Following up on their initial foray into the Star Trek universe, the team at Vice Press returns to 1979 with an officially-licensed ‘remastered’ edition of Bob Peak’s classic theatrical poster for Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
As Vice Press creative director Matt Ferguson told us in September, the efforts to ‘remaster’ the original Bob Peak art has been an extensive effort.
“Where we can, we have accessed the original Bob Peak paintings, made new scans, and cleaned them up extensively — and then I have remade all the graphic design elements for the posters from scratch. That includes remaking the titles and credits from the ground up, and the paintings have also been colour-matched to the final posters…
It’s been a months-long process now that started last year. The aim is for it to match the original one-sheets nearly exactly, but just be brought up to modern standards.”
Here's a close up of the Star Trek The Motion Picture poster restoration. First image is the new work by me. Mostly it's colour correction (to match the old lithos) and pulling out more detail, but also removal of artifacts like the red/grey scanline right through Kirk's face. pic.twitter.com/sdcLzyo6uJ
— Matt Ferguson (@Cakes_Comics) October 9, 2023
Ferguson hasn’t been working on the project solo, however; Vice Press has partnered with Thomas Peak — Bob Peak’s son — to reference the original artistic work as a basis for the Star Trek poster project. In addition, the company credits support Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition producer David C. Fein with help on the project.
Vice Press will release two editions of the original Star Trek: The Motion Picture one-sheet Wednesday, October 11 at 1PM ET / 10 AM PT / 6PM BT (UK), both a replica of the 1979 poster artwork and a new metallic foil variant with a strict limited run.
The ‘standard’ Motion Picture poster will not have a set run limit; because the original Matt Ferguson TMP poster design sold out so quickly when it was announced last month, Vice Press will leave the preorder window open for one full week and then print as many posters as necessary to fill those orders. The ‘standard’ TMP poster will measure 24″ x 36″ and cost £39.99 / $52 USD, with sales open through October 17.
The reflective foil variant, however, will be a limited run; only 200 prints of the 24″ x 36″ poster will be sold. This version of the Motion Picture poster will likely sell out quite quickly on October 11, and will be available for £49.99 / $65 USD.
Both editions of the remastered Star Trek: The Motion Picture theatrical one-sheet poster will be available this Wednesday at the Vice Press website — and if you want that foil edition, be there on time before the special variant is sold out.
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