Obviously you can’t visit the sand planet of Arrakis and you probably wouldn’t want to. It’s hot, dry, and you can’t walk in a straight line without getting bitten. What you can do though is bring Arrakis home with a brand new poster Dune: Part One by artist Martin Ansin, and io9 is excited to exclusively release it.
Ansin’s Dune: Part One is a 24 x 36 inch screen in an edition of 300 that will go on sale Friday at 1 pm ET at www.codacurates.com. It costs $65.
And—if you happen to be in Las Vegas at DesignerCon this weekend, there’s a “sand” variant, available only at the convention. It is limited to 150 copies and costs $85. Check it out.
Ansin is a staple of the pop art/alternative movie poster community. He was one of the first artists Mondo worked with going back 15 years, creating highly collectible movie posters like these. Bride of Frankenstein again The Phantom of the Opera. Over the years, Ansin hasn’t released much work but when he does, it’s amazing. Some of our favorites Scott Pilgrim, Thor, Looper, Man of Steel, again Ghost in the Shell.
But now, he is conflicted Dune: Part Onesomething that few other artists have done in the past. io9 chatted with Ansin briefly via email about the poster and that’s where we started.
Germain Lussier, io9: A mound It’s a commodity that many of my fellow musicians have experienced. How did that influence your design choices?
Martin Ansin: I think there’s always a front art when I’m going to make a poster. We often make variations of classic looks with original posters that live forever in culture, or we join new titles that come out with amazing looks to new audiences. Considering it all can be difficult. Personally I’ll take a closer look at what’s out there and if there’s an off the beaten track I hope to avoid it. I don’t think there is a limit to how many good versions can be made if the movie speaks to you in some way, and you think your vision should be there.
io9: What are you trying to convey with this clip?
Ansin: A mound he is great. Not just amazing A mound again Dune: Part Two that we’re lucky enough to have, I mean it’s arguably the greatest novel in science fiction and it’s been great for decades. The art style of this poster is mostly me taking what Denis Villeneuve and the characters see on a strange journey back in time. I remember being fascinated by the covers of old hard sci-fi novels from the 1970s, I would see them piled up on magazine racks near bus stops as a kid. Those were strange, vague, psychological things that may not have faithfully represented the content of the book, but they threatened you with questions.
io9: The construction here, with the title at the bottom left, is very different. Tell me about that decision and font choice.
Ansin: I think that came from the idea of ​​Paul’s story, his origin, his views and the end all happening on different levels and coming together in Dune. I thought the title would be a portal to that overlap, and the ground on which they end up standing. The title font needed some weight to throw things into it, so I had to move away from the original movie logo.
io9: As always, your likeness is excellent. Are there any actors who have caused problems?
Ansin: Not at all! They were very generous with their time and we received only small requests. The most important thing for me is to not only get the actors “right” but also the essence of their character in the poster, so it is a great pleasure to hear that the work has cleared that bar.
io9: Unlike David Lynch, Denis Villeneuve turned A mound in two films. Since this poster is apparently from the first movie, you’ve probably guessed what the poster is for Part Two would it be?
Ansin: I didn’t when I designed this one! I can’t wait to shoot it, but when I start it it’s honestly the hardest part—there’s so much you have to leave out.
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