5 SHELLS: Viral with Benefits

One thing you have heard us talk about, over and over again, is word of mouth viral. You have the kinds of The Boondock Saints where the fan reigns supreme, and you have kinds like Paranormal Activity where you just HAVE to know what the hell is going on. Now, you can throw one more into the mix. You can be a huge part of the movie. Now I’m not talking a walk on part, or a film extra, but a producer! Take a look after the jump to find out how you can be an important part of a independent film making.
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LOST DVD To Include 12-14 Minute Epilogue

In an interview Michael Emerson, who played Ben on LOST, gave on G4′s Attack of the Show, the actor admits that a 12-14 minute scene was shot for the Complete Collection DVD that goes into the what happens on the Island after Hurley takes over as protector. Watch the interview after the break.
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Chris Klein Parodies His Leaked Audition Tape

Talk about a good sport. Chris Klein has made a video for Funny or Die that parodies a video of his unflattering audition that leaked last week. It’s actually really funny, and seems to prove the original was real, as it looks like he’s trying to make the best of it. Check it out after the break.
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Viral Video: Heidi Montag’s Transformers 3 Audition Tape

A week ago we showed you Chris Klein’s bizarre singing audition for Mamma Mia. May seems to be the month of leaked try-outs, as reality star Heidi Montag took it upon herself to film a short Transformers 3 audition video for director Michael Bay. Check it out after the break.
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Comic-Con Documentary Casting Call


Less than a week ago details were revealed on the Morgan Spurlock/Joss Whedon documentary Comic-Con Episode Four: A Fan’s Hope. The film plans to follow Comic-Con diehards on their journey to the convention, and Spurlock has begun the search for a cast through his official website. Check out the site’s pitch after the break to see how you could be part of the doc.

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Marmaduke Movie Website Has Games To Play

I’ll be the first person to say that the Marmaduke movie looks terrible. The comedy, based on a popular newspaper comic, is basically about a dog who gets into trouble. It worked great for the comic strip, but based on the trailer, it hasn’t translated to film, most likely due to the fact that this is a talking animal movie, when the great dane never talked in the comic. Anyway, the official website has some games you can play online.
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Salt: Day X Exists Mission 2 Now Live

Salt

As we previously reported, Columbia Picture’s Salt, starring Angelina Jolie, has interactive story you can participate at their official website. Every week there is a new mission, last week you were first contacted by Evelyn Salt (Jolie) and forced to lie to your boss. This week your photography skills are put to the test.
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Marvel vs. DC 100th Episode Musical

Apple’s “I’m a Mac….and I’m a PC” commercials have created many spoofs and copies, but none have been taken as far as YouTube user ItsJustSomeRandomGuy‘s “Hi, I’m a Marvel….and I’m a DC”  series. The channel, which features ads, spin-offs, reviews, parodies, and more, has finally reached 100 videos. There’s no better way to celebrate 100 episodes than a musical, so turn up your speakers after the jump.
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LOST Viral Videos Show Fans Still Have Questions

We’ve posted a lot of LOST viral videos here at MovieViral, especially in the last week or so. Many videos posed questions that they wanted the final season and episode to answer. I expect now that most of the videos people make will be about the questions the show didn’t answer. So far it looks like I’m right, as College Humor has a rundown of all their remaining queries, while musical comedy duet Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci ask why more people on the Island don’t get it on.

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ViralCast #30: LOST Series Finale Discussion

We did a brief recap of the LOST series finale this morning, and now we are back to have a full discussion on the episode and the series as a whole. If you’ve watched the finale or like spoilers, listen and you may actually learn something (like the name of The Man in Black!).
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