“Star Trek Into Darkness” Villain Takes a Page from General Zod in Viral Video Dan Koelsch, April 20, 2013April 20, 2013 It’s easy to forget that Summer blockbuster movies open internationally, especially when the marketing that is not often tailored to them. Paramount’s Star Trek Into Darkness, however, has a viral video on a few international versions of Yahoo! and official Facebook pages where the antagonist John Harrison (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) talks about Captain James T. Kirk. The video intercuts clips we’ve seen in trailers with fuzzy images of Harrison, and it reminds me (and TrekMovie) of the Man of Steel viral video where General Zod calls out Superman. Check out the Star Trek video after the break.Star Trek Into Darkness opens in US theaters on May 17th. Viral Marketing Viral Videos Star Trek Into Darkness
Comic Book Review: “Man of Steel Prequel #1” May 21, 2013May 21, 2013Warner Bros.’ Superman reboot Man of Steel is less than a month away, and much of the plot is still a mystery. Fortunately, DC has made available to Walmart advance ticket holders a prequel comic that gives a bit of insight to the film. For those who didn’t buy their… Read More
Viral Video: Will Ferrell’s Facebook Friends Get To See His New Movie For Free March 12, 2012Will Ferrell’s Spanish language comedy Casa De Mi Padre opens this weekend, and the comedian has a special treat for his 3.5+ million Facebook friends. If you go to your local theater and tell them you’re friends with Ferrell on Facebook, they’ll let you in for free. Probably. Maybe. Unlikely…. Read More
12 Days of Viral – DAY NINE December 21, 2009December 20, 2009On the ninth day of viral, my movie gave to me….. Cell phones for calling Back on day five, I talked about 800 numbers that you could call and get some information. This one goes about twenty steps further and actually gives you a phone. Some can be simple, others… Read More