Marketers set for devil revel on 6/6/06 For those of you ad execs who wonder if you’ve sold your soul (along with all those bottles of gin, packs of ciggies and canisters of sex-stoking body spray), Defamer happily confirms your allegiance to The Beast. The Hollywood gossip blog has (with help from the Los Angeles Times) cranked out a solid list of marketing efforts tied to 6/6/06—either the day of The Beast or The Rapture, take your pick. This list is particularly helpful when it comes to deciphering the white-on-black billboards and outdoor postings that read simply, “6/6/06. The signs are all around you.” Apparently they’re teasers for Paramount’s remake of The Omen, starring Julia Stiles and Liev Schrieber. Still no word on who is behind New Jersey’s spaceship Jesus billboard, though. —Posted by Deanna Zammit

April 25, 2006 | Permalink

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perhaps it's actually 6606, the year that the ego of advertising's anti-Christ (Donny Deutsch) will have finally deflated.

Posted by: ad_scribe | Apr 25, 2006 5:17:37 PM

Fairly certain that the "Jesus in a spaceship" was done originally by Ron English.

http://www.popaganda.com/billboards/index.shtml

Posted by: Ben | Apr 26, 2006 8:47:44 AM

Considering all the problems the world has had since 9/11 I think this is in poor taste. There are other ways to get people to go to yet another tired remake of a so so film.

Posted by: JAV | May 6, 2006 8:48:32 PM

those signs kind of freaked me out,,,

Posted by: adam | May 8, 2006 12:24:13 AM

If I had any interest in seeing a remake of The Omen I'd boycott just because of the signs! The Atco location was poorly chosen in light of recent events. Several teens in the area were arrested for a plot to stage Columbine-style murders with 6-6-06 as a possible date for the event. As a result, some locals are a bit upset by the billboard. At the very least, the advertisers might have identified themselves in larger print at the bottom of the sign.

Posted by: | May 8, 2006 3:23:48 PM

man dis junk is crazy dog but if the devil came i give him a quick fade dat mean's i would kick his ass aight

Posted by: jerome | May 24, 2006 1:25:54 PM

satin is such a bitch and a fag i'll whop him any day

Posted by: bobby | May 24, 2006 1:28:34 PM

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