Mondo Glow in the dark for Tron Tron and posters: Legacy of Eric Tan
The posters go on sale tomorrow, so make sure you’re following @ MondoNews for the ad. Tron: Legacy Star Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, and Jeff Bridges. Mondo is adding to the Tron: Legacy of action for the release of Tron and Tron posters: Legacy of Eric Tan Each of these beauties measures 16 “x24″, use inks that glow in the dark, is limited to an edition 240, and costs $ 40. 3D opens Friday.Hit the jump to see the posters together with the statement by Tan in his approach to the work of art.
So this is what he had to say about their designs:
Linking the two main characters was something I thought I add to the narrative and the father / son dynamic between Kevin Flynn and Sam. For me, movies are striking examples of visual “candy”, and I hope I was able to capture that in my posters. “By creating posters for each of the ‘Tron’ film, which immediately came to mind were the parallels between the two worlds and how they had progressed in recent years. “Since similar elements, such as blades, cycles light and recognizers exist as I thought it shows the contrast between new and old was an interesting visual angle to play up.
Here is the press release:In addition, it is worth noting that this is the first collaboration of Mondo with Sideshow Collectibles. Variants of the two posters will be available for purchase in SideshowCollectibles.com at a later date.
Alamo Drafthouse OF EQUIPMENT FOR MONDO Sideshow Collectibles poster series
The first series of the association will be in Walt Disney Picture’s 3D high-tech adventure. Austin, TX-December 15, 2010 – Mondo, the boutique arm art collection Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, announced a partnership with Sideshow Collectibles to release a series of highly sought Mondo movie poster artists of world renown. Mondo limited edition, screen-printed posters available for purchase in MondoTees.com, with the variants available in SideshowCollectibles.com. “TRON” “TRON Legacy” and the original
“We are very excited to join forces with Sideshow Collectibles, a leading manufacturer of collection. We’re working on several important properties of films licensed to be launched through this partnership,” said creative director Justin Mondo Ismael.
Sideshow Collectibles Creative “Director Tom Gilliland said:” With the combination of large group of artists from Mondo, Sideshow and licenses, we are ecstatic to offer some fresh new designs of silk screens for fans and collectors alike! ”
More recently, Mondo also announced its first “director of the series with the visionary filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. The “Director Series” will be a continuing series of movie posters of film celebrates.Alamo Drafthouse Mondo and celebrate the best of the cult classic and contemporary films with stunning artwork, printed on high quality, hand numbered serigraphs. His series of posters licensed Star Wars and Star Trek have become some of the most popular collectibles for film and pop culture savvy.
About Alamo Drafthouse
Alamo Drafthouse founder and CEO, Tim League, Fantastic Fest created a film festival in the world known nicknamed “The Geek Telluride” by Variety. The art boutique collection Alamo Drafthouse, Mondo offers impressive products and original designs from artists world-renowned licenses based on popular television and movie properties like Star Wars, Star Trek and Universal Monsters. The Alamo Drafthouse is a brand of entertainment lifestyle with a restaurant acclaimed film, the genre film festival largest in the United States and an online store art collection. Fantastic Festival features eight days of unconventional films of independent filmmakers and major international studios. The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is expanding its brand in new and exciting ways, including launching Drafthouse Films, a film distribution label and new plans to expand its theaters and the unique programming philosophy to additional markets in the United States. More information about Alamo Drafthouse franchise opportunities are available on the official website.Called “the best theater in America” by Entertainment Weekly, the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has built a reputation as a haven for movie lover, not only through the combination of food and beverage service with the experience of going to the movies, but also the introduction of unique programming and high-profile star-studded special events.
ABOUT Sideshow Collectibles
With offices located in Thousand Oaks, California, Sideshow products are available online at www.SideshowCollectibles.com and through select specialty retailers worldwideSideshow artisans are renowned sculptors, experienced model makers, painters and customers whose combined efforts result in the creation of outstanding original designs and intricately detailed portraits of pop culture icons, including film and television monsters, villains , heroes, mystical creatures of fantasy, and legendary figures of history. Founded in 1994, Sideshow Collectibles is a specialized manufacturer of library and license ownership. Sideshow dedicated to precision and art, these products reflect a passion for creating unique, highly sought after figure collectibles, as well as film prop replicas and artifacts.