This Week In Viral: Terminator, Star Trek, Watchmen & More Dan Koelsch, February 15, 2009July 18, 2010 This week’s viral update is brought to you by Skynet Research, whose website is now functional. Some quick updates on virals in the past week after the jump. There’s even a District 9 update! (sorta) Star Trek – The official website now has panoramic views of two sections of the Enterprise. Nothing spoilery, but great views of the interior of the ship. Watchmen – The trailer for “Tales of the Black Freighter”, the animated film based on the in-story comic, premiered on mtv.com: 2012 – Charlie Frost (Woody Harrelson) has a new blog on his website: District 9 – For those who thought the Ghost Spy website was either for a trailer for D-9 or some incantation of Ghostbusters, sorry to burst your bubble, but it was just a foreign car commercial: As always, check out the MovieViral Forum for the most up-to-date news and discussion. Viral Marketing 2012District 9Star TrekTerminator SalvationThis Week In ViralWatchmen
“Tron Legacy” Viral Campaign’s Final Countdown December 1, 2010December 1, 2010After weeks of Internet viral activity, the Tron Legacy viral campaign hits the streets once again. We are only 16 days away from the big release and now the two-year viral campaign is coming to a close. The FlynnLives website has been updated with a message saying “The Final Countdown”… Read More
Fox Home Entertainment uses PSAs to Sell DVDs September 23, 2009September 22, 2009Fox Home Entertainment has a funny internet video campaign going on to promote their line up of DVDs. They seem to be using a “One Movie At A Time” moniker in the creation of fake PSAs that use clips from their DVD collection. A YouTube account was created with the… Read More
Viral Marketing Demand To See “Paranormal Activity 2” First and For Free September 20, 2010September 26, 2010Oren Peli’s Paranormal Activity had a unique trip to its $108 million domestic gross last year. Paramount bought the distribution rights after the $15,000 horror flick made the film festival rounds, but didn’t give it a wide release for its theatrical debut in September. However, the possible audience response got… Read More