A long dependable source of awesome photographs and quality coverage, Entertainment Weekly has really been screwing the pooch with its latest string of bizarrely airbrushed covers. Last month, their Grindhouse issue featured an extremely un-Rose-McGowan-looking Rose McGowan – about 15-pounds shy of her actual weight and with a face significantly more ethnic than her own. You could still tell it was her, but it was surprisingly distorted to have made it onto such a highly circulating publication.
When it was announced last week that the current issue would feature five different covers highlighting the bulk of the cast of Heroes, I was hoping that the one in my mailbox would include Adrian Pasdar. Adrian plays my favorite character, Nathan Petrelli. Adrian starred in Near Dark, one of my five favorite vampire movies of the 80s. Adrian is married to one of the Dixie Chicks. Adrian is great. But despite being credited on the magazine as one of the two people on the cover, I refuse to accept that the man pictured is actually Adrian.
This isn’t just airbrushing someone beyond recognition. I’m convinced this is just a different person. With the simian brow, scruffy face and menacingly wide gap between his eyes, it could possibly be co-star, and arch nemesis, Zachary Quinto, but I’m more inclined to believe it’s CGI or a hobo in a suit. Even last week’s portrait of Adrian five-years into the dark, dark future wasn’t this unflattering.
This evening’s episode sees the cast back in the present day… or last November or whenever the story is supposedly taking place. And with just three left this season, there’s apparently more death, more heroes and a final scene of cinematic proportions. Though none of that may actually be taking place tonight, at least we can count on seeing Adrian in all of his non-creepy, non-photo-shopped splendor.
they morphed adrian’s and zach’s faces together, ya know with the whole sylar pretending to be nathan in the future bit.
yeah, i just heard that. it’s one of the “clues” about the upcoming episodes, even though that episode had already aired before these images were released. regardless, i am not cool with it. he looks like a monster.