Giant Gollum Installed at New Zealand Airport Dan Koelsch, October 27, 2012October 27, 2012 It’s no secret that New Zealand’s recent economy has basically revolved around the Lord of the Rings films being filmed there. In fact, when there was talk that The Hobbit (which at the time was only two films) might not film in New Zealand, some estimated it would cost the country $1.5 billion. Fortunately, all of what is now three films were shot on the island nation. So, it makes sense that Peter Jackson’s Weta installed a gigantic Gollum statue in the Wellington Airport this week to promote the films. Check out a few of the photos below, as well as a behind-the-scenes video. See more photos at TheOneRing.netSource: First Showing Viral Marketing The HobbitThe Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyThe Lord of the Rings
Online Version of “Super 8” TV Spot Being Updated Regularly With New Images February 10, 2011March 11, 2011This helps explain some of the confusion we’ve been having. The guys over at Unfiction figured out that the 30 second trailer for Super 8 available from Apple is actually being updated regularly with new images in the final lens shot. We have some of the new images, which again… Read More
Trailers Weekly: “The Baytown Disco”, “Magic Mike”, “Cosmopolis”, “High School”, and “The Five-Year Engagement” April 21, 2012December 27, 2012Trailers Weekly is a feature in which we bring you the most popular and talked about trailers of the week. Sharing trailers is a classic viral practice, and trailers are still the most mainstream way for people to learn about movies. Today we have trailers for The Baytown Disco, Magic… Read More
Seth MacFarlane To Donate $1 Million Towards “Reading Rainbow” Kickstarter Campaign June 27, 2014June 27, 2014We already know how the Reading Rainbow kickstarter campaign was able to accumulate the $1 million funds needed to relaunch the PBS series into a readily available scholarly program for the youth. In fact there were some really cool incentives for fans should they give larger amounts. But with the… Read More