Looper Network Game Ends With Mission 5, Maxx Labs Goes Live Dan Koelsch, September 18, 2012 Looper is a sci-fi action film written and directed by Rian Johnson. In 2077, murder is too difficult to get away with, so the mob sends back targets to 2047 to be wacked by hitmen called “Loopers”. Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as Joseph Simmons, a top Looper who ends up being faced with closing his loop when his future self (Bruce Willis) is his next target. The film’s viral campaign has you become part of the Looper Network, but your target keeps escaping. Check out the details of your final mission after the break. The website for Maxx Labs has been around for a while, but it finally goes live to help you find the code for Mission 5. In the world of Looper, telekinesis is a mutation that over 15% of the population has. Maxx Labs studies the TK mutation, and their website has images of reported cases. The mission clue involves a clock, so find the clock face in the images to get the four digit code. Once entered, you chase your target to the farmhouse, where you finally close your loop (kill your future self).Unfortunately, that’s it. This looks to be the end of the Looper viral campaign, and it ends rather unremarkably. It had a lot of potential, but the overall experience was rather underwhelming to me. Let us know what you thought in the comments below.On the off chance that there is more to this campaign, we’ll be sure to bring it to you. Check out Looper when it opens in theaters on September 28th. ARGs & Campaigns Viral Marketing LooperLooper Network
“Tron Legacy” Viral Campaign’s Final Countdown December 1, 2010December 1, 2010After weeks of Internet viral activity, the Tron Legacy viral campaign hits the streets once again. We are only 16 days away from the big release and now the two-year viral campaign is coming to a close. The FlynnLives website has been updated with a message saying “The Final Countdown”… Read More
Facebook Premieres “X-Men: First Class” Trailer, Promises New Content February 10, 2011Lost amidst the excitement for upcoming comic book films like Captain America: First Avenger, Thor, and Green Lantern, is the Matthew Vaughn-directed X-Men: First Class. For a day at least, it appears the film will be alone in the spotlight, because 20th Century Fox has released the first trailer via… Read More
Mystery Video Could Be Viral Marketing For Monster Movie or Something We’ve Seen Before October 17, 2012October 18, 2012Peter over at /Film got a weird text message yesterday with an even weirder video attached that shows some kind of humanoid creature. Could this a viral marketing ploy for an upcoming film? While it’s probably not Cloverfield, we do have an idea. Details after the break. Read More
Basically, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I hope they payed more attention to the film than they did the viral. Most marketing folk still haven’t grasped that viral doesn’t work like the advertising they do on a regular basis. A phrase like “lowest common denominator” was probably used during its development. Attempts at viral marketing must be cool, first and foremost and cool second and talk about the product a distant third – maybe. Nobody passes along a commercial because of how informative.The killing blow was having the director talk about the behind the scenes then end by saying “if you’re looking for the hidden code, its 1234”. ARG elements should be embedded of the storyline, otherwise its just a branded game. It’s breaking the fourth wall. And not in a good way