Vote for Bill Murray as Mayor of “Ember”

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Bill Murray has been a groundskeeper, a businessman in Tokyo, and a ghostbuster (and will be one again), but now he’s campaigning for a new role: mayor. In ‘City of Ember,’ Bill plays the mayor of an underground city, a character who’s funny and out for himself. The Oscar nominee has been out promoting the film and recently made a surprise visit to the the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, to the delight of fans.

The marketing folks behind ‘City of Ember’ earlier transported some of the press to Comic-Con on a train, actually the Tioga Pass, a 1950s former Canadian National ‘presidents car’ and the Overland Trail, a 1940s former Southern Pacific club lounge car (with barbershop -- thanks Conductor Bill). It was very cool. This time, they’ve hatched a site and video touting the ex-’SNL’er as the right candidate to lead the city against the darkness. It seems to fit in with this politically-charged environment.

-- Jevon Phillips

Photo: Jack Plunkett / AP