Receive a Call From the Takers

Briefly: Sony Pictures has tried a few viral marketing attempts to gain interest in the upcoming heist film Takers, starring Chris Brown, rapper T.I., and an ensemble cast. Their latest gimmick is to let you get a call from one of the “Takers” on opening day, August 27th. Sign up at PhoneCallFromATaker.com, and choose between cast members Brown, T.I., Idris Elba, and Michael Ealy. I’m not sure why’d you want to do this, but if you get the call, let us know what they say. Are you going to sign up?

Try to ‘Take and Escape’ With Takers Online Game

Sony Pictures has been really trying to create a strong online presence with their upcoming bank robbery film Takers. We’ve already seen a Facebook app for the action crime ensemble piece, and now we have an actual game. Get the details below.
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Trailers Weekly: Disney’s Tangled, Rango, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Dogtooth, and Takers

Trailers Weekly is a feature in which we bring you the most popular and talked about trailers of the week. Sharing trailers is a classic viral practice, and trailers are still the most mainstream way for people to learn about movies. This week we have the first teaser for Tangled, the “announcement” video for Johnny Depp’s animated film Rango, another trailer for The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, the first trailer for the controversial Dogtooth, and the second trailer for Takers.
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ViralCast #29: Summer Movie Preview 2010

Summer is almost upon us, so it’s time for us to preview all the great (and greatly terrible) movies that will be coming out this season. Join Dan, Scott, Alex, and Corey, as we fawn over such gems as Iron Man 2 and The A-Team, and relentlessly bash on the likes of Marmaduke and Robin Hood.
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Prove You’re a Taker With Facebook

Sherlock Holmes invited us to team up to solve mysteries and be on the good side of the law by working with friends on Facebook. Takers does the exact opposite. Find out how to be a Taker on Facebook after the jump.
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