But you haven't seen the film. It's no secret what the story is about and THE GHOST WRITER makes a great deal more sense as a title.So according to that link Qwery posted and links to two articles on IMDB (I know, not the best of sources, and somehow I doubt THR is exactly the most reputable website/paper/what have you out there) the film has been retitled "The Ghost Writer". Personally I find the addition of the word Writer to the title not only pointless, but damaging. The Ghost Writer is a dull, pedestrian title that evokes images of, well, a faceless man making a politician look good. The Ghost not only evokes images of something invisible, something not there, i.e. a literal ghost, but for those familiar with the story it could also be applied to things beyond our unnamed narrator. The Ghost has a sense of intrigue and, dare I say it, fun. The Ghost Writer sounds like a 1950s television serial. I'm sure the film will still be very good, but I just don't like the addition of the word Writer to the title.
If the film is as good as people are murmuring it is... then (quite rightly) the film will do very well.... which will no doubt upset a few people who live in Black And White Land.
The sad thing too is that Samantha Geimer would no doubt jump at the chance to accept an invite to the US premiere...but that is just MY (cynical) view and not those of CBN (other views are available).
