Star Wars: A New Hope Poster Reimagined As Truly Classical Art
A fan reimagines a poster for Star Wars: A New Hope as truly classical art. Released in 1977 and retroactively titled Episode IV — A New Hope in 1981, the original Star Wars movie kickstarted the famous franchise set in a galaxy far, far away. It was a huge box office hit and is now widely regarded as one of the most influential films of all-time. It introduced several iconic Star Wars characters portrayed by then-unknown actors, including Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher.
Written and directed by George Lucas, A New Hope was produced on a relatively meager production budget of $11 million for its time and due to its turbulent production process and lack of star power, virtually no one involved expected the film to become a hit. Newcomer Mark Hamill played the role of the reluctant hero, Luke Skywalker, while a pre-Indiana Jones Harrison Ford was selected to play the cynical smuggler Han Solo. An equally unknown Carrie Fisher played the Rebellion leader Princess Leia.
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Now, a fan has reimagined A New Hope's iconic poster as classical art. Shared by Instagram artist @scadarts, who frequently combines old paintings with modern pop culture, the piece mashes up A New Hope's theatrical poster with a 1751 painting by Giovanni Paolo Panini, «A Concert Given by the duc de Nivernais to mark the Birth of the Dauphin.» Seen below, the result is a crowd attending the opera looking onto a stage backdropped by the Star Wars poster featuring Luke, Leia, C-3p0, R2-D2, and course, Darth Vader and the Death Star. Check out the piece below:
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