High-Rise posters are pretty trippy
The upcoming Tom Hiddleston anarchy-in-a-tower High-Rise movie looks interesting. The marketing continues to twist together these great posters featuring cast members and a fun blend of symmetrically fractured images, and I’m really loving them. Granted, the new posters aren’t groundbreaking (see A Clockwork Orange), but it’s nice to see posters that are more than a mash-up of Photoshopped heads on an opaque background.
If you haven’t seen the trailers or heard of the book, definitely look into them (the trailers are linked above), and check out a handful of new posters for High-Rise after the jump.
High-Rise is an adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s novel of the same name. The film centers on a new residential tower built on the eve of Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power, at the site of what will soon become the world’s financial hub. Designed as a luxurious solution to the problems of the city, it is a world apart.
Enter Robert Laing, a young doctor seduced by the high-rise and its creator, the visionary architect Anthony Royal. Laing discovers a world of complex loyalties, and also strikes up a relationship with Royal’s devoted aide Charlotte.
But rot has set in beneath the flawless surface. Sensing discord amongst the tenants, Laing meets Wilder, a charismatic provocateur bent on inciting the situation. Wilder initiates Laing into the hidden life of the high-rise and Laing is shocked at what he sees. As the residents break into tribal factions, Laing finds himself in the middle of mounting violence. Violence that he also finds emerging in himself.
High-Rise was directed by Ben Wheatley, and the movie stars Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Elisabeth Moss, Luke Evans, James Purefoy, and Keeley Hawes. Watch High-Rise in theaters when it’s released on April 28, 2016.