Drew foi convidado por Lucas para fazer os personagens imitarem o pôster do filme de 1965 Dr Jivago (ênfase minha) :
For drew, this was the first time an art director got in the way of a design and concept for a Star Wars poster. George Lucas had always just left it to drew to conceive his posters for Star Wars. He, the “art director” decided he wanted the main characters to mimic the pose from the 1965 film Dr. Zhivago. Not unusual this was for an art director to make aesthetic decisions but it was the first time while working with Lucasfilm and George Lucas. Drew made the best of it as he always had and made a striking poster regardless.
Drew Struzan - Attack of the Clones
Parece que a inclusão do Conde Dooku teria quebrado a semelhança com o tema do Dr. Zhivago.