Artist claims Disney stole his work on a series of album covers and used them for the new Han Solo movie posters
An artist has accused Disney of stealing artwork he did on album covers and using it for the posters for Solo: A Star Wars Story.
The retro-styled character posters for the latest Star Wars movie came out in February along with the trailer and feature vintage pop-art style that also include shots of the different characters.
But the posters look almost completely identical to album covers created by Hachim Bahous, who shared the comparisons on his Facebook.
The retro-styled character posters for the latest Star Wars movie came out in February along with the trailer
They feature vintage pop-art style that also include shots of the different characters
The movie posters look almost exactly like album covers that Hachim Bahous designed in 2015
‘I am flattered that the quality of my work is recognized, but it is still pure and simple forgery,’ Bahous said in French on Friday.
‘I have not been asked for my permission, I wish to be credited and paid for this work I have done for Sony!’
Bahous would then go on and tag several artist who helped out with the album work.
He took to Facebook to voice his concern about the observation and tagged several artist who helped with the concept
Looking at the two sets of artwork, it is almost impossible not to see the similarities.
Not only do they feature similar fonts, but the posters also have the same color schemes and styling for the pictures.
Graphic designer Adam Levermore took to social media to blast Disney for the move.
It is unknown whether Disney approached Sony for use of the design, with neither having to explicitly reach out to Bahous regarding permission.
Disney nor Sony have released a comment regarding the artwork.
Not only do they feature similar fonts, but the posters also have the same color schemes and styling for the pictures