Alt + Poster is a (semi) regular feature where we, the SAW staff, share our favorite foreign and alternative movie posters with the Wasteland.
If you’ve unearthed a foreign or alternative movie poster that you think the rest of the Wasteoids need to see, please send it to us at info.screenagewasteland@gmail.com or on Twitter @SAWasteland.
Update: We originally attributed the artwork to Omer Muz and Orhan Akkaplan, but upon further research, it is clear that it is based on famed poster artist Tom Jung’s original poster artwork for the The Empire Strikes Back. And the reason it seems so similar to the poster artwork for Star Wars is because Tom Jung did the original poster art for that film as well. Oops.
I love this poster for the Turkish release of The Empire Strikes Back. It feels more in line with some of the early posters for the original Star Wars. The way Vader is standing, his cape, the stormtroopers in the foreground, and the TIE Bombers streaking off into space. It’s just got those classic elements that make it feel almost like a kind of What if? scenario. What if Lucas had directed Empire instead of Irvin Kirshner?
From what little I could dig up about this poster, two artists are credited with its design: Omer Muz and Orhan Akkaplan.
But what about you? You dig this? Why or why not? Tell us why in the comments below!
