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June 1, 2004 — From Sideshow Toys' interview with poster artist Drew Struzan, and his work on the poster for 'Hellboy':
Struzan also happens to be a heck of a nice guy who took some time to talk to Sideshow Collectibles recently about his career and his recent work on "Hellboy" one sheet.
"It was at the request of Guillermo (Del Toro) directly that the project came to me," Struzan said. "How it all came about was through Frank Darabont (Director of The Green Mile and Shawshank Redemption). He had told me that Guillermo was a big fan of my work so Frank made a point of putting us together. From there it was Guillermo who called me."
Struzan told us that there were eight preliminary black and white compositions and five full color paintings there were produced before the final design for "Hellboy" was decided on.
"Hellboy preliminaries may well find their way into this (the second) book [after this year's book 'Ouvre']. It would surely be the place for them and it is what many keep asking for."
Hit the link below for the full interview! |
