You Might See Warning Signs for “The Darkest Hour” Dan Koelsch, December 1, 2011 Summit Entertainment is hoping to replicate the success of Sony’s District 9 viral campaign by creating and supposedly posting warning signs for the alien monsters featured in the upcoming horror film The Darkest Hour. Check out all the signs, courtesy of First Showing, after the break. (Click for full size)The Darkest Hour is an alien invasion movie set in Moscow, where five young people lead the charge against the enemy. As the signs allude to, the aliens are invisible and shoot out electricity. Apparently, they like to attack dogs specifically, as we also see this happen in the trailer. We haven’t heard of anyone actually seeing these signs in the wild, so let us know if you do!Emile Hirsch and Olivia Thirlby star in The Darkest Hour, directed by Chris Gorak and written by Jon Spaihts. The 3D film opens in theaters on Christmas Day. Follow the film on Facebook. Viral Marketing The Darkest Hour
New Viral Campaign Pages – 9 & Funny People July 1, 2009July 1, 2009After some discussion, we have finally added two new pages to our viral campaign coverage. 9, the Tim Burton-produced film, and Funny People, Judd Apatow’s star-studded comedy, are now part of our full viral coverage. Check out the pages and the films’ viral campaigns to get up to speed. Funny… Read More
Viral Video: Seinfeld Trailer for George Drama May 2, 2010As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, I love it when people re-cut movies to make trailers portraying them as something very different (i.e. Sleepless in Seattle as a stalker thriller). Canadian Youtuber “lorocker” has done just that with the classic TV show Seinfeld, creating a trailer that turns it into… Read More
District 9 is rated ‘R’ by the MPAA June 24, 2009June 25, 2009Rope of Silicon has posted an update of various ratings of upcoming films, one of them is District 9. Here’s the description of why District 9 is rated R: Rated R For bloody violence and pervasive language. Interesting. It may seem those rumors of this film being grittier are coming… Read More