“Guardians Of The Galaxy” Lego-Inspired Video Proves That Everything Is Awesome Michael Lee, July 31, 2014July 31, 2014 This year, Chris Pratt has played a nobody, who loves listening to his favorite songs, who also discovers an ancient relic, and is chased by a disgruntled cop, and teams up with a lovable group of misfits, to save the world from an incredible force of destruction. In a spaceship. Yup, he’s already done it once as a Lego minifigure in The Lego Movie, and now he’s going to have to do it again as a human being in Guardians of the Galaxy (Check out our review here). But what if the two were to be mashed up into once incredibly awesome video. We’ll it’s happened.YouTube star Forrest Whaley has created this awesome video, which has been given a stamp of approval by the Walt Disney Company themselves. Hit the jump to check it out.Check out our press coverage for the film here.Guardians of the Galaxy opens in theaters on August 1.From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team—the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits—Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand—with the galaxy’s fate in the balance. Fan Made Work Viral Marketing Viral News Viral Videos Chris PrattDisneyGuardians of the GalaxyMarvel StudiosThe Lego Movie
NBC’s “Hannibal” Eats Up Social Media With Fava Beans and a Nice Chianti April 5, 2013April 15, 2015NBC’s newest show Hannibal, based on the infamous fictional cannibal with class, debuted last night. To promote the show, NBC has taken Hannibal all across the social media board, including a Facebook app where Dr. Lector has you and your friends for dinner. Read the press release after the break… Read More
The Soapbox: Remakes And How People React To Them June 29, 2009June 29, 2009Recently, Ive noticed a certain amount of bitching stemming from announced remakes, such as ‘Flight of the Navigator’ and ‘Total Recall’. My question for the week is, why do people bitch about remakes? Remakes are both a good and a bad thing. On one hand, remakes allow talented filmmakers to… Read More
Jimmy Kimmel Creates Fake Movies From Viral Videos March 3, 2014March 3, 2014A distinct shift is occurring with late night talk shows. Some of the funnier viral videos we see come straight from talk show segments that seem tailor made to see popular attention. After the Academy Awards Jimmy Kimmel hosted an awards special and created a bunch of fake movie trailers… Read More