Official NTTD Poster Thread

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  • Seven_Point_Six_FiveSeven_Point_Six_Five Southern California
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    A few days ago I mentioned that I was fully expecting to be disappointed in the poster, but I was NOT expecting it to be this half-assed. I just can’t believe anyone involved in the creation of this poster would look at the final product and think it's satisfactory. Do these people not take pride in their jobs?
  • edited October 2019 Posts: 17,279
    mtm wrote: »
    What I find peculiar is that Empire Design hasn't posted the poster anywhere themselves. Meanwhile, photographer Greg Williams calls this poster "My new poster for #NoTimeToDie" on Instagram. This makes me wonder if Empire Design hasn't had anything to do with this teaser.

    Very strange, isn’t it?

    I will keep an eye on whatever Empire Design put out on their own site and social media. If they've been involved, you'd think they would post it.
    mtm wrote: »
    If it had been brilliant I wonder if there had been lots of folks saying how good a job Cary had done ;)

    Haha, good point!
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    Do these people not take pride in their jobs?
    Barbara are Michael don't care anymore and they are just really, really tired. Producing a Bond movie every 5 years is exhausting!
  • GertGettlerGertGettler Laptop Barcelona
    edited October 2019 Posts: 431
    Teaser posters are teaser posters. And that's it. Yes, you could add a tiny action scene or a tagline. But does James Bond 007 really need that? The Bond franchise has such well-known elements; they don't need extra explanations. Which is especially the case some 56 years after the first Bond-film premiered.

    Personally I think the "No Time To Die" teaser is very nice, composition-wise, font-wise and color-wise. And frankly, I think it harks a bit back to the way Daniel Craig looked in his first teaser poster for "Casino Royale". That's the case with the (dark)turqoise colors as well.

    I also like it that the photography for "NTTD" is more realistic than the "SPECTRE" teaser poster. You can see that agent 007 has aged through the years, which I like. Here's a collage I made, so you can compare for yourself::
    C5MWpXn.jpg

    In a way, the pentalogy of teaser posters look remarkably coherent. In a way that they enhance the pentalogy characteristics as well.

    Down below four other teaser posters of recent action films and thrillers. They are lovely too. But they are definitely devoid of Bond elements, so they more or less need to enhance extra elements of the franchise formula than with Bond:
    lvIOWjT.jpg
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    Teaser posters are teaser posters. And that's it. Yes, you could add a tiny action scene or a tagline. But does James Bond 007 really need that? The Bond franchise has such well-known elements; they don't need extra explanations. Which is especially the case some 56 years after the first Bond-film premiered.

    Personally I think the "No Time To Die" teaser is very nice, composition-wise, font-wise and color-wise. And frankly, I think it harks a bit back to the way Daniel Craig looked in his first teaser poster for "Casino Royale". That's the case with the (dark)turqoise colors as well.

    I also like it that the photography for "NTTD" is more realistic than the "SPECTRE" teaser poster. You can see that agent 007 has aged through the years, which I like. Here's a collage I made, so you can compare for yourself::
    C5MWpXn.jpg

    In a way, the pentalogy of teaser posters look remarkably coherent. In a way that they enhance the pentalogy characteristics as well.

    Down below four other teaser posters of recent action films and thrillers. They are lovely too. But they are definitely devoid of Bond elements, so they more or less need to enhance extra elements of the franchise formula than with Bond:
    lvIOWjT.jpg

    Regardless of what one may think of the poster, amongst all the others for the Craig era, it's probably the most eye catching
  • GertGettlerGertGettler Laptop Barcelona
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    I agree @Matt. My favourite Craig Bond era teaser poster after "Casino Royale".
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    In a way, and I do find it an awful poster, but mainly because of Craig's unflattering angle, as I love the colouring and the bold lettering on top of it, the reactions to the teaser, which is the first contact many have to the film, are telling of the level of expectations created for this beast. I mean, it's been years, it's Craig's last, it's been surrounded with controversy, so people have their hopes set in an impossible height. Fukunaga will have to deliver something close to comsummatus absolutus if we want people to like it, us included. And we know that that's close to impossible.

    This hasn't been a divided reaction, as the majority didn't like the poster. I do hope the trailer divides or wins people. They need a win for this. Many people say they don't need the fan base, that this is a product unlike any other. I used to listen to the same arguments regarding SW - and I'm not a fan, just an observer. And now they're on deep shtrouble, having shunned the fan base. Granted, I feel that EON's doing the exact opposite, and are still catering to fans. I know this because I've been following the production. They're really focusing on making a great film. And that's enough for me. I just wish they'd put some effort on the poster, as they did for CR, when they had to sell Craig as Bond.

    In the end, they have their own ideas of what is cool and what's not, and we must roll with them, because they're the artists behind it - not talking about the producers here, it was Greg Williams decision to use that photo.

    I must say I was disappointed more because we didn't get the teaser trailer. I didn't care that much about the teaser poster. Never do, as bar the CR one, I always like the main posters more. I wish we'd gotten the damn bit of footage we're all craving for. So it's back to the waiting game. No prob by me. Fingers crossed for next week ;)
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    The weakness is in Craig’s expression; in the Casino Royale poster he looks deadly, in this one the word trepidation comes to mind.
    With a better photo , the reaction to this poster would be more positive.
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    talos7 wrote: »
    The weakness is in Craig’s expression; in the Casino Royale poster he looks deadly, in this one the word trepidation comes to mind.
    With a better photo , the reaction to this poster would be more positive.
    I wholeheartedly agree.
  • edited October 2019 Posts: 154
    Unpopular opinion here, but I think it's a good image. It shows a seasoned Bond, on a mission. That's why I like the poster, it's shows that Bond is back, in a bold way. Also, the job of this poster is to tease. I look at it and want to know what he's looking at and where he's going. Surely that's doing its job? I get that some people want the posters to be pieces of art, but they don't have, or need to be.
  • GertGettlerGertGettler Laptop Barcelona
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    talos7 wrote: »
    The weakness is in Craig’s expression; in the Casino Royale poster he looks deadly, in this one the word trepidation comes to mind.
    With a better photo , the reaction to this poster would be more positive.
    I wholeheartedly disagree. Love how Craig looks, and miles better than Craig's photoshopped cyborg face from the "SPECTRE" teaser poster.
  • QQ7QQ7 Croatia
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    "Casino Royale" poster is still miles ahead of the others. It might be one of my all time favorites.

    Actually it's one of the first things that pop up in my mind when someone mentions "Bond".
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    Matt wrote: »
    Teaser posters are teaser posters. And that's it. Yes, you could add a tiny action scene or a tagline. But does James Bond 007 really need that? The Bond franchise has such well-known elements; they don't need extra explanations. Which is especially the case some 56 years after the first Bond-film premiered.

    Personally I think the "No Time To Die" teaser is very nice, composition-wise, font-wise and color-wise. And frankly, I think it harks a bit back to the way Daniel Craig looked in his first teaser poster for "Casino Royale". That's the case with the (dark)turqoise colors as well.

    I also like it that the photography for "NTTD" is more realistic than the "SPECTRE" teaser poster. You can see that agent 007 has aged through the years, which I like. Here's a collage I made, so you can compare for yourself::
    C5MWpXn.jpg

    In a way, the pentalogy of teaser posters look remarkably coherent. In a way that they enhance the pentalogy characteristics as well.

    Down below four other teaser posters of recent action films and thrillers. They are lovely too. But they are definitely devoid of Bond elements, so they more or less need to enhance extra elements of the franchise formula than with Bond:
    lvIOWjT.jpg

    Regardless of what one may think of the poster, amongst all the others for the Craig era, it's probably the most eye catching

    I agree. It's colorful and vibrant. Brave enough to flaunt the new title in it's full glory with the upmost confidence. More confident than QoS's teaser which looks too embarrassed and ashamed to even mention the film's title.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    talos7 wrote: »
    The weakness is in Craig’s expression; in the Casino Royale poster he looks deadly, in this one the word trepidation comes to mind.
    With a better photo , the reaction to this poster would be more positive.
    I wholeheartedly disagree. Love how Craig looks, and miles better than Craig's photoshopped cyborg face from the "SPECTRE" teaser poster.

    Well , obviously this is subjective, but comparing one bad photo to another bad photo doesn’t validate it. I don’t think any of the posters for Craig’s films have done him justice.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    edited October 2019 Posts: 8,034
    Univex wrote: »
    talos7 wrote: »
    The weakness is in Craig’s expression; in the Casino Royale poster he looks deadly, in this one the word trepidation comes to mind.
    With a better photo , the reaction to this poster would be more positive.
    I wholeheartedly agree.

    Add me to that. It really isn't a good start, but I have faith that they'll pull someyhing special out of the bag for the next one. I'd hate for NTTD to be the only Craig film to not have a poster on my wall.
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    Although I'm no fan of the image they've used, I do like the way they just go all out on displaying the title logo. I'd be surprised if it's not used boldly with the marketing of the film. It's also wonderfully different to the typography we've got used to with the Craig era.
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    Although I'm no fan of the image they've used, I do like the way they just go all out on displaying the title logo. I'd be surprised if it's not used boldly with the marketing of the film. It's also wonderfully different to the typography we've got used to with the Craig era.

    I feel the same. And it's pleasantly retro, that boldness to smack the title right in front of everything. That, I love.
  • edited October 2019 Posts: 17,279
    Univex wrote: »
    Although I'm no fan of the image they've used, I do like the way they just go all out on displaying the title logo. I'd be surprised if it's not used boldly with the marketing of the film. It's also wonderfully different to the typography we've got used to with the Craig era.

    I feel the same. And it's pleasantly retro, that boldness to smack the title right in front of everything. That, I love.

    Indeed. The retro feel is no doubt very intentional; as the guy who did the title design wrote on Twitter: "A fitting, nostalgic, throwback to a film series that has increasingly paid tribute to it's roots."

    That doesn't say much to us right now, but we've seen signs of a production that isn't shy of being nostalgic – most notably with the two (!) vintage Aston's featuring prominently in the clips and photos we've seen of the production so far.

    On a side note, I also find it a bit funny that while the opinions of the title itself has been…divided, the promotional material has gone all out of displaying the title as prominently as possible. Seems like EON are confident with the title.
  • ResurrectionResurrection Kolkata, India
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    If this was supposed to gain attention then I would say kudos, they did a great job at that. Bad publicity is still publicity, gather a lot of attention which might not happen with another cool pretentious poster irrelevant to the film or any scene. Everyone expected an amazing first poster well at least bond fans but due to bad Photoshop they made the headline :D
  • RC7RC7
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    Univex wrote: »
    Although I'm no fan of the image they've used, I do like the way they just go all out on displaying the title logo. I'd be surprised if it's not used boldly with the marketing of the film. It's also wonderfully different to the typography we've got used to with the Craig era.

    I feel the same. And it's pleasantly retro, that boldness to smack the title right in front of everything. That, I love.

    Same. It seems to be the focus of the marketing, and I expect it to be the case across most media.
  • GertGettlerGertGettler Laptop Barcelona
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    RC7 wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    Although I'm no fan of the image they've used, I do like the way they just go all out on displaying the title logo. I'd be surprised if it's not used boldly with the marketing of the film. It's also wonderfully different to the typography we've got used to with the Craig era.

    I feel the same. And it's pleasantly retro, that boldness to smack the title right in front of everything. That, I love.

    Same. It seems to be the focus of the marketing, and I expect it to be the case across most media.

    +1
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    The title being so prominent and bold manages to both be the teaser poster's greatest strength and a prime indicator of its weaknesses as a standalone piece of work.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    I can’t believe that someone up the food chain, with veto power, didn’t look at this photo of Daniel and say, ‘ we can’t go with that’. I’m a fan of his, not a detractor; this is a horrible photo; it’s shocking that it was approved.
  • Red_SnowRed_Snow Australia
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    Russian poster.


  • Red_SnowRed_Snow Australia
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    Bulgarian poster.
  • Red_SnowRed_Snow Australia
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    German poster.
  • edited October 2019 Posts: 1,661
    Perhaps it would be a tad too morbid for a teaser poster but Bond close to a tombstone and the wording NO TIME TO DIE might have been a way to hype up the film. My guess is opening title credits will depict tombstones, graveyards. As teaser posters go this doesn't sell the film or Bond's personality. Bond is a secret agent but nothing sells that on the poster.
  • edited October 2019 Posts: 6,677
    Here's a collage I made, so you can compare for yourself::
    C5MWpXn.jpg

    That's a very nice collage. Very cool to see them all. I actually like the teaser when set beside the others. Well done, @GertGettler. Thank you. Also, fun to see Craig from the past looking at Craig from now. It only works when in that particular order, still...cool.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    fanbond123 wrote: »
    Perhaps it would be a tad too morbid for a teaser poster but Bond close to a tombstone and the wording NO TIME TO DIE might have been a way to hype up the film. My guess is opening title credits will depict tombstones, graveyards.

    That would be a fair guess under the circumstances however SF covered that imagery (death, resurrection etc.) quite bluntly, so I'd imagine they'll try and avoid visually repeating that.
  • edited October 2019 Posts: 1,661
    I guess you can defend it if you view it as a still from the actual film. All the other teaser posters were not actual stills from a scene. My guess is that is what Eon were going with - a change in approach. I think they could have found a better still, though! :D
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