“The Signal” Trailer Michael Lee, March 19, 2014 If you thought you were agitated when the viral campaign for The Signal was launched, you are going to be even more agitated with its trailer. Not in a sense that you won’t see the movie, but the mystery surrounding both the film and viral campaign certainly has its intriguing factor. After skimming through the RUAGITATED website and the trailer, there is still nothing about the movie that I can really tell you about other than, it involves a group of three university students who are wrapped in a dangerous plot involving mysterious signals, mysterious agencies, and a mysterious hacker. Emphasis on the mysterious.So what exactly is the buzz about surrounding one of the most hyped movies that debuted at Sundance? Well hit the jump to see the trailer to see what we are talking about.Like I said, this trailer doesn’t do anything but make the movie more puzzling than it was before. Even describing the trailer in detail wouldn’t help. But when you see those pull quotes describing it as the next District 9, one can’t help but hope there is more emphasis on the viral marketing campaign.Opening in theaters on June 13, The Signal, directed by Willam Eubank, stars Brenton Thwaites, Olivia Cooke, Beau Knapp, Laurence Fishburne, Lin Shaye, Robert Longstreet, and Jeffrey Grover. Check out the trailer in HD over at Apple.Three college students on a road trip across the Southwest experience a detour: the tracking of a computer genius who has already hacked into MIT and exposed security faults. The trio find themselves drawn to an eerily isolated area. Suddenly everything goes dark. When one of the students, Nic (Brenton Thwaites of “The Giver” and “Maleficent”), regains consciousness, he is in a waking nightmare… Trailers Weekly Viral Marketing Viral News Brenton ThwaitesFocus FeaturesLaurence FishburneThe SignalWIlliam Eubank
The Crazies Viral Gets New Twitter January 6, 2010November 16, 2010A little over a month ago, we told you about a few new updates and sites to the viral campaign of The Crazies. One of those updates being from a company known as Dakon/Pendrill Chemicals. Well, and interesting twist has occurred in the viral world. Read More
Catch The Viral: Find the MNU Memo! June 16, 2009June 29, 2009Catch The Viral is a segment where we ask you for help with viral. Viral campaigns are intrinsically interactive, so the more people who help, the more likely we can find all the goodies. The MNU Spreads Lies group posted a very interesting tweet on Twitter this evening. There is… Read More
Bring “Attack the Block” to Your City! August 1, 2011One of this summer’s most raved about films, Attack the Block, is getting released in 6 markets across the United States and Canada: Boston, Orlando, Atlanta, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and a sixth undetermined market that will be chosen by fans. Want to learn how to bring the movie to your block?… Read More