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The Poster for 'This is 40' Embraces Being a 'Knocked Up' Spin-Off
by Ethan Anderton
May 8, 2012
Source: ScreenCrush
Sometimes certain films don't really need a poster to help with promotion and it's just merely an obligation. That's usually the case with Judd Apatow comedies. The poster is just an extra way to get people aware of the film when it's really the cast and the trailer that will get butts in the theaters. But alas, we still have a one sheet for This is 40, the new coming-of-older-age comedy hitting this Christmas. We already got the first trailer featuring Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd reprising their characters from Knocked Up (Jason Segel showed up too), and now this poster embraces being a "sort-of sequel" to the 2007 comedy hit. Look!
Universal has been sending legal requests out for the poster to be removed - sorry! "On behalf of NBCUniversal, Inc. and its affiliated and subsidiary companies ('NBCUniversal'), please be advised that an unreleased copy of a copyrighted one sheet (the 'Poster') for the film entitled 'This Is 40' is being illegally displayed and distributed, without authorization."
This is 40 comes from writer director Judd Apatow and acts as a sort of unofficial sequel to Knocked Up, following the characters Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) from the 2007 comedy as they deal with aging and the trials and tribulations of having a family in this day and age. Jason Segel is also reprising his role from Knocked Up while new cast members include Megan Fox, Albert Brooks, John Lithgow, Chris O'Dowd, Melissa McCarthy, Lena Dunham and of course Apatow's kids Maude and Iris. Universal is bringing the comedy to theaters on December 21st later this year, just before Christmas. Good laughs?
17 Comments
1
lmfao! wow, that poster alone is actually pretty damn funny
LosZombies on May 8, 2012
2
they installed the door, opened it up, and then installed the toilet and now they can never close the door :X
Eric on May 8, 2012
3
What has been seen cannot be unseen
axalon on May 8, 2012
4
Glad I wasn't the only one to notice.
Thisisstillmore on May 8, 2012
5
This poster makes me want to buy an ipad
HazedMind on May 8, 2012
6
All i see is an apple I pad endorsement, and a couple of folk who don't slightly look forty.
Rhythm Master on May 8, 2012
7
except they are both 40 in real life so...
flembo on May 8, 2012
8
And I bet they look 40 in real life, but I agree they don't quite look it on the poster.
Snev De la Fontaine on May 8, 2012
9
That's hollywood forya..where high scool kids look like 30 and 40-50 year olds look like ...well, 30 😛
lol movies on May 8, 2012
10
No shit? Has nothing to do with what I said.
Rhythm Master on May 8, 2012
12
Paul Rudd is mighty hot on that poster.
Ryderup on May 8, 2012
14
I would have liked it more if their faces weren't so Photoshopped.
DAVIDPD on May 8, 2012
15
I don't care that she's 10 years older than me... I want to do horribly dirty things to Leslie Mann... GIANT crush on her.
DaftBot on May 9, 2012
16
Every time I see something new for this film, it speaks to me. I look at my ipad while I'm on the toilet all the time and my wife looks at me like I'm nuts. Hilarious.
David on May 9, 2012
17
Leslie Mann being a bitch, chastising the naughty man-child again... how original, how tiresome.
Max Renn on May 9, 2012
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