“Gone Girl” Viral Marketing Campaign Has Evidence Of A New Trailer Michael Lee, July 5, 2014July 6, 2014 David Fincher has embraced the way films films are virally markerted, and as such each and every one of his films are promoted in unique and ingenious ways. The Social Network‘s marketing resembled Facebook’s website, while The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo had a razor sharp dark tone. Now the viral marketing for his upcoming film adaptation of Gone Girl has been ramped up. Following the film’s viral website and phone number that recited the first few pages of the novel of the same name, comes evidence of a new trailer. Literally, it’s evidence of a new trailer. Hit the jump to see what this evidence contains.[Updated: We have added three new posters from AwardsDaily, IndieWire, and HitFix. The original post follows.] The Huffington Post revealed the trailer earlier this week, which gives us the evidence of a new trailer being released on July 7.Gone Girl is a murder mystery centered on a husband, who despite his efforts of trying to find his wife, is accused of the murder.Opening in theaters on October 3, Gone Girl stars Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Kim Dickens, Patrick Fugit, Carrie Coon, and David Clennon. Directed by David Fincher and based upon the global bestseller by Gillian Flynn – unearths the secrets at the heart of a modern marriage. On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick’s portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question: Did Nick Dunne kill his wife? ARGs & Campaigns Viral Marketing Viral News 20th Century FoxBen AffleckCarrie CoonDavid ClennonGone GirlKim DickensNeil Patrick HarrisPatrick FugitRosamund PikeTyler Perry
Indie Director Makes “TwitFlicks” To Fund Movie October 27, 2011What do you do if your Kickstarter-like campaign to fund your independent short film isn’t working? If you’re Dutch director Eddy Terstall, you take requests for mini-movies on Twitter for a fee, calling them “Twitflicks”. By doing just that, Terstall raised about €120,000, way more than the €20,000 he was… Read More
Iron Man 2 Viral: Stark Expo Website Launched March 30, 2010March 30, 2010When we last left the Iron Man 2 viral, all we really had was a website for Stark Industries. Now Marvel Entertainment has launched a new website for this year’s Stark Expo that features prominently in the comic book movie sequel. Find out more about StarkExpo2010.com after the jump. Read More
See “African Cats”, Save the Savanna! April 8, 2011April 8, 2011Disneynature, the first new Disney-branded film label from The Walt Disney Studios in more than 60 years, was launched in April 2008 to bring the world’s top nature filmmakers together to share a wide variety of wildlife subjects and stories with theatrical audiences. Earth was the first film to premiere… Read More