16 classic geek-culture film posters with their original working titles
Like Return of the Jedi and its fake title, Blue Harvest, lots of high-profile films use decoy names to hide their true identity until release. Here's the best of the best, from Superman to Harry Potter, incognito on an obvious one-sheet.
Hoping to keep shooting a secret, most mega-budget, tentpole productions employ a bit of sly misdirection, using clever titles that are intentionally nonsensical or cryptic. It's a little game of hide and seek the studios and crazed fanboys play, trying to keep the prying eyes from set locations and the screenplay cloaked in mystery. Some of these fake sci-fi and fantasy film names are pretty cool, but most land with a shoulder-shrugging thud, offering little hint of the magic behind the mask. Here they are, paired with their proper posters ...
(via Empire Online)
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Superman Returns
The Avengers
Return Of The Jedi
Star Trek
Pacific Rim
The Matrix Reloaded
Iron Man 2
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
E.T.
The Dark Knight
Captain America
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
Blade Runner
Batman Begins
Back To The Future Part II