Jack Black, Will Ferrell and Jason Segel as the Haunted Mansion's hitchhiking ghosts

Annie Leibovitz has been commissioned by Disney to produce a series of "Dream Portraits" showing actors dressed and posed as characters from the company's films and rides. I'm very taken with this Haunted Mansion portrait:

From the Haunted Mansion attraction, Jack Black, Will Ferrell and Jason Segel star as Phineas, Ezra and Gus, better known to millions around the world as the Hitchhiking Ghosts. The caption reads, “Where you can go on the ride of your afterlife.” If you’re not careful, one of them may follow you home!

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Boundegar

You know, when they announced Pirates of the Caribbean, I groaned. A movie based on a Disney ride? But it turned out to be awesome.

This looks very much like publicity for a movie in the works. I wonder if it could be any good?
- Reverend Loki
  
  Can’t be worse than the previous attempt at a Haunted Mansion Movie…
  - Boundegar
    
    I didn’t know about that. But… but… Eddie Murphy! Hip! Edgy!
    - Donald Petersen
      
      Don’t bother. You’ll thank me for trying if you give in and bother with it.
nvlady

If you follow the link, you can see more in the series: Ursula, Beauty and the Beast, the evil Queen from Snow White. The one in this post is the best photoshopped one, IMO. *sigh* I just with they would create something new.
- Boundegar
  
  Whenever Disney creates something new, the Baptists protest. They’ve learned their lesson, by now.
- Donald Petersen
  
  I think Russell Brand makes a particularly dashing Captain Hook.
Milothedj

FYI, this likely has nothing to do with the upcoming Haunted Mansion film spearheaded by Guillermo del Toro. This is just the latest in a continuing series by Annie Leibovitz and Disney.
http://profile.yahoo.com/DAKSD42X5Q7RP5PY23QUC27SFM oh yea

Not Jason Segel it’s Zachary Knight “Zach” Galifianakis.
- http://profile.yahoo.com/BEREVQ2LJOLAA5QUYLBPNVVT44 Sam
  
  Uh no, that’s Jason Segel
  - Antinous / Moderator
    
    It’s a zither.
  - http://profile.yahoo.com/DAKSD42X5Q7RP5PY23QUC27SFM oh yea
    
    will ferrell is 6’3 jason segal is 6’4 so unless they shrunk him….
    - penguinchris
      
      The photo is photoshopped out the wazoo, so presumably they shrunk him to match the proportions of the original characters.
    - http://profile.yahoo.com/DAKSD42X5Q7RP5PY23QUC27SFM oh yea
      
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pOlkd-clBw8
      
      so it is JS and only thumbs were extended