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JamesG · 01-19-2018, 04:55 PM

Check out the Painted "Walking Dead" Billboard Coming to Brooklyn
by Dalton Ross
Jan. 19, 2018

"The Walking Dead" is going both artsy and old school to promote the show’s return on Feb. 25. The AMC zombie drama will be unleashing a new painted wall billboard in Brooklyn on Monday, Jan. 22, and we’ve got your exclusive first look at it right here.

In addition to going with the standard photo collage usually used to promote the show, exec-producer/director Greg Nicotero wanted to tap into his love of Hollywood history to produce some special artwork that evoked a different feel.

“As a kid, I was heavily influenced by movie poster artists… John Berkey (the 1976 version of King Kong, The Towering Inferno), Roger Kastel (Jaws, The Empire Strikes Back), and our season 1 poster artist Drew Struzan (Back to the Future, E.T.),” says Nicotero. “We wanted to bring back some of that style and flair in this piece by telling our story in a painting as opposed to just a photo collage.”

Nicotero knew just the man to call: Christopher Sly. “I’ve loved Christopher’s work for quite some time and brought it to [showrunner] Scott Gimple who immediately felt his style emulated a feel more akin to posters of our youth and wanted to translate that feel to The Walking Dead.”

Sly was more than happy to help out.

“Greg called, and we started talking about our mutual love of John Berkey’s work, the King Kong poster, Towering Inferno, the great disaster movie posters,” says Sly. “Greg’s a really smart guy, he understands that visual language. I have Jaws and King Kong hanging on my walls, and every time, they just blow me out of the water. That’s what drew me to the project, first how fast me and Greg got along, and how fast we both locked in on how much fun it would be to approach The Walking Dead in that vain.”

Starting Jan. 22nd you can keep your eyes on buildings throughout Brooklyn to try to find the art in person.

http://ew.com/tv/2018/01/19/walking-...oard-brooklyn/

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JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,127	"Walking Dead" Murals Coming to Brooklyn, NY on Jan. 22nd *Check out the Painted "Walking Dead" Billboard Coming to Brooklyn* by Dalton Ross Jan. 19, 2018 "The Walking Dead" is going both artsy and old school to promote the show’s return on Feb. 25. The AMC zombie drama will be unleashing a new painted wall billboard in Brooklyn on Monday, Jan. 22, and we’ve got your exclusive first look at it right here. In addition to going with the standard photo collage usually used to promote the show, exec-producer/director Greg Nicotero wanted to tap into his love of Hollywood history to produce some special artwork that evoked a different feel. “As a kid, I was heavily influenced by movie poster artists… John Berkey (the 1976 version of King Kong, The Towering Inferno), Roger Kastel (Jaws, The Empire Strikes Back), and our season 1 poster artist Drew Struzan (Back to the Future, E.T.),” says Nicotero. “We wanted to bring back some of that style and flair in this piece by telling our story in a painting as opposed to just a photo collage.” Nicotero knew just the man to call: Christopher Sly. “I’ve loved Christopher’s work for quite some time and brought it to [showrunner] Scott Gimple who immediately felt his style emulated a feel more akin to posters of our youth and wanted to translate that feel to The Walking Dead.” Sly was more than happy to help out. “Greg called, and we started talking about our mutual love of John Berkey’s work, the King Kong poster, Towering Inferno, the great disaster movie posters,” says Sly. “Greg’s a really smart guy, he understands that visual language. I have Jaws and King Kong hanging on my walls, and every time, they just blow me out of the water. That’s what drew me to the project, first how fast me and Greg got along, and how fast we both locked in on how much fun it would be to approach The Walking Dead in that vain.” Starting Jan. 22nd you can keep your eyes on buildings throughout Brooklyn to try to find the art in person. http://ew.com/tv/2018/01/19/walking-...oard-brooklyn/ Attached Images