Receive a Call From the Takers Dan Koelsch, August 20, 2010 Briefly: Sony Pictures has tried a few viral marketing attempts to gain interest in the upcoming heist film Takers, starring Chris Brown, rapper T.I., and an ensemble cast. Their latest gimmick is to let you get a call from one of the “Takers” on opening day, August 27th. Sign up at PhoneCallFromATaker.com, and choose between cast members Brown, T.I., Idris Elba, and Michael Ealy. I’m not sure why’d you want to do this, but if you get the call, let us know what they say. Are you going to sign up? Viral Marketing Phone CallSony PicturesTakers
District 9 Viral: “George” Explained and Christopher Addresses Arc Gun on Ebay August 6, 2009August 6, 2009On 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… Read More
MovieViral’s Official Comic-Con 2009 Guide! July 21, 2009June 6, 2010(EDITOR’S NOTE: PLEASE SEE OUR COVERAGE UPDATE) It’s almost here! The one and only 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International is coming up in two days. To be sure you’re still infected with viral, MovieViral.com will be at the 2009 Comic Con for live coverage. I will be there, giving you… Read More
Inglourious Basterds: Making of Nation’s Pride September 13, 2009September 13, 2009As we reported early last month, Apple has on their site the trailer for Nation’s Pride, the fake film at the center of the Inglourious Basterds’ storyline. Apple released another featurette on Thursday for Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, which opened at the end of August. The featurette, titled “Making of… Read More