Sep 1, 2010 08:53 GMT  ·  By
“The Town” is scheduled for theatrical release in the US on September 17, 2010
   “The Town” is scheduled for theatrical release in the US on September 17, 2010

This month, another heist drama hits theaters around the world. With an all-stellar cast and a plot that is bound to move audiences, “The Town” has a brand new, awesome promotional poster.

The film tells the story of a ground of bank robbers and thieves, how they interact and the relationship they have with the outside world – one bank manager in particular and the FBI.

It stars Ben Affleck, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively and Rebecca Hall, among others, and its story aims to be a gritty one of violence and redemption, which is precisely the idea the poster conveys as well.

If previous promo pics of the film somehow managed to go under the radar of mainstream media, this one is bound to cause a good impression, with Entertainment Weekly calling it beautifully “unnerving.”

The shot features the faces of the stars only in smaller inserts, as the entire focus falls on two bank robbers armed with machine guns, wearing nun outfits and hideous masks.

The effect is terrifying, says the movie-oriented publication, but, at the same time, it doesn’t allow the viewer to stop looking. If the movie is half as accomplished as the poster promises, producers have a sure hit on their hands.

“The poster for Ben Affleck’s Beantown cops-and-robbers drama The Town is so effective, I need to make sure you’ve all seen it and felt uneasy, too,” EW writes.

“If you’ve watched the trailer, odds are the one-sheet stirs the fight or flight response. I can’t decide what to do: Look away or stare,” the e-zine goes on to say.

“It’s that blue-gray tone – stark, ominous, and adds to the chill. Best poster in recent memory?” the publication asks. Readers seem to agree to that.

Aside from the new poster, Warner Bros. has also released a new clip from the film, which is also shot in a blue-gray tone, just like the promo pic.

You can check out the official trailer for “The Town” below, as well as the recently released clip from the film. Enjoy.

“The Town” is scheduled for theatrical release in the US on September 17.

“The Town” official trailer:

“The Town” movie clip: