Film Poster- "Wanted"

This film poster is for the film “Wanted” released in 2008. There are two images that have been superimposed together to create one image that dominates the poster. The use of guns in the image immediately creates a sense of action within the film and the inclusion of two of the main actors lets the audience know who the film centres on. The title of the film is centred at the top and written in capitals in a striking font however it takes up less than a quarter of the poster suggesting the image is the most important feature, this is also reiterated with the absence of a tagline. The only clearly visible names on the poster are that of three of the stars, suggesting that the director is not well known. The use of these names will attract the fans of these stars to the film. The billing block at the bottom of the poster is quite small in relation to many films and along with the title uses quite a striking font in capital letters. The most visible aspect of the billing block is the date the film is released. This pulls the attention of the audience down to the bottom of the poster and to the billing block to see who else was involved in the creation of “Wanted”, however the block is not easy to read, possibly suggesting that it is not an important feature of the poster.