THE WILD

Original U.S. Advance Double-Sided Movie Poster – 27" x 40" – Rolled Poster

Film: The Wild
Starring / Voices: Kiefer Sutherland, Jim Belushi, Eddie Izzard, Janeane Garofalo, William Shatner, Richard Kind & Greg Cipes
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures / Buena Vista Pictures

ITEM DETAILS

Poster Release Year: 2006
Movie Release Date: April 14, 2006
Movie Release Year: 2006
Type: Original U.S. Theatrical Advance One-Sheet Movie Poster
Style: Advance “Start Spreading the Newspaper” / New York or Bust Style
Material: Professional theatrical poster stock
Format: Rolled – Never Folded
Printing: Double-Sided (DS) — see verification note below
Condition: Excellent
Size: Approximately 27" x 40"
Rating: G
Director: Steve “Spaz” Williams

This is an original theatrical advance poster for Walt Disney Pictures' 2006 animated adventure The Wild. The film opened theatrically in the United States on April 14, 2006, distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

This particular artwork is the desirable advance campaign design featuring the zoo animals racing through the streets of New York City beneath the promotional line “Start Spreading the Newspaper.” The poster prominently features Samson the lion, Bridget the giraffe, Nigel the koala, Larry the anaconda and the other characters making their chaotic escape through Manhattan, with the handwritten “New York or Bust” sign providing one of the design's strongest visual elements.

IMP Awards specifically catalogs this artwork as one of the official 2006 theatrical designs and identifies the “Start spreading the newspaper” campaign.

The vibrant New York skyline, Disney branding and colorful animated characters make this a particularly attractive Disney animation collectible, especially for a child's room, animation collection, theater room or Disney-themed display.

IMPORTANT DOUBLE-SIDED NOTE

There is good documentation that this exact advance design was issued as an original double-sided U.S. one-sheet. Current specialist listings identify it as a 27" x 40" original advance, 2-sided theatrical poster, and another cinema-poster dealer catalogs it specifically as the “Double-Sided Advance” version.

So I am comfortable identifying the campaign as DS.

However, because the photographs you sent show only the front, I would do one very quick physical verification before publishing: look at the back and confirm that the artwork appears as the lighter reversed/mirrored image.

If yes, keep DS in the title exactly as written above.

If the reverse is completely blank, remove DS from the title and change Printing to Single-Sided.

CONDITION

EXCELLENT VINTAGE THEATRICAL CONDITION

Based on the detailed photographs, this is a very clean example.

I can see:

• No fold lines
• No visible pinholes
• No major tears
• No paper loss
• Bright, vibrant colors
• Strong image clarity
• Clean title and Disney graphics
• Very good corners overall
• Minor edge/corner handling
• Slight waviness/curling consistent with rolled storage
• Very minor surface/handling wear visible primarily under close lighting

The full poster displays exceptionally well. I would grade this one higher than the Slow Burn poster from the prior batch.

Recommended customer-facing condition:

Excellent condition with only minor edge and handling wear consistent with age and rolled storage. No major tears, folds or visible pinholes.

The silver objects visible in the photographs are magnets used solely to hold the poster flat for photography. They do not puncture the poster.

Please review all photographs carefully, as the photographs show the actual poster being offered and are considered part of the condition description.

GENRE

Animation • Adventure • Comedy • Family • Disney • Children's Film

SHIPPING

Poster will be professionally protected and shipped rolled in a rigid heavy-duty poster tube.

Poster will never be folded for shipment.