I’m unsure who created the now-pervasive follow of releasing six or eight or 40 character posters for each Hollywood film. (Somebody ought to determine that out and write a prolonged journal profile on that individual.) All I do know is you’ll be able to’t go to a multiplex nowadays with out being inundated with numerous posters for motion pictures, a lot of them that includes actors you barely acknowledge enjoying characters you’ve by no means heard of earlier than.
There should be in depth research or focus-group stories on the market that show this can be a good method to market a film, or no less than to get a boatload of additional protection on movie blogs. And in 2024, even with fewer large blockbusters because of 2023’s twin labor strikes in Hollywood, the follow confirmed so signal of slowing down. Even mid-level motion pictures now typically get entire fleets of character posters. (You wouldn’t consider what number of Nosferatu posters there have been if I informed you.)
All yr, any time I visited film theaters round New York Metropolis, I’ve stored a working listing of the strangest examples; those with extremely minor characters, or amusing images, or “Zendaya Is Meechee”-esque phrases. With 2025 virtually upon us, it’s time to unveil my listing of the 20 strangest character posters of the yr. I can’t wait to see what surprises the brand new film yr has in retailer for us. And please, no matter else you do, all the time bear in mind: Dwayne Johnson is Callum Drift.
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