“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” Website Opens Up Two Worlds Kevin C, January 26, 2014January 26, 2014 A slick new web site promoting Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has kicked the sequel’s marketing into high-gear. The site takes you through different rain-soaked levels of human and ape locations, describing some of the struggles and showing a few character elements. Hit the jump to see more.The site is consists of a number of hotspots that link you to different locations such as the ape encampment, an ape dwelling, and the human cdc compound. Through all this, animated elements and sound effects plus clickable locations describe the locations of the chosen group. Together, the site gives a gloomy look at a world that has been been greatly affected by ape activity. My guess is that this will be expanded quite a bit before the upcoming July release of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is the forthcoming sequel to 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes and stars Judy Greer, Gary Oldman, Andy Serkis, and Jason Clarke. Expect Dawn of the Planet of the Apes to hit theatres July 11, 2014. News Viral Marketing Andy SerkisDawn of the Planet of the ApesGary OldmanJason Clarke
New “AGM Heartland” Video Found? August 6, 2012August 6, 2012Almost two years ago, Neill Blomkamp, writer and director of viral-friendly District 9, made a short film that showed up in the iPad version of a Wired Magazine issue. There was a lot of speculation on what that video was for, but we haven’t heard anything from it since. Now… Read More
A New App Asks “Are You Smarter Than An Ape?” July 15, 2011In the reboot of the Planet of the Apes franchise, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, scientists try to cure Alzheimer’s disease with a drug that leads to the dramatic increase of intelligence in a chimpanzee. Of course, in real-life that sort of thing wouldn’t happen, but it has… Read More
Social Networks Star Wars And Marvel Geek It Out On Twitter January 23, 2014January 23, 2014Forget the talk about Batman versus Superman. The big rivalry happening this week is between Star Wars and Marvel via their Twitter accounts. What started as an “AskStarWars” Twitter event turned into a hilarious back and forth ribbing between the two brands. Even Iron Man jumped into the fray. Check… Read More