Movie posters are used the world over to advertise upcoming films. There are countless iconic posters throughout history that do an amazing job at grabbing your attention. Then there are posters that grab your attention, but for the completely wrong reasons. We are talking about Photoshop fails. It’s no secret that the appearance of actors and actresses is “altered” on posters, but some just take the biscuit.
We’ve rounded up a selection of some the of the funniest, unbelievable and downright bizarre movie poster Photoshop fails.
Blonde and Blonder (2007)
Say what you like about the title, and the likely quality of the movie - all we can see is some truly bad Photoshop work to get Pamela Anderson and Denise Richards' heads on those bodies. Yeesh.
The Greening of Whitney Brown (2011)
There are several things wrong with this image, the most obvious of which is probably fitting a horse in a Mini Cooper. Surely they’re horsing around with this one?
Gulliver’s Travels (2010)
Besides the fact Jack Black, like most other actors, has been airbrushed, we can’t help but wonder where his teeth have gone. Sure, he’s aghast at his situation, but we’ve looked in the mirror while pulling a similar expression and we can see teeth.
What To Expect When You’re Expecting (2012)
There’s not a huge amount wrong with the men at the bottom of this poster for What To Expect, the problems lie with the ladies at the top. They’ve been airbrushed, superimposed (we can’t believe actresses of their caliber all happened to be free on the same day for a poster shoot), Elizabeth Banks' neck seems to have disappeared.
Grudge Match (2013)
Grudge Match tells the story of two retired boxings stepping into the ring with each other for one last fight and stars two of Hollywood’s greatest actors in Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro. While we’re aware they have the financial clout to keep themselves looking younger for longer, we really don’t think their bodies look 60+ years old. They’re no doubt in better shape than we could ever imagine to be at the same age, but the bodies in this poster look far too young for such iconic and instantly recognisable actors.
Tresspass (2011)
We don’t even feel the need to say what’s wrong with this poster for Trespass, as it should be obvious. Both Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman have been airbrushed to within an inch of their lives to the point where they don’t even look like real people.
Aquaman (2018)
In 2018, promotion started for the Aquaman film withthis Tweetappearing online. The internet quickly realised the sharks in the background had been copied in from Getty images and they set about makingtheir own versions. One of which includeda mass of Disney charactersmaking cameo appearances.
Tomb Raider (2018)
This poster for the upcoming rebirth of Tomb Raider shows the gorgeous Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft. What’s wrong with it, we hear you ask? Take a closer look at her neck and you’ll notice she’s been morphed into a human/giraffe hybrid. It’s too long and too curved to be considered human.
Arrival (2016)
Again, this poster for Arrival looks absolutely fine at first, the large black puck-like alien ship has descended on an Asian city. But which Asian city? Going by the majority of the skyline, you’d be right for saying Hong Kong. However, the tall building at the front right, with the sphere near the top, that doesn’t belong in Hong Kong. That’s because it’s Shanghai’s Pearl Tower. This version of the poster caused such uproar in Hong Kong that it was removed and corrected less than 24 hours after being released.
I Am Wrath (2016)
I Am Wrath stars a then-62-year-old John Travolta on his mission to catch his wife’s killers and get justice. The biggest discrepancy with the film’s poster is just how smooth Travolta’s skin is for a man of his age. We know several Hollywood stars use certain surgeries to mask their wrinkles, but his face just doesn’t look real.
