Jun 25 2008'Ghost Town' Poster Disappoints Me, Gervais
In Extras, Ricky Gervais plays a character disappointed that his starring sitcom had gone the route of lowbrow humor and catch-phrases. In this poster for Ghost Town, Ricky Gervais poses as if preparing for a rectal exam beside a catch-phrase larger than his torso seated just above the traditional bold red lettering of every broad comedy poster in the last five years. Is this the irony I've heard so much about?
UPDATE: Commenter Marclavis has pointed out that Gervais discredits the poster on his blog, saying:
There is an awful fake poster for Ghost Town going around. It is fucking dreadful and nothing to do with me or anyone else concerned. It's a screen grab of me with a slogan that makes no sense. Please don't fall for it. Good. Let's move on.
Agreed on all counts.
'Ghost Town' Poster [Film 1]
Reader Comments
1. Herner_Wartzhog - June 25, 2008 2:47 PM
Oooh look the Ricky Gervais smile, will he play himself to a varying degree again in this one ?
2. Estoye - June 25, 2008 3:14 PM
I think it's a case of the promotional materials being beyond the filmmaker's control.
Or hope.
3. emily - June 25, 2008 3:36 PM
Tea Leoni makes me barf.
4. Dan - June 25, 2008 9:26 PM
Not to mention the horrible star's-face-on-double's-body photoshop job...
Even if this doesn't turn out that great, I have high hopes for This Side Of The Truth.
5. pdrunk - June 25, 2008 10:13 PM
This looks like Ricky's had some financial troubles and was forced to do crap like this. I'm still going to bet this will be better than "Disaster Movie."
P.S.
Free movie download guy, somebody set you up the bomb. Please move every zig.
6. Dan - June 25, 2008 10:56 PM
pdrunk:
Gervais is sitting on an enormous pile of cash. I doubt he'll be forced to anything ever again.
Methinks he did this one for a lark, just so he could be the star of a Hollywood flick.
7. Stuey - June 26, 2008 8:47 AM
Damn movie posters have nose dived over the years. I have several Bond posters and they are like art, these new photoshopped CRAPesque posters are just that
8. Marclavis - June 26, 2008 4:11 PM
Fake?
On his blog, Gervais insists that the poster is a fake:
http://www.rickygervais.com/thissideofthetruth
9. 2fat2curious - June 26, 2008 9:04 PM
I sometimes think Gervaise is just fucking with us, making purposefully bad movies / shows and just sitting back waiting to see who laps it up.
Also I think free movies download guy is onto something, I'm definitely checking that shit out, I mean, after that Nigerian fellow gives me my 800K I'm going to have a shit-ton of free time on my hands.
10. MatthewEarly84 - June 27, 2008 8:09 AM
You can tell its a fake... those legs are well too thin for Gervais ;0)
11. Jennifer - August 1, 2008 5:38 PM
Here's the official Ghost Town movie website: http://www.ghosttownmovie.com