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
Is Invader Zim Coming Back? April 25, 2010December 20, 2011Almost a decade ago, Invader Zim, a highly praised Nickelodeon cartoon show created by Johnen Vasquez, was canceled for various reasons. Despite this, the fan base has remained strong all these years; so strong that Viacom-released DVDs with unaired episodes have come out with above average sales. Recently, however, there has been large… Read More
Viral Video for Toy Story 3 Discovered April 26, 2010April 26, 2010It looks like the guys behind Toy Story 3 aren’t happy just riding the franchise’s existing popularity to the bank. Pixar has been doing some interesting marketing for the film, and that looks to be continuing with a viral video that shows a 1983 commercial for the “Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear”, which… Read More
Disney’s Video Archives May Prove UFO Presence In Brad Bird’s “Tomorowland” February 14, 2013Yesterday it was reported that Hugh Laurie was in talks to play an antagonist in Brad Bird‘s Tomorrowland. The film has many sci-fi aspects to it, and the contents of the 1952 box that was seen earlier this year supports that theory. But Disney historian Jim Hill further theorized that… Read More