Drew Struzan Says ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Is Probably The Best ‘Star Wars’ Movie
By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 19, 2015 10:30 am EST
Legendary poster artist Drew Struzan has been involved with the Star Wars movies since the beginning of the saga. We included some of Struzan’s Star Wars one-sheets in our post about his exclusive D23 Expo 2015 poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and we’ve even done a breakdown over-analyzing the components and composition of the new one-sheet.
Now Struzan has done an interview about his latest poster, and explained how it came about while praising Force Awakens saying “it is far and away probably going to be THE BEST Star Wars you’ve ever seen.” Read more Drew Struzan Force Awakens opinions, after the jump.
Drew Struzan Says ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Is Probably The Best ‘Star Wars’ Movie
By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 19, 2015 10:30 am EST
Legendary poster artist Drew Struzan has been involved with the Star Wars movies since the beginning of the saga. We included some of Struzan’s Star Wars one-sheets in our post about his exclusive D23 Expo 2015 poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and we’ve even done a breakdown over-analyzing the components and composition of the new one-sheet.
Now Struzan has done an interview about his latest poster, and explained how it came about while praising Force Awakens saying “it is far and away probably going to be THE BEST Star Wars you’ve ever seen.” Read more Drew Struzan Force Awakens opinions, after the jump.
Now Struzan has done an interview about his latest poster, and explained how it came about while praising Force Awakens saying “it is far and away probably going to be THE BEST Star Wars you’ve ever seen.” Read more Drew Struzan Force Awakens opinions, after the jump.
Drew Struzan Force Awakens Opinions
Those are some pretty strong words, but of course they are words for someone who is somehow a part of the production. That said, Struzan isn’t on the inside of this beast as most people involved with the film have been, and his opinions are based on reading the script, seeing some concept art and watching the first unfinished half of the film. He also reveals that he had no direction from director JJ abrams “what so ever”.
To me it represents the film. The spirit of the film, the new characters, the battle again to find the truth, to grow up, to find the purpose in life. It’s all those things that Star Wars had to be and is still. And I hope to represent that again to a new generation.."
“I worked for seven months on all different kinds of concepts with the studio and J.J and if you really want to know the sacred truth, after I got started and I saw the film and read the script, I was going over it in my mind for weeks – How do I feel about it? How can I represent this film really well? And I did this, like many creatives do, I came up with the concept in my sleep. Just like John Lennon used to write his best music in his sleep, I designed my painting in my sleep. That was the first one I did and I went for seven months doing stuff and in the end, guess which one they picked? The very first thing I did (laughs). So trust your sleep because that’s what I came up with and that’s what they loved from the very beginning.
As for Struzan’s much publicized retirement, Drew says that he has “retired from the 100 hour weeks and the 24 days,” but “the one joy and the one gift I have is to paint” and that he’ll “never stop doing that.” So would Struzan return for future Star Wars movies?
Sounds like a plan. You can read the full Struzan interview on MovieWeekly.
“I have hope and desire if they should ask and want me back, I would consider it. If I’m able and capable… you’ll find me here (laughs).”
