Cobra Special Forces Are Back for “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” Dan Koelsch, February 5, 2013 G.I. Joe: Retaliation was supposed to open in theaters last June, but it got pushed all the way back to March 29th of this year. Back in April, Paramount had begun the Cobra Special Forces viral campaign, but it got shelved along with the film. With less than two months until the movie’s release, the campaign is back. Get the details after the break. At CobraSpecialForces.com, you can enlist in the terrorist organization via Facebook Connect, download imagery for your social media profiles, and find Cobra events near you. Yahoo! has some cool posters to promote the campaign, which you can see below along with the recruitment video. In the sequel to the 2009 action blockbuster G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra, COBRA is able to infiltrate the highest levels of American government when master of disguise Zartan (Arnold Vosloo) replaces the President (Jonathan Pryce). After most of the G.I. Joes are wiped out, it’s up to Roadblock (Dwayne Johnson) and his team to take down the imposter. Written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick and directed by John M. Chu, G.I. Joe: Retaliation opens March 29th. ARGs & Campaigns Viral Marketing Cobra Special ForcesG.I. Joe Retaliation
2012: The IHC Officially Announces Winner of the Post-2012 Election, Barbara Squirms, and More Ticket Info! November 6, 2009November 6, 2009As we reported yesterday, Michael S. has won the Leader of the Post-2012 World election after running a strong campaign. The election was run by the Institute of Human Continuity, and today they officially announced Michael as the winner on their YouTube channel. Here’s the infamous Barbara Lewis-Penn revealing the… Read More
SNL and Justin Bieber Take On “The Roommate” February 6, 2011Sure, the movie is practically a joke, getting horrible reviews and being called a Single White Female ripoff, but with a decent opening weekend in progress, The Roommate needs to be taken down a peg. Last night’s Saturday Night Live on NBC did just that with Justin Bieber and Andy… Read More
Vote “A. Zombie” For President August 21, 2012August 21, 2012Thanks to AMC Networks’ ongoing battle with DISH Network, we’ve gotten a pretty fun viral campaign. First we had both a viral video for The Walking Dead that had zombies scaring New Yorkers, then a contest where you could win $4,000 and other prizes. Their next endeavor is a campaign… Read More