasting decisions.
Willem Dafoe is cast as The Joker, and Oprah Winfrey and Christopher Reeves appear as Waller and Superman.
4. SUPERMAN
This film poster reimagines John Wayne as Superman and Clint Eastwood as General Zod and Spencer Tracey as Lex Luthor
3. THOR
The film imagined here is shown to be directed by George Miller and casts big names like Gregory Peck and Julian Sands to give you an action-packed Thor movie the character deserves.
2. THOR: THE DARK WORLD
The hypothetical Thor: The Dark World brings in the same cast and director as the and also casts classic English actor David Warner as Malekith.
1. WONDER WOMAN
Although Wonder Woman had a popular 1970s’ television series, it took a long time for the movie to come out. This reimagined poster recasts Jane Russell as Wonder Woman which is a great choice given her fair complexion and dark hair. The poster captures the strength and beauty of Wonder Woman thanks to Rusell.
