Sad news reaches us today that Drew Struzan, the man behind so many classic Star Wars movie posters and novel and album covers, passed away yesterday. He was 78 years old. Born 18th March 1947, Struzan produced over 150 movie posters for franchises including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Blade Runner, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Back to the Future, Harry Potter and so many more. A fixture of many of our childhoods, his work will live on far into the future.
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George Lucas had this to say about the late, great Drew Struzan.
George Lucas has made a statement on the tragic passing of movie poster artist Drew Struzan:
“Drew was an artist of the highest order. His illustrations fully captured the excitement, tone and spirit of each of my films his artwork represented. His creativity, through a single… pic.twitter.com/Bc6ktuzyJc
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) October 15, 2025
Many Steven Spielberg films were graced by the artwork of Drew Struzan, and he gave this tribute.
Industrial Light & Magic, who’s classic logo was painted by Struzan, had this to say.
Drews longtime friend and business partner Ben Stevens of Official Pix and Galactic Gallery posted this tribute.
Steve Sansweet of Rancho Obi-Wan also remembered Struzan.
CBS News remembered Struzan.
The cover image for this article was drawn by Kyle Lambert and presented to Struzan back in 2018.
To Drew’s family, colleagues and many friends, we pass on our sincere condolences.
