What if those modern blockbusters were made in the 1950s? Artist imagines their posters and who would star in them

Since their release they have become Hollywood's biggest and most iconic blockbusters, instantly recognisable to film fans the world over.

But now a series of posters from the world's biggest movies of modern cinema have been re-imagined - as classic movies from the 1950s and 60s.

Artists have recreated dozens of iconic recent Hollywood films as if they were released two or three decades earlier, giving each film poster the vintage look of a different cinematic era.

Vintage: Peter Stults' 1950s recreation of Trainspotting sees Anthony Hopkins in the title role, alongside Michael Caine and Julie Christie

Original: The poster for Trainspotting in 1996 featured stars Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle and Jonny Lee Miller

Retro: This vintage effort for Avatar casts William Shatner in the lead role, alongside Natalie Wood and John Wayne

Epic: James Cameron's fantasy blockbuster became one of Hollywoods most successful films in recent years when it was released in 2009

The wonderful interpretations also cast film stars of decades ago in the title roles of modern-day classics.

In a 50s recreation of Avatar, for example, Sam Worthington is replaced in the lead role for the 2009 epic by William Shatner.

A vintage re-imagining of Pulp Fiction, meanwhile, casts Charlton Heston in a main role, while more bizarrely a 1960s version of Die Hard sees Bruce Willis's character John McClane replaced by Leonard Nimoy.

How it could have looked: Artist Peter Stults' version of The Hangover features Dean Martin and Ursula Andress, as well as Muhammad Ali replacing Mike Tyson's cameo

Hollywood hit: The Hangover, starring Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms, was one of the comedy hits of 2009

Re-imagined: 2010's Inception also gets the makeover treatment, casting Judy Garland and Burt Lancaster in a vintage version of the Christopher Nolan blockbuster

Modern day: The real poster for Inception leads with the tagline, 'Your mind is the scene of the crime'

Other modern day classics to get the poster makeover treatment include Trainspotting, Superman, The Big Lebowski, Inception and The Hangover.

While Trainspotting famously cast Ewan McGregor as heroin addict Mark Renton, in its new incarnation the lead role is played by Anthony Hopkins and the film directed by Jean Luc Godard.

The pictures were created by Peter Stults, an artist who saw another designer produce similar artwork and decided to take the idea forward.

American artist Peter said he started creating the vintage posters last year after being inspired by fellow artist Sean Hartter.

Inventive: A clever recreation of The Terminator sees Richard 'Jaws' Kiel as the T-800 and Faye Dunaway as Sarah Connor

Classic: The artist's Pulp Fiction makeover casts Charlton Heston and Laurence Olivier