England is all abuzz about this “faceless” mask-wearing couple who’ve been photographed at publicity events around London, including Elton John’s white ball, a Harrods department store event, and, today, Wimbledon. They’re actually really creepy! Theories abound that they’re members of the Scientology-baiting group called Anonymous, or that they’re celebrities who don’t want to be photographed (what’s with the badges, then?), but the best hypothesis so far seems to be marketing for a movie or TV show. A list of movies coming out soon in the UK shows no obvious suspects (The Strangers, which could make a little sense, doesn’t open there until August 29.) Maybe Dr. Who, the series finale of which is is a huge deal over there right now? Somebody needs to recognize these people soon, it’s scary.

Comments (20)
  1. annie onymous  |   Posted on Jul 2nd, 2008

    bastards didnt even ask if they could use my name first…

  2. i’m thinking cult.

  3. Chadams  |   Posted on Jul 2nd, 2008

    Those faces just scream “Hail Xenu!”

  4. jake  |   Posted on Jul 2nd, 2008

    For any X-Files fans out there….these are a definite rip-off of the alien guys from the storyline regarding alex krycek and black oil. God, i should get out of the house more often. Could be a clever FOX marketing ploy for the new film…..

  5. How are they walking around with no eye holes? These people are blowing my mind.

  6. They are not from any government agency, they have ears?.

  7. What about this movie? http://www.theendisnear.co.uk/

  8. Could it be Krycek? No. He’s dead.

  9. I’m pretty sure it has something to do with this, whatever it is: http://www.facelesspeople.com/

  10. This is a marketing ploy for Lotus cars. I think that they are coming out with new cars for the general public. I still don’t know what faceless people have to do with it. The appearances only in Europe makes sense though.

  11. i hope its a marketing play, cause its a fun one.

    how do they build hype like this?

  12. Aaron  |   Posted on Jul 3rd, 2008

    1. Dianetics
    2. Marketing for something lame
    3. A way for celebrities to get away from paparazzi
    -Some of the people actually look familiar. could have sworn one of the faceless looked like Russel Crowe
    4. Some environmentalist stunt
    5. Some anti-American or anti-Bush Admin stunt
    6. Cult other than Dianetics

  13. Rhino  |   Posted on Jul 4th, 2008

    It’s for Lotus cars. Adland (all about advertising) confirms this and point out that it’s for the “Project Eagle” car – even finding it in the source code at facelesspeople.com

    See http://commercial-archive.com/node/144371

  14. FacelessMASK.com

  15. DirtyDen  |   Posted on Jul 6th, 2008

    looks like the manic street preachers If you tolerate this (your children will be next) video – http://youtube.com/watch?v=Jm7ddqkgzFw – regards lotus the badges they wear are not the same, i think it’s some activists…

  16. Ugg. Imagine having to be one of those poor people sitting next to them. How akward whould that be?

  17. This is only an advertisemnt for Lotus Cars.

  18. Punkin  |   Posted on Nov 24th, 2008

    What if they are aliens from another planet and no one cares! Just let them be, they aren’t hurting anybody! Or are they….

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