Missing Poster - Wolverine

You often wonder what it is about a movie poster that makes it great.

You wonder why one image was ultimately chosen over the other when studio executives sit down and decide what movie poster will be used to sell and market a movie.

What often happens is that more than one movie poster is used because the images and creative are just so damn good that they can't narrow it down to just one.

This is one of those times.

Although the poster on the left promoting Hugh Jackman in X-Men Origins: Wolverine was used in the lead up to the film being released in May this year, it wasn't used enough in my opinion.

You could say, it went 'missing' - so to speak in preference to another, in my opinion, less effective poster eventually used to promote this world wide blockbuster.

So that's why this incredibly eye-catching and powerful image of Wolverine looking through his claws this week makes the Missing Poster of the Week.

Apparently Wolverine 2 has just been given the green light in Hollywood. Hugh Jackman signed a three picture deal before the original was made so we know there's going to be a trilogy made.

Part 2 is set to be filmed partially in Japan with an array of interesting comic book supervillians expected to play their part in the sequel.

Of course, you'll read all the latest news and see the images first, right here, on The Xtra Source.

Until then, enjoy this great pic!

The Ultimate Star Wars Poster

Last week there was a great reaction to the missing Revenge of the Jedi poster. Seems like there's a lot of Star Wars fans out there who enjoyed the story. So this week, as a special treat, I think I've found what can only be described as the ultimate Star Wars movie poster. A very clever image which includes characters and scenes from all six Star Wars movies released so far. It's an absolute beauty and my only question is, where can I buy one?? Enjoy!

Missing Poster 2 - Revenge of the Jedi

By Peter Lang

There's an interesting back story to this week's missing movie poster.
Back in 1983 when Star Wars Director George Lucas was about to launch the third movie in the original Star Wars trilogy, he went to the marketing department and saw the title "Revenge of the Jedi"on the proposed movie poster and realised that the emotion and act of 'revenge' is not in a Jedi Warrior's ideological make up.
In fact, a good 'Jedi Warrior' doesn't even feel the emotion of revenge.
So, despite it being suggested to him by producer Lawrence Kasdan, that 'Return of the Jedi' was a weaker title, he went with it anyway and the poster to your left became an instant collectors item and a classic.
The other mistake to note in the poster is the colour of the light sabres. Luke Skywalker is holding a red one, while Darth Vader is holding a blue one. This of course, should be the other way around.
So that's this week's missing poster, ahhh the memories it brings back.
Wait until next week.

The Missing Movie Poster 1 - Blair Witch Project

by Peter Lang

Being a huge Blair Witch Project fan and not being able to establish after hours of research on the internet that a third Blair Witch movie is ever actually going to be made, I turned my attention to finding something interesting about one of the most innovative horror movies ever made.

What I came across was a couple of movie posters which were never used in the official marketing of the original movie a decade ago but have since appeared on the internet.

The picture to your left is one of those posters. Next week I'll feature another, 'missing poster' from a blockbuster movie.

It might not be ground breaking stuff I'm sharing with you here but if you're a fan of movie posters and how significant a role they play in marketing a movie, you'll find this new segment interesting nevertheless.