Viral Video: Adidas Adds Celebs To Star Wars Cantina Dan Koelsch, June 5, 2010 The Adidas Originals brand is gearing up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup by teaming up with LucasFilm to create a very unique commercial that will air during the sporting event. The Mos Eisley Cantina scene in Star Wars is one of the most famous scenes in film history, but the sports apparel company decided to reimagine it as a FIFA viewing party and add David Beckham, Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg, Franz Beckenbauer, Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown, Ciara, Jay Baruchel, and DJ Neil Armstrong. Watch it below. Here’s what Adidas had to say about the ad:“The theme of the 2010 Originals campaign is a neighbourhood of originality,” said Tom Ramsden, global director of communications at Adidas Originals. “So when we thought about how to best present Adidas’s partnership with Star Wars and the 2010 Fifa World Cup we immediately thought of temporarily turning the Mos Eisley Cantina into a place to watch some football and invite some friends along.” Viral Marketing AdidasDaft PunkFIFA World CupSnoop DoggStar Wars
3 New Posters for The Crazies January 11, 2010Nothing says your town is screwed quite like an infected auto mechanic. Thanks to a post from Arrow in the Head, we have some great posters that promote the film, and in addition, they promote the viral. Ogden Marsh, as we all know is the setting for the movie, as… Read More
Tron 2 Viral: FlynnLives and HomeOfTron July 21, 2009August 17, 2010If you haven’t heard yet, earlier today a series of packages were sent to multiple movie following blogs like FirstShowing.net. Included was a token and a disk which contained an image, and each blog received a different image. Check that out by reading our previous post. The code was cracked… Read More
Surrogates Viral Review September 29, 2009May 12, 2011As we reported yesterday, Surrogates opened this weekend to poor results, despite my glowing review. One of the points I brought up was how Disney/Touchstone Pictures dropped the ball in terms of marketing. Obviously the awareness of the film was low, and there are many things that contributed to that…. Read More