District 9 Viral: “George” Explained and Christopher Addresses Arc Gun on Ebay Dan Koelsch, August 6, 2009August 6, 2009 On a call with a Sony representative today, we got a little insight into the reasoning behind the change in names of the blogger on MNUSpreadsLies.com. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, read my original article about it. Apparently, the blog site was originally designed to be autonomous from the film. This was in part due to the fact the site was created before production had ended, so they were not sure whether or not they could tie it into the film. Once the film was locked, they reassessed the situation and went ahead and connected to the film’s character Christopher to the site. This was right around the time they restarted their viral, so only us diehards would really know the difference. Speaking of Christopher’s blog, he has a new post talking about the Arc Gun that is on Ebay. You may remember our original article on the prop gun’s auction. Of note is that Christopher treats the auction like it’s for a real gun. In the District 9 viral, Christopher is a non-human who blogs about how Multinational United mistreats his species. For more information on the viral and movie, check out the District 9 page. District 9 opens nationwide August 14th. Advance tickets are available on Fandango. Viral Marketing District 9
Trailers Weekly: “Mars Needs Moms”, “Something Borrowed”, “Insidious”, and Red-Band Trailers for “Hall Pass” and “I Saw The Devil” February 19, 2011February 19, 2011Trailers Weekly is a feature in which we bring you the most popular and talked about trailers of the week. Sharing trailers is a classic viral practice, and trailers are still the most mainstream way for people to learn about movies. Loyal MovieViral.com readers may have noticed something slightly different… Read More
Apollo 18: New (Last?) Document, Arcade Game, and Final Trailer August 30, 2011Dimension Films’ Apollo 18 finally opens in just a few days, so they have ramped their marketing efforts with possibly the last element of their viral campaign, a Facebook arcade game, and one more trailer. Get all the details after the break. Read More
The Countdown Is Over: The “Apollo 18” Trailer Is Here! February 18, 2011February 18, 2011Over the past couple of days, the Apollo 18 Twitter account has had a countdown, leading up to the trailer. The countdown is finally over, and the trailer is here for all to see. Continue on to see the trailer! Read More