Saturday
Oct042008
Saturday, October 4, 2008 at 7:33AM Question Thy Faith in This 'Angels & Demons' Poster
We sure had a crazy day around these parts when we
unveiled a brilliantly conceived
fan-created poster for a sequel to The Dark
Knight. Even though it was phony, people had to gawk...like Heidi Montag in
a bikini.
Then there was a
phony poster
for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Not quite as good, but it fooled
a few people for a couple of hours.
Now there's another poster I believe is fake, for
several reasons. Two biggies: There's no studio logo on this poster anywhere
(not a deal-breaker), and it debuted at an Icelandic website, which seems a
strange place to premiere the first poster for
Angels & Demons.
As you know, Angels & Demons is the next
Dan Brown
adaptation from director
Ron Howard and the embarrassingly-coiffured
Tom Hanks.
Look closely at the gargoyle's wings. That's your visual
cue for this poster.
Courtesy of Topp5.is
Courtesy of Topp5.is
Reader Comments (13)
Look closely at the gargoyle's wings. That's your visual cue for this poster.
What's wrong with the wings? They are different look must be symbolizing the angels (left wing) and Demons (right wing) which I think very clever execution.
I also think the text looks a little fake, particularly the ho-hum Verdana or Arial they used for Tom Hanks' name.
The font for Tom Hanks name is neither Arial or (even) Verdana!
Are you sure about what you write for this post???
It doesn't matter.
Angels & Demons has a better pace than The Da Vinci Code and the book almost reads like a script.
So, I think this one will be better.
Geez, Sheary, all I was saying was that the font for "Tom Hanks" incredibly plain, particularly because of its placement on the poster.
There's nothing wrong with the wings. The cue I'm referring to is how the poster reflects the title, with the angel wing and the demon wing. I'm not implying that it's the wings that make it look fake.I think it's very clever. That's why I said "I love the duality of the central image."
Once again, the studios need to hire this person. The Angel and Demon wings on the statue is pretty damn clever. I'm wouldn't be surprised if studios start using some of these fan-based posters in the future. It probably would be cheaper and might create more interest in the movie.
Heyyy... entered here from imb.com, lol (heidi montag news:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2147284/news#ni0573378)
Anyway,
the postwe is really clever. I didn't even notice the different types of wings.. It's a bit TOO clever, lol.
I do agree that the font that looks like Verdana looks a bit "too simple" for a movie poster! Especially of a movie this big...
Ps, Heidi looks great in a bikini ;)
I even happy even for that because at least I have started get the first clues of this movie which I am long waiting for.
The novel was ultimate. The ultimate tribute to Science and Scientists.
And could someone tell what is that sharp pointed part protruding from his head on the Demon side ? Is just part of the hair? Just Curious...
its an ear.