The Time Has Come: Avatarize Yourself Alex Gerage, January 7, 2010November 16, 2010 As if Happy Meals weren’t enough, McDonald’s is now offering the chance for internet users to “avatarize” themselves. Simply upload a picture from your computer or Facebook page, follow a few steps in the program, and you’ll see what you’d look like if you were blue and lived on Pandora. The program is very much like the “Zombify Yourself” promotion that was released in October to promote Zombieland. I suggest giving it a shot, especially if you enjoyed Avatar. You can check out mine below. Normally, I would argue that this viral is a little late to the party. After all, Avatar has been out for almost four weeks. But as we’ve seen, Avatar is no ordinary film. It seems poised to become one of the biggest films of all time, and has positioned itself to be a major player during awards season. In other words, Avatar is still very much in the cultural consciousness, so promotions like these are likely to remain relevant. Did you avatarize yourself? Link to your picture in the comments section! Viral Marketing AvatarMcDonalds
“The Lizzie Bennet Diaries” DVD Kickstarter Is Over 600% Funded With 2 Weeks Left April 8, 2013April 9, 2013Tomorrow will mark the one year anniversary of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, a modern retelling of Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice, premiering on YouTube. The series ended just over a week ago after 100 episodes, and now the production company Pemberley Digital is in the midst of a… Read More
Inception Prologue Comic Book Available Online July 13, 2010We’ve seen a number of prequel comic books for films here at MovieViral, both in the real world (i.e. Star Trek and The Crazies) and online (i.e. Repo Men). As you can tell, the films with a viral presence are more likely to do this, and the latest example, for… Read More
Movie Trailers Now Include Commercials January 22, 2012Despite all common sense, there’s a new Resident Evil movie opening this year. The first teaser trailer for Resident Evil: Retribution hit the web this week, and to many people’s surprise, the first 25 seconds or so is an advertisement for Sony products. See for yourself after the break. Read More