"Poor Things" Poster Series By Aleks Phoenix (1-3) | Aleksphoenix

“Poor Things” Poster Series By Aleks Phoenix (1-3)

My series of three posters I’ve made for the upcoming Yorgos Lanthimos “Poor Things”, starring Emma Stone. These are amongst my favorite works of the year and also some of my most popular. Hope you like them!

Version 1 –This was made as a very early teaser poster inspired by some retro sheets and 50s-60s aesthetics. The result was a mix of styles with a modern type layout over the head and a classic vintage text block at the bottom. I focused primarily on the grainy treatment of the image, the dramatic lighting, and the odd color grading of the skin that I wanted to reference Frankenstein’s monster with a corpse quality to it. The underline below the title and placed over the forehead was also a nod to the brain transplant.

Version 2 – For the second poster, I went in a whole different direction. I was inspired by the female empowerment tale the film also represents, beyond the Frankensteinian influences or the black comedy. So I wanted to portray Emma Stone’s character as a dynamic and evolutive force through a soft effect of motion blur. Then, I picked a clean, minimal-type layout that expands throughout the canvas feels airy, and gives enough space for all the elements to stand out.

Version 3 – Finally, my third iteration was inspired by the early reviews the film got after its premiere at the Venice Film Festival, which mostly focused on the sexual nature of the story and how much it focuses on the discovery of earthly pleasures by the main character. It was more than fitting to use Emma Stone’s in a suggestive, overtly orgasmic trance to evoke this.