Cool Viral Marketing for “Elysium” Around NY, LA and Vancouver Christopher Moore, July 6, 2013 The makers of Elysium have already invaded the internet with a few viral sites to help promote the new sci-fi film by Neil Blomkamp. Now, they’ve gone into the real world with some new viral ads similar to some of the stuff they did for Blomkamp’s District 9 film. See a few of these text-based ads after the jump. Per FirstShowing the ads for Elysium have recently shown up on billboards, bus stops and posters around the New York, Los Angeles and Vancouver area. They found this billboard in NYC: ComingSoon found this billboard in Los Angeles: FirstShowing also found a few through Twitter and Instagram: You can check out the FirstShowing site for their full article on the subject. For those not knowledgeable about Elysium, here’s the film’s IMDb story synopsis: Set in the year 2154, where the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth, a man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds. Elysium opens in theaters on August 9th. Viral Marketing District 9ElysiumJodie FosterMatt DamonNeill BlomKampSharlto CopleySony PicturesWilliam Fichtner
NBC Viral Round Up: Chuck and The Office December 12, 2009December 12, 2009 We’ve yet to talk about Chuck here at MovieViral, and for good reason. There’s not been much to talk about. Well, now as the 3rd season is just about to premiere, there is something for us to report. The site Chuck Me Out was created by NBC for fans to… Read More
Follow Up: “Who Is Patient Zero?” Becomes A Novel October 13, 2011October 14, 2011 Last year we told you about a burgeoning viral campaign for a zombie film. For those who wondered whatever happened with the campaign and even the movie itself, we have an update. Find out the details, including the major change to the project, after the break. Read More
The Crazies: Two New TV Spots January 30, 2010January 30, 2010 If you haven’t seen them yet, there are a couple of new TV spots out there for The Crazies. Nothing we really haven’t seen before, however between the voice over and the text on the screen, it gives it more of that creepy vibe I’m hoping to get from the… Read More