Viral Projections For “The Amazing Spider-Man” Lead To Screening Event! Caleb Hamilton, January 27, 2012March 21, 2012 We’re still about 6 months away from seeing Spider-Man swing back onto the big screen and it has been a while since we were all wowed by that teaser trailer back in July. Now it seems an international viral campaign has begun that will let you see some footage early. Get the details after the break.Hey U Guys, a London based film blog, was sent images of a viral projection which seemed to be promoting Marc Webb’s reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man. As you can see below, they were just projecting the new logo on to buildings at first.But then a second projection was spotted that gave a date and a website:The website, www.theUntoldStoryBegins.co.uk allows fans in the U.K. to reserve passes to get a sneak peek of the upcoming film on February 6th. ComingSoon.net is reporting that similar displays will be going up in Rio, Los Angeles and New York tonight that will lead to www.TheUntoldStoryBegins.com.The Amazing Spider-Man opens on July 3rd in Real-D 3D and IMAX 3D!Sources: http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2012/01/27/viral-projection-hits-london-for-the-amazing-spider-man/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=86363 Viral Marketing screeningSony PicturesThe Amazing Spider-Man
Social Media Accounts for January 2012 Films December 30, 2011May 4, 2012Welcome to a new monthly feature here on MovieViral, just in time for 2012. A day or two ahead of time, we’ll list the various social media accounts (specifically Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube for now) for all the major releases each month. We hope that this allows you to follow… Read More
The Lost Underground Art Project December 3, 2009We haven’t talked much about ABC’s LOST here on MovieViral, but they really pioneered the new wave of television viral marketing. Usually this has been done traditionally with interactive ARGs and a narrative, but in August, comedian Paul Scheer joined in on the fun in an unusual way. Scheer’s involvement… Read More
Morgan Freeman’s Reddit IAmA Underwhelms, Questions of Authenticity Arise [Updated] April 12, 2013April 12, 2013Last night, actor Morgan Freeman did an IAmA on the social news website Reddit to promote his upcoming film Oblivion. Many on the Internet, especially in the Reddit community, have a great fondness for Freeman, so it’s not surprising how popular the thread became (around 15,000 comments as of this… Read More