This article first appeared on Adweek.com.
Stock photos have a bad rap. They’re campy and cheesy and the butt of plenty of jokes. But what’s great about them is they’re often the catalyst for promotions or gags — sort of a comedic blank slate.
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Enter the new Vince Vaughn movie Unfinished Business, which comes out Friday. Twentieth Century Fox has teamed up with iStock by Getty Images to create a set of stock photos featuring Vaugh along with co-stars Tom Wilkinson, Dave Franco and others.
The film’s synopsis sounds right up Vince’s alley: “What began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every imaginable — and unimaginable — way, including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic summit.”
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Twelve images are being made available for free download — for editorial use only — over three weeks. The first four are available here.
But you can see the whole hilariously sterile set here.
